Eight Years Old Child Wins Hawera Piano Solo Award

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1942, Page 4

Eight Years Old Child Wins Hawera Piano Solo Award

Adjudged the player tVith the most promise for future success, Miss Margaret Neilson, Hawera, aged eight years, was awarded the Daisy Reilly memorial scholarship at Hawera last night when the three-day festival of music, elocution and dancing of the Hawera Competitions Society was concluded. The scholarship is awarded to the most promising competitor in the piano solo classes under 18 years, the judge, Mr. S. Oliver, remarking on the promise and ability displayed by the winner. The chairman of the society committee, Mr. F. W. Horner, expressed regret at the small number of entries in the elocution classes, caused mainly, he said, by the lack of elocution teachers at Hawera. Ihe judge, Mrs. E. Culford Bell, also commented on this, remarking that the standard set by competitors was not very high. A high standard was shown in the performances in the national dancing classes, said the judge, Miss Lorraine Major. An appeal for pupils and teachers to choose music of better class for their selections was made by Mr. Oliver. A demonstration item was given in the afternoon bv the Hawera Main School choir, and an exhibition dance was given at night by two pupils of Mrs. E. Stonnell, New Plymouth. "Ycsterday's results are:— Recitation 8 and under 10 years: Juditn Quin (Eltham) 1, Margaret Ross (Hawera) 2, Elizabcth Gaw (Stratford) c. Thirteen entries. , , Piano solo, 12 and under 15 years, test, ^Allegro Vivace" (Vaughan Thomas) : Shcila Cameron (Hawera) 1, Doris Veale (New Plymouth) 2. Fiftecn entries. Vcrse speaking, girls, 13 and under 16 vears, test, "Even this shall pass away : Betty Clark (Hawera) 1, Zita Butler (Hawera) 2. Seven entries. Song, 10 and under 15 years: Doris Veale (New Plymouth) 1, Marton Lawrence (Stratford) 2. Eightccn entries. Irish jig, under 13 years: Nancy Smith (Kaupokonui) 1, Margaret Grant (Turakina) 2, Pamela Mosen (Wanganui), Bevertey I.e Compte (Wanganui) equal 3, Xola Bleakley (Kaui^okonui) v.h.c., Mary Steer (Normanby) h.c. Twenty entries. Seann Truibhais, under 16 years: Esta Goble (Te Tawa) 1, Audrey Alleman (New Plymouth) 2, Loma Hepworth (Palmerston Norlh) 3, Nola Bleakley (Kaupokonui), Ntta Todd (Inglewood), Margaret Grant (Turakina) all v.h.c., Nancy Smith (Kaupokonui). John Grant (Turakina) h.c. Thirteen entries. Irish jig, 13 and under 16 years: Loma Hepworth (Palmerston North) 1, Esta Goble, .(Te . Tawa), • Audrey Alleman (New • Plymouth) equal 2, Nita Todd (Inglewood) v.h.c. Ten entries. Highland reel, under 13 years : Margaret Grant (Turakina) 1, Nancy Smith (Kaupokonui) 2, Nola Eleakley (Kaupokonui) 3. Nine jcntries. Sword dance, under 10 years: Nancy Smith (Kaupokonui) 1, Margaret Dombroski (Inglewood) 2, Nola Creen (Inglewood.) 3. Eight entries. Verse speaking, girls, 10 and under 13 years, test, "Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore": Dale Parkes (Eltham) 1, Pauline Mather (Hawera) 2, Phyllis Velvin (Eltham), Diana Morgan (Hawera), Helen Stanners (Eltham) all c. Twelve entries. Operatic dance, under 13 years: Jean Hardie (Palmerston North) 1, Beverley Le Compte (Wanganui) 2, Pamela Mosen (Wanganui) 3, Florence Gomer (Manaia) v.h.c. . Ten entries. Scottish or Hehridean song, under 18 years: June Grace (Kaponga 1, Molly Galloway (Stratford) 2. Fifteen entries. Sailor's Hornpipe, 13 and under 16 years: Audre.v Alleman (New Plymouth) 1, Esta Gobic (Te Tawa) 2, John Grant (Turakina) and Lorna Hepworth (Palmerston North) equal 3. Eight entries. Piano duet, under 14 years: Shirley Hingston and Joy Giblin (Hawera) 1, Marj Coyne and Margaret Fahish (Inglewood) 2. Six entries. Soprano soio, open : Miss I. A. Garrud (Wanganui) 1. Miss Jean Cnrson (Eltham) 2, Miss Lorraine Morris (Hawera) 3. Ten entries. Tap dance, under 10 years: Beverley Le Compte (Wanganui) 1, Pamela Mosen (Wanganui) 2, Nola Symmans (Hawera) 3, Rae Walker (Wanganui) and Nona Wilson (Aramoho) v.h.c. Seven entries. Verse speaking, 10 and under 13 years, items to he selected from twentieth century poet: Jean Hardie (Palmerston North) 1, Marie Gibbons (Eltham) 2. Three entries. Classical dance, under 13 years: Jean Hardie (Palmerston North) 1, Florence Gomer (Manaia) 2. Three entries: Recitation in character, 13 and under 16 years, own seiection: Mary O. Poole (Hamilton) 1. One entry. Tap dance, 10 and under 13 years: Jean Hardie (Palmerston North) 1, Florence Gomer (Manaia) 2, Moreen Davis (Hawera) 3. Three entries. Dialoguc, two or more competitors in costume, under 13 years: Ilale Parkes, Helen Stanners and Gabrielle Quin (Eltham! 1, Gabrielle Quin and Marie Gibbons (Eltham) 2. Two entries. The following epecial prizes and trophies for dancing were awarded : — Chailenge Cup, given by Mr. J. R. Nairn : Audrey Alleman (N.P.), Esta Goble (Te Tawa) 1 equal. Cups given by Mrs. T. E. Matthews : Moran Rogers (Stratford), Jean Hardie (Palmerston North). Cups given by Miss Joan Peters : Jean Hardie (Palmerston North), Moran Rogers (Stratford). Cup given by anonymous donor : Margaret Grant (Turakina), and Nancy Smith (Kaupokonui) 1 equal. Medal given by Miss D. Nairn : Barbara Martin (Auroa). Medal given by Mrs. McAsey: Ruth Hartley (Auroa). Cup given by an anonymuos donor awarded to the winner of the Irish hornpipe class: Lorna Hepworth (Palmerston North).