Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tout top instrumentalists compete Aikins trophy won by Alma Walberg instrumentalists had their moment thursday at the Mani Toba musical festival when four winners in preliminary con tests competed for the Aikins memorial trophy highest award the festival has to offer for instrumental selections. Adjudicator Max Pirani who gave Alma Walberg top place in this contest declared himself tremendously pleased with All the won Peg free press today april Al finalists. I m certain you la agree with he said to the audience that this a very Fine class indeed. If All instrumental work come up to tonight s Standard Winnipeg can really feel that it has had a wonderful year in judging the performances which included three pianoforte selections and one violin Solo or. Pirani said a very High Ideal was let by the adjudicators. All other thing being equal this class was judged not so much for detail As Lor general effect or artistic Effort this did not mean that the technical Side of the performance was neglected by the adjudicators but rather that finding All four entries up to Par technically the judges balanced each performance against the others for their More spiritual presentation. Briefly the adjudication was for the percentage perfection obtained. For. Shaving finer smoother really we Tai tall absorbs perspiration. Helps prevent irritation. 3s rated. Try it. Buy today Cuti Cura Talcum kiss Walberg. The violinist among three pianists played the first and second movements of Handel s son Ata in d major for her assigned piece and followed this up with Monti s Sardas As her own Selec Tion. No Marks were announced in this class. Handel s sonata was beautifully played. Or. Pirani said really Serone and phrased very Well. Miss Walberg s Bow control was exceptional with a level and smooth stroke. The Allegro was Well con trolled and altogether the performance was really artistic. The violinist s second piece was not the Best she could have selected the adjudicator thought but her Handl ing of it was first class. She obtained a Beautiful tone on the g string at the Start and carried on throughput without faltering. The harmonies were splendidly done for a player of miss Walberg s standing or. Pirn i said and Tho intonation throughout was Beautiful. Pianists highly complimented the three pianists in this class Ell highly complimented on their performances were Joan. Clegg who played be Thovan s " sonata opus no. 2 and Debussy s the buried Cathedral Cornelia Gamow key. Whose offerings were Rachmaninoff s serenade Albenzi Godowsky s tango and the by Thovan sonata in d major opus 10. No. 8 and Margaret Helen main who presented prelude and fugue no. 22 from Book one of the Well tempered Clavichord and Brahms ballade in g minor. Miss Clegg was described by or. Pirani As a very promising Young player. In her first selection the adjudicator said she maintained a great Deal of interest with a very Good sense of Climax. Imagination was also there and the performance indicated that the artist know it was All about. There was a tend ency however to hurry a bit too much at times with not quite enough control. In the buried Cathedral miss Clegg indicated knowledge of the piece but did not do you hate to get up in the morning it feel swell to Gairc up in the morning refreshed full of pop yet so especially Over 40, get up tired All Over Ochiai joints never really feel their Best. While musically. Fine was not the Best possible one to elect. Isaac Brock choir wins again happiest Competition head yet during the festival was the Junior High schools children s choirs con Cost in Folk song selections. Thurs Day evening. The Isaac Brock boys choir retained the championship they had won last year with a highly pleasing rendition of a capital ship. Not Only did adjudicator or. J. F. Staton compliment his group particularly on is boy Ful delivery but the audience which up to this Point during thu festival had remained fairly sub Dued applauded in fashion commonly associated with a u than a musical festival. In this Type of Competition said or. Stilton we look for a choir that lot Only has Beauty of tone and a Ense of the general character of he Chong but which also sings effectively without too sophisticated a manner. The Isaac Brock Moir he said picked an typical number very suitable for i Young boys choir. They Sang beautifully daring to expand in volume while retaining Beauty Rne wonder til and it was a Joy to hear the Joys singing the words the diction Vas so Fine. The lady in charge i tvs choir must have done an quite Nave the Range of tone to enormous amount of work and follow through. More contrast and must have made the lads love he color could have Bon added bul else they could t have response the outline was Good. So they miss Gayowski had a Good Lili in her first selection. Or. Pirani said but not All the Freedom which could have been there. Imagination inspiration and Freedom were All needed for a perfect interpretation of the serenade. In her second selection the Young pianist was not quite mature enough yet to capture its spirt but her presentation was Good. The Bce Thovan sonata was Friday s programme 8 action songs Small vocal Grade a Ernali vocal any voices piano tinal. Opera us Ana Sullivan any voice classroom in. Saturday 9.30 and arts build ing piano Solo preparatory., Ana arts build ing violin Solo beginners violin soil preparatory. 10 . Auditorium Junior Iofik songs. 1.30 concert operatic Solo i male voices Junior pm songs final oratorio Solo sacred. 4.30 piano duet two Junior intermediate and advanced. Concerto fur pianoforte and orchestra. 8 Small vocal ensemble girls boys Grade b. 8.30 piano duet senior two pianos for pianoforte and orchestra final Dren s choirs Grade a. Out the second selection Sung by this choir the adjudicator Felt Machray in second place second place with 171 Marks went1 to the Machray school choir of rooms 1 and 16 who chose As their own selection Beauty lately by Handel. This Choice pulled them tip into second place and or Staton commented on their beautifully shaped lines. The second piece was most successful. Here another intelligent choir got into trouble in the Usua was referring to flatness in a certain phrase of the first song. Solitude. Good tone and just a Little Flat Ness featured the e remaining contestants efforts. Or. Staton said you can Only overcome discord by slow careful practise. Put your Heads Down and your hearts up and the music will come better the first piece is very difficult and requires nimble flatness was our to said laughing. Intermediate violoncello Solo Robert Farrar sole competitor in the violoncello Solo intermediate class was Given 82 Marks by adjudicator Max Pirani for his Rendi Tion of David Popper s harlequin. Robert will compete in class 213, for the Junior musical club trophy thursday afternoon. This was an exceptionally difficult piece and he did his or. Purani remarked. He could net a Rounder tone was the criticism. Other Good Points mentioned were Good rhythm and a very Nice steady Job by this player. The pianoforte Solo thing that impressed or was corrected in the afternoon. R More i to v i commonly associated with a said. Her Bach selection was the Piari most when he heard the two finalists in the pianoforte Solo class was their obvious enjoyment of the music. Both these pianists played Bach As if they enjoyed he stated. Top Marks went to Pat Irwin who received 86 in the morning and 87 in the afternoon making a total of 173. Although she had a detached ending in the morning this Ted in the afternoon. Noted. Arr of course responded were awarded 90 so Points. Girls choir comes second the school with 89 Geoffrey Isaac girls Brock Junior High choir came second their selection arrangement of Points. Shaw s in Derry Vale was characterized by Charm of tone Beauty of lines and some very sensitive cadences with Ayi eem dogged Wilh poisonous food waste. Like Many people you need help to clean out a Locum get Back Pep and sparkle rightfully yours. The mild action of bile Beans is an Aid thousands rely on. Made from 10 pure vegetable extracts. Bile Beans Are so gentle yet effective they Are called the Medicine that wakes up these Small laxative liver pills tone up the Stem by stimulating flow of liver bile so essential to Good digestion and daily regularity. Why not enjoy that Giad to be alive feeling Virtry Day try bile Beans they while you sleep. Over 7 million boxes used last year convincing evidence of How they arc helping others. Poise and self control but a tendency at times existed to become overstrained. The final performer in the Aikins memorial trophy class miss main have a very sensitive and colourful orc Romance. Real pathos was heard in her fugue with both it and the prelude played splendidly. Miss main s interpretation of. Brahms ballade was t quite As Rood. Or. Pirani thought a note of insecurity being present. The pianist s Iclet hand wandered a bit. The selection surveyors Foiw a secret for keeping Bate Kaltag says Elsie during Long trips into the Bush surveyors need milk. So they just take along Klim powdered milk. Mixed with water they have fresh creamy milk As needed. Why not use this simple Way to help baby grow sturdy con sult your doctor about Klim for your More reasons Why you la like Klim f Klim is pasteurized whole Only the natural moisture has been removed. All the Cream is left in. 2 Klim keeps fresh indefinitely in its vacuum sealed Container. Even after opening Klim keeps fresh and Sweet for a Long time. Note be sure to replace lid tightly 2 Klim is Light easy to carry. Saves space. Ready 3 for immediate use. Just follow the simple directions printed on the can. Klim is a vital product required in Large quantities for our fighting forces everywhere. Natu rally the amount for civilian use is restricted. However for infant you have difficulty in getting a sufficient Supply have your dealer get in touch with us. The Laura Secord baritone choir and the. Earl Grey school choir tied for third place with 88 Points each commenting on the former Hoir s efforts or. Staton said their performance proved boys of their age can sing Well when they have songs they enjoy. This is very heartening for one who has watched boys in different schools either flipping papers around when singing lessons were held or else groaning one and a half octaves below the pitch called Kelvin High school won the Junior in conducted vocal ensemble con test in the evening receiving a total of 179 Points or their ver Sions of the gracefully swaying Wattle by Frank Bridge and by dimpled Brook by Dunhill. May take Back everything i said the other night about performances not being up to Winnipeg s usual Stan or. Staton said in adjudicating this event. Tonight the com Peting choirs have shown that they Haven t lost that wonderful Knack of singing which i have been boast ing about All Over the the Kelvin choir had the Lovely Lone associated with this school for so Many years or. Staton said. The blend and balance to their singing was most easy and the warm h of tone was Fine. The Altos did a particularly excellent Job while All the songsters contributed to the Beauty of words capturing the meaning of each phrase the Daniel Mclntyre ensemble no. 2 placed second with 176 Points. Their Quality of tone was most engaging the adjudicator said but a bit of unsteadiness was observed Oit occasion. Placed in Rose bowl final Sara Udow placed in the Rose bowl final which is scheduled for april 28, when she Sang alone in the Bach sacred Solo class. She received 82 Points for her rendering of on my Shepherd i rely can tata so. 02. Adjudicator John Goss expressed his sorrow Over Thi Lack of competitors in this but suggested Lack of Pluck As the reason breath Centre frightening off potential Bach singers. The Lack of breath control hampered miss Dows singing. Or. Goss said but her voice was Good and became easier As the aria progressed. He enjoyed it immensely and said that with More training miss Udow should become a very Good Mincer indeed. The Helen Horton studio choir received 178 Points in the Folk song class for choirs of any voices. There were other entries. Or. Hot Aton me very he first invention in b Flat. The other competitor Joan hol Lenberg who received 86 in the morning and 8s again in the after noon total of 172. Chose the third invention in d major by Bach and although or. Pirani Felt net work could have been a bit morn flexible her phrasing was Good and her music had Charm. Rosa Sysak was the winning finalist m the Folk song class for boys or girls with a total of 177 Points. She received 88 in the morning and 89 in the afternoon second place went to Harry nor Man head with 175 Points and third to Daphne Wylie with 174 Points John Goss was the adjudicator for this Competition. Shield competitions four shield competitions featured the morning session of the festival thursday. Each of the win Ning choirs will compete for the Daniel trophy wednes Day afternoon. Sole competitors for the Handel shield the Margaret Scott school choir received 86 and 35. Totalling 171. For their own selection w. H Anderson s the spider Hunter Anc sing Ivy also by Anderson. Aberdeen school choir won the Purcell shield for grades two and three singing their own selection the Little Elt and the Given piece the first of May. The Marks for this choir were 86 and 84 making 170 for the total. Runner up was the other competitor. Sir John Franklin school choir with a total the Elgar shield was retained by David Livingstone school grades d five class with a total of 170. Wellington school was close behind with 16s. The Grade four choir of William Whyte school took the Mozart shield for another year singing their own selection. The sheep Benjamin bark1n, youngest member of the United Searchlight on cartels urged Philadelphia april 21. The International labor Organiza Tion characterized by president Roosevelt As the agent for decision and for action on Many social and economic questions opened its 26th conference yesterday prepared to debate a recommendation that All Cartel agreements be Given the full Searchlight of a request that any peace treaty provide that Cartel agreements be registered with an appropriate International authority and be the subject of periodical reports to an International Assembly is on the list Olav est ions to come before the conference. The convention Agenda asserts that critics of cartels believe they Check technical Progress inhibit new Industrial development protect inefficient vested interests and _. Enable monopoly profits to be sex states Treasury department at Wash j tracked at the expense of Conington a graduate of Junior b Nai b Rith-., who is 28 years age will address the father and son luncheon at the Royal Alexandra hotel sunday at 12.30. The luncheon has been arranged by the Pas presidents of b Nai b Rith in con junction1 with the alumni of . King refuses to be drawn Ottawa april 21. Minister Mackenzie King thursday told opposition Leader Gordon Graydon that he was under no obligation to disclose his views to the House of commons unless he chose to do so least of All on the subject of an election. Or. Graydon had referred to newspaper accounts quoting Agri culture minister j. G. Gardiner As informing Liberal Campaign work ers in the West to get Busy because the life of the present parliament was not to be extended. He referred also to a statement made several weeks ago in Hamil ton by Revenue minister Colin Sibson that a Federal election would of held probably in the fall and asked if the prime minister a would express his own views to the House jut or. King declined. We re waiting for. Bracken and these action. Informed sources said Davis would carry the Issue to president Roosevelt if the War department did not offer a satisfactory exp Laua Tion. Yesterday s announcement came As a Complete Surprise to him and he was reported incensed Over both the delay and the fact that he was not taken into the army s Confidence. Shell rocks Dover London april 21, mid night sky Over the Straits of Dover was Light by High explosive and Star shells last night and Early today As British and German coastal guns traded fire. The action was initiated by the British guns which began blasting at German shipping at . The replied and the explosion of one Shell rocked Dover area. You i now arty makes better cigarettes the Borden company limited dry milk division Toronto 4, on. Klim creamy milk in Hanoy powdered form Lor a Grey was the sight Reading class Small vocal ensemble. Earl school was the Only entry in Civ ing 76 Points and much Praise from or. Staton. I Hope this Type of Competition will grow from year to he said. In the Garde a Soprano Solo class m the late afternoon Joyce m. Watson won the right to com Pete in the Rose bowl final her 174 the Points Topping the efforts of other five competitors. Very Good phrasing was evidenced or Boss said in his adjudication and the voice was Well timed. The style was Good. Joyce Brown and mar Garet Grieve tied for second place with 171 Points each. Classroom choirs charming style and a reasonable eed put the singing of the Victoria u main aunt Ana find happiness with a Little super vision As Over indulgence and excess might be carried to regrettable situations. Those whose birthday it is May look for a Lively and Happy year with celebrations and Domestic or affectional affairs car Ned to Over indulgence or excess borne supervision is recommended in a serious Way it is a favourable litre for making new contracts. A child to i e up Albert 4, on this Day should in poetry Art. It May be and pleasure Loving. For monday april 24 astrological fore cast is for a productive Day with contacts with diplomatic political or fraternal groups subtlety and intrigue Are Ora arc Ubert school choir rooms 25 and Well organized at the top of a roster of 13 com i i Fiove More lucrative than Lions Solitude end come lasses and lads respectively. I liked his choir very much he adjudicator. Or. J. F. Slaton said. It was the first choir to a More reasonable Speed in the first number. Solitude although there was a tinge of flatness in some places they will compete for the Daniel Mclntyre wednesday afternoon. Trophy there was a Happy tone through those whose birthday it is May enjoy a successful and Happy year by guarding against subtlety and deception arising from Peculiar sources. With the use of strategy and vigilance against misconstrue Tion arid treachery there May be to Neving business conditions and much social or romantic pleasure a child bom on this Day will have creative ability a Many lines it May be fond of pleasure. 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