FESTIVAL TIME

Radio Record, 21 August 1936, Page 21

FESTIVAL TIME

Dunedin Competitions Opens This Week ON August 19 the Dunedin Competitions Society began the 35th of its competitions series, expected to be the most outstanding in the history of New Zealand competitions festivals. Away back in 1902 the society modestly launched the first festival ever held in New Zealand. Year by year interest has been maintained until to-day the Dunedin society, both for the quality of its programmes ‘and its competent organisation, stands foremost among similar -bodies in New. Zealand, Dunedin citizens and firms have offered their help, with the result that prizes are being offered on a scale previously unknown. For the Grand. Choral Contest prizes totalling £140 are being offered. Choirs, each of 50 voices, from many parts of the South Island are competing. In the grand opera aria section cash prizes of £70 will be won, 43 entries having been received from all parts of New Zealand, Another attractive feature will be the champion piano solo, the winner of this competition .receiving a cash trophy and the right to hold for one year the Moller ‘Trophy, a miniature silver grand piano, valued at £100. The competitions will take three weeks to complete, with interestings items each day. The judges for the contest are: Dancing, Miss Rona Vaughan, Christchurch; elocution, Mr, J. R. Lester, Christchurch; vocal, Victor C. Peters, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M., Christchurch, and Claude H. Davies, L.T.C.L., Christchurch. The services of Mr, Adolf Mann, A.R.C.M., Trinity College Examiner of London, have also been specially: secured to act in conjunction with the New Zealand judges in the more important contests, . .