She Was The Youngest Fellow
| \ | ERLE CUNNINGHAM, of Sumner, began her musical career as a pupil of the Sisters of the Mission, Ferry Road Convent. With them she gained her L.R.S.M. and L.T.C.L. She was at that time the youngest Fellow in New Zealand. Other success included the Advanced Grade Exhibition, the Final Grade Exhibition and gold medal, the Violet Ward Prize, the Bristol Scholarship at the Christchurch Competitions, and a bronze medal for ’cello playing. In 1933 she was awarded a scholarship at the London Royal Academy. In London, she studied pianoforte under York Bowen, ’cello playing with Cedric Sharpe, and the violin with Constance Phillips. During her first year at the Academy Miss Cunningham gained her L.R.A.M. and, the following year, her A.R.C.M. She also won two silver and two bronze medals during her terms there. In 1936 she returned to New Zealand and has since been playing and teaching professionally. She is a member of the Eroica Club and has been a soloist at several of its concerts. She will broadcast from 3YA at 9.25 p.m. on Sunday, March 10.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 37, 8 March 1940, Page 20
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