COMBINED CHOIRS CONTEST.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2760, 19 July 1924, Page 2

COMBINED CHOIRS CONTEST.

WOX BY LEVIN CHOIR. The final contest, in “the competition between the Levin and local combined choirs was held in the Century Hall at Levin last night. The hall was packed and a good number of Foxlon people made the trip to Levin to hear the final. Mr Hobson (Mayor of Levin) welcomed the visiting choir and spoke on the honetit's to he derived from choir contests such as was being held between Foxton and Levin and expressed the hope that in the near future the competitors would not only he from Foxton and Levin hut from all adjacent towns. . The Levin choir took the stage to start off and after that the choirs sang alterant el v ;V ,. 3’h e . wove thtr same as rendered in T'ivX-" ton, namely “King of Kings, ji ‘‘Radiant Morn," “Fierce Raged the. Tempest, *' and “Send "Out ‘TTfv Light."fin the til's! Foxton scored 78 on the lirsl nighi and SI dn' I he. second ; Levin 82 and 84 ; the' totals being Foxton lob. Levin Kiti. liyWHadiant Morn” Foxton scored .1-1 1 points ;for both iijgllis rout Levin loll; J‘l ,I 'iefce dinged the 'id mpt si," l’tixfoij ;l(i8>. Levin 102; "Send out Thy Flijjyil.” Foxton lob, Levin Lot). (oftils were: LcVin (>;t7, Foxton (;27. ? 1L\xioii suffering de.feat by I he%mWpaa rgin of 'JO

poinl s. .... .. .- At (lie concluSTdii. Jlie judge. Mr Don, criticised belli choirs (his criticism of which will. appear later). During tlm evening musical and vocal items were rendered by Rev. Air Mi I cli el, ofFcihtiim, and Miss Thelma ..'..Klin w, o t Levjn, both of whom had to re.-pfrtijji lo.enciil'es. Ai the conclusion* of the judge's remarks, Mr Don conducted both i hoirs, combined, 'in'the ‘‘Gloria.