Festival Judge Gives High Praise To Hawera Singer

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1942, Page 4

Festival Judge Gives High Praise To Hawera Singer

Large audiences attended the second day of the festival conducted by the Hawera Competitions Society yesterday, when the first elocution elasses in the festival were heard. The performances of competitors in the operatic and sacred song elasses showed a standard which exceeded his expectations, said the adjudicator for the instrumental aind vocal elasses, Mr. S. Oliver. He made special reference to the performance of the winner of the sacred song class. Miss NoelinC Death, whose rendition of a difficult song, "O Thou that Telleth Good Tidings." from the Messiah, was remarkable. Referring to one particular phrase Mr. Oliver said that, although he had heard this selection sung many times before, this was the first occasion that he remembered the performer accomplishing it in one breath. The present lack in New Zealand of wood wind players was also referred to by Mr. Oliver, who praised the standard displayed by entrants playing these instruments. There were some excellent entries in the Highland fling and hornnipe elasses, said the judge for daneing, Miss Lorraine Major, who also commented on individual performances. The standard in the elocution elasses was good. but not high, said Mrs. E. Culford Bell. The irnportance of speaking naiurally and with animation and suitable facial expressions was stressed. Piano solo under 19 years: test, "Btrihdav Waltz" (DuvaD : Margaret Netlson (Hawera) 1, Janet Henderson (Hawera) i , C-olin Wnite (Stratford) 3. Recltatinn, boy or girl 10 and under 12 years, own selcclion: Gabrielle Qutn (Elihnml 1. Mnira .Tovce (Tawhiti) 2.

Girl or boy 15 and uiidcr 18 years, own selection: Shirley Feek (Stratford) 1, Betty Nieholas (Hawera) 2. Tiny tots' recitalion, ' boy or girl unoer eight * vears, own selection: Denis Cahili (Stratford) 1, Lconl Hickey (Opunake) i. Yiolin solo, 1-1 and under 18 years, own selection: Gordon Bolger (Kaponga) 1, Nola Gross (Hawera) 2. •Sailors' Hornpipe. under 13 years: Sancv Smith (Kaupokonui) 1, Margaret Grant (Turakina) 2, Mary Steer (Normanby), Ursula Slicehan (Hawera), Nola Bieaklev (Kaupokonui) al! h.c. Highland fling. eight and under 13 years: Margaret Grant (Turakina) 1, Nancy Smith (Kaupokonui) 2. Sword dance. 10 and under 13 years: Mary Steer (Normanby) 2, Margaret Grant (Turakina) 1. Reel o' Tulloch, under 19 years. Esla Goblc (Tc Tawa) 1. Margaret Grant (Turakina) 2. l.orna Hrpworth (Palmerston North) 3. Also recallcd: Audrey Alleman (New Plymouth). Irish hornpipe, under 19 years: Lorna Hepworth' (Palmerston N'orth) 1, Esta Gohle (Te Tawa) 2, Nola Blcaklcy (Kaupokonui.

Vocal duet, girls, and for boys 12 ana under 19 years, own selection: June Grace and Kaihieen Schicker (Kaponga) 1, Marie Spragg and Eavina Toka (Hawera) 2. Operatic dance, 13 years and over: Joyce Biack (Hawera) 1, Pegfiy Wilson (Palmerston N'orth) 2, Lorna Hepworth (Palmerston North) 3, Nancy Lincll (Hawera) h.c. Operatic solo. open, own selection: Miss 1, Anderson (Midhirst) 1, Miss I. A. Garrud 2. Skipping dance, under 13 years: Beveriey Le Compt (Wanganui) 1, Jean Hardie (Palmerston North) 2. Recitation in character, boy or girl under 13 vears, own selection: (iahrielle Quin (Eltham) 1. Date Parkes (Eltham.) 2. Sacred solo, women and men, open, own selection: Miss N'oeline Death (Hawera) 1, Miss 1. A. Garrud 2. Mezzo-soprano solo, open. own selection: Mrs. OfTen (Eltham) 1, Miss O. Fox (Hawera) 2. Dance, tiny tots iindcr eight years. National dances not allowed: Rae Walker (Wanganui i 1. Mnrlene Malcolmson (Manaia) 2, Pamela Mo'scn (Wanganui) 3. Vcrse speaking. boys 19 and under 13 years; test, "The Moon is Up." Donald McCalium (Matapu) 1, Rodrick McCalium (Matapu) 2, Itobert Ware (Eltham) 3. Verse speaking, 13 and under 19 years: Betty Clark (Hawera) 1, May Tarrant (Ara rata) 2, Mary O. Poole (Hamilton) 3. Song with nccompaniment, girl and or boy 14 and under 18 years. Own selection. Priz.e to be awarded for combined effort, Bryan McCook and Beryl Luscombe (Kaponga) 1, Barbara I^angdon and Jean Cameron (Hawera) 2. Insfruniental trio. 19 years and over, own selection. Any three instruments: O. Fox, N. Robb, Mrs. R. Thompson (Hawera) 1, M. Bobli, N\ Rohh, C. Frampton (Hawera) (2). Impromptu speech, subject, "What ts Ihe most rcvealing clinracter of the human face : N. ('.. Bourn (Hawera) 1, L. A. Taylor (Hawera) 2. Mtss Pcggy Wilson (Palmerston N'orth) 3.