MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8933, 25 September 1907, Page 2

MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

Few persons in the colony 'realise the large number of pupils throughout tha Empire who avail themselves of the musical examinations of tho Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and tho Royal College of Music. In the Tribune of July 29 appeared an account of the annual meeting of tho Board at Marlborough House presided over by the Priuce of Wales. In tho course of his speech, His Royal Highness said : “They had every reason to congratulate themselves upon the results achieved during the last year. The total number of candidates throughout the Empire amounted to 23,413, as against 21,856 in the year 1905-6. They had not yet received the report from South Africa, but it would probably amount to 1500. It was satisfactory to hear of the successful manner in which their offer of exhibitions in Australasia had been received, and that the successful exhibitioners would take up their studies either at the Royal Academy or the Royal College this year. New centres had been established in various parts of tho Empire.” Medals were then presented to the winners of exhibitioris offered by the Board in the United Kingdom. Among tho names of successful candidates was that of Master Victor C. Harris (violin;.