Choir Contests at Competitions

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 133, 26 August 1927, Page 13

Choir Contests at Competitions

SCHOOL STANDARD HIGH AN ATTRACTIVE SECTION That school choir singing has attained a high standard in Auckland was very evident from the excellent work done in the schools section at the afternoon session yesterday. Owing to tbe Heifetz recital at the Town Hall there was no evening session, and as a result only two of the afternoon items were decided. The choir section attracted a large attendance, and considerable interest should also be evinced in this evening’s session when the final decisions will be made. The elochtionary classes, particularly the character recital in costume for children under 10, were also well up to the high standard set the previous day. The results are as follow: — JUVENILE CHORUS Mixed Voices. Standard IV. and Under. Unison Song: “All Through the Night" (Boosey’s National Songs), and round, own selection. Normal School, Sol points (179 and 172) 1 SCHOOLBOY CHOIRS “Song of the Western Men’’ (Boosey's National Songs) and “Boat Song" (Steele). Bayfield District School, Herne Bav, 375 points (178 and 197) 1 Northcote Junior High School, 332 points (168 and 164) 2 PRIMARY SCHOOLS CHOIRS Standard V. and Over. “Where the Bee Sucks” (Arne). Recalled.—Northcote Junior High School and Bayfield District School, Herne Bay. JUNIOR CHOIRS, Mixed Voices. “The Bells of St. Michael’s Tower” and “The Streamlet.” Recalled.—Northcote Junior High School, Seddon Memorial Technical College (B choir), and Normal School. HUMOROUS RECITAL, Own Selection Recalled.—Messrs. F. Hargreaves. A. McSkimming and T. Binns. RECITATION, Girls, 16 to 20. “The Woman Who Understands” (E- J. Appleton). Recalled.—Misses Reeca Pilkington, Winnie Nomm and Dorothy Armitage. RECITATION, Girls, 13 and 14. “Wind’s Work” (T. Sturge Moore). Recalled.—Misses Audrey Best, Ethna Cork, and Doreen Saunders. CHARACTER RECITAL, In Costume, under 10. Own Selection. Recalled.—Edna de Marr, Patricia Boyle, Audrey Ivil and Tess Cart-Lloyd. RECITATION, Girls, 9 and 10. “The Clothes Line’’ (C. D. Cole). Recalled.—Section A: Ray Yates, Joan Moody, Gladys Orme and Audrey Ivil. Section B: Olga Elsmore and Gwen McNaughton. VIOLIN SOLO, Open to all. “Hymn to the Sun” (RimskyKorsakoff). Recalled.—Misses Phyllis Best and Nellie Cameron, and Mr. A. Gracia. SONG, Girls, 12 to 16. “The Hills of Donegal” (Sanderson). Recalled. Misses Sybil Phlllipps, Doreen Saunders and Jean Scott. DANCE DUO, 14 years of age and over. Recalled.—Misses Peggy Holmes and Isabelle Brooke, Misses Ina Lester and Kitty Smallbone, and Messrs. P. Barrv and N. Dentice. SKIPPING DANCE, Under 13, Recalled.—Joy Simon, Loloma Kav, and Rosie Jenkins. TOE DANCE, Under 9. Recalled.—Gertrude Ellice and Joy Lodder. TO-DAY’S SESSIONS An interesting programme was provided at the Concert Chamber this morning, with the piano duet (own selection, under 16) and sacred song (men). At the Unity Hall the morning session comprised a recitation for boys under nine, recitation for girls 11 to 12. and operatic dance 9 to 12. This afternoon at the Concert Chamber competitors will be heard in Scottish national songs, test recitation (ladies), and cornet solo, and at the Unity Hall section B of the 11 to 12 recitation class for girls, operatic dance 12 to 15, and toe dance 15 and over, will be taken. To-day’s results are as follow: PIANO DUET Under 16. Recalled: Misses Una Moore and Wynona Wright, Lois Shortland and Eileen Phillipps, and Phyllis Kinniburgh and Phyllis Purchase. Highly commended: Misses Elaine Clements and Lovelace Milne, and Greta Common and Rhona Clark. RECITATION Boys under 9. “Uncle James.” Selwyn Jones 1 Murray Pearson .. 2 Don Gray 3 RECITATION Girls 11-12. “Nod.” Recalled: Rosalie Daniels. Sybil Wright, Valeria Cunningham, and Goldie Dawson. Highly commended: Nancy Ousley and Ina Stuart. SACRED SONG Gentlemen. Recalled: Messrs. T. Howarth. C. Pearce, and M. West Highly commended: Messrs. L Whitehead, W. H. Harvey, and G. Maxwell.