Composers' Contest Won By Aucklander
HE annual Composers’ Contest for 1946, conducted by Charles Begg and Co., Ltd., was won by Henry Shirley, of Auckland, with L. D. Austin (Wellington) and A. R. Treniain (Feilding) tying for second prize. The judge, Frank Hutchens, of the Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, says: "The winning composition is well written, poetic, showing scholarship and a fine sense of piano writing, also a sensitiveness to. subtle and attractive harmonies. I shall be pleased to introduce it to Sydney audiences . .. . all composers must work hard; it is not what you write, it is what you tear up." Mr. Shirley’s composition was "Moon Silver," which will be published, and the compositions of Messrs. Austin and Tremain were "Two Musical Sketches" and "Two Dances for Pianoforte" respectively. The first two contests, in 1943 and 1944, were won by Ernest Jenner (Christchurch), with Mr. Shirley second in each case. Mr. Shirley gained first place in 1945. beens sass ssessnaresseneeeenenenesnerenesreeeee eee SSS sesbastssascesed
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 401, 28 February 1947, Page 11
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163Composers' Contest Won By Aucklander New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 401, 28 February 1947, Page 11
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