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—'— London Festival Awards. IMPRESSIVE GORSEDD CEREMONIAL. Mr A. J. Batfour on Loca) Patriotism. (From Our Special Correspondent). Lord Tredcgar's reception, inaugurating the Royal Welsh National Eisteddfod of Wales In London, held at the Roya.1 Institute of Painters in Water Colours on Monday, was a very brilliant aSa.ir, admirably managed. Tin guests, 500 in number, were received by Vis- count Tredgar in the saloon, his Lordship beinp supported by his niece, the Hon. Mrs Addams- Wiliiams. Among the guests were Lord Jus- tice Vaughan Williams and' Lady Vaughan aIlL WiUiams, Lord Mostyn, Lady St. David's. 8tf James Hills-Johnes. V.C., G.C.B., Sir Her- bert Roberta, Bart, M.P., Sir Francis Edwards. Bart-. M.P., General Robert Owen Jones, Sir John Rhys, Sir Marchant Williams, Mr Her- bert Lewis, M.P., Mr David Davies. M.P., Mr Ellis Grimth, M.P.. Lady Hughea Hunter, and others.. During the evening selections were well ren- dered by the Elfed Choristers, the programme consisting of Welsh folk songs, most of them being Bangor productions, some of which were sung at the recent graduation ceremony at Bangor. A selection was also given under the direction of Madame Clara NoveIIo Davies. together with a pianoforte solo by Misa Marie Novello. Penillion singing with the harp by Miss K. Cordelia Rhys and Miss Bessie Jones, aongs by Mr Lewys James, and the Misses Winifred LeV\ois and Katherine Jones, and a pianoforte solo by Miss Winifred Bellingham. During an interval the Arcbdruid, as repre- senting the Gorsedd, proposed a vote of thanks to Lord Tredegar for his splendid reception of the eisteddfod visitors. There was, he said. no nobleman who was dearer and nearer t<< the hearts of Welshmen, who in a word wna country's pet and a nation's idoL (Cheers. I As an enthusiastic Eisteddfodwr no one but :t<ord Tredega-r would have conceived the idea not presenting the Gorsedd with the magnificent hirias horn, while as to the general life of WaJcs there was no movement which did not Bnd in Lord Tredegar a warm supporter. ,tChecrs. ) Sir Marchant Williams, in seconding, wished hia Lordship to understand that he was there on behalf of the Eisteddfod representing the Welsh people from the north, east, and west, as well as the south. He knew of many eminent Welshmen for .whom he had the greatest admiration, but he was sore that they Would agree with him when he Mid that for &r kindness, generosity, and for pure patriotism Lord Tredegar was the finest Welshman of the day. (Loud cheers.) His Lordship had been re- ferred to as one of the Six Hundred, but he Sir Marchant) said his Lordship was one-in ,six hundred millions. (Cheers.) Sir John Rhys supported the resolution on T)eha]f of the Council of the Cymmrodorion Society, and it was carried with acclamation. Lord Tredegar, in rising to respond, was re- ceived with much cheering. He hoped that the three gentlemen who had spoken would not be offended if he said that he feared the audience had been bored by them for the last 20 minutes. (laughter.) For himself he must say that he certainly was. (Laughter.) It had given him {-me greatest possible pleasure to entertain the itnenda of the Eisteddfod, which he hoped would be attended with great success. (Cheers. LONDON, Tuesday Night. In the vast Mtditonum of the Royal Albert Hall, with its stately and dignified surround- ings, the National Eisteddfod of Wales found itself to-day onunfamiUar ground. To vary the ahnile, one might liken it to a diminutive David attired in the accoutrements of Saul, and being weighted down in tlze process. Scores of competitors, and even some adjudicators, lost themselves in the bewildering mazes of never-ending comdora, but thanks to the vigil- ance of an army of stewards, ever on the look- out to direct the footsteps of the unwary, the platform proceedings did not suffer over mmch. From the platform, the Albert Hall seemed more than half empty even when it was known that many thousands had been admitted, and one's heart went out in sympathy to the anxioua crowd of ardent Eisteddlbdwyr penned up like rooks in the balconies above, almost too far for their cheery voices to be heard or their forma to be seen. The dignity of this place," said one irri- tated bard this morning, 11 will freeze the Eis- teddfod." The London Eisteddfod Com- mittee, however, have done all that is possible under the circumstances for Eisteddfodwyr to feel at home. The Welsh language, let it be cheerfully acknowledged, has been given more prominence on the platfonn here to-day than at many similar festivals in Welsh Wales. If ,the auditorium is not decorated all around with Eisteddfodic scrolls, there is displayed over the platform the names of a galaxy of W e worthies, and we observe tha.t every name thus honoured is the name of a Welshman < ,more or leas connected with London. Writing at night, and looking back on the day's proceedings, the uppermost feeling is ,one of pride that the ancient festival has been able amid the countless counter attractions of the fashionable quarter of the greatest City in the Empire to make so brave a show. By common consent it ia conceded that, .taking the unfavourable conditions of its surroundings, to-day'a Gorsedd in Kensington Gardens was an undoubted success. Everyone who has attended these celebrations elsewhere must have been struck by the absence of the customary barriers from the Gorsedd circle. These were replaced on this occasion by circles of chairs, and it i3 significant that the sanctity of the circle was observed, and preserved un- broken. Dyfed made an excellent Arcbdruid, and all the speeches were short and sweet. The Albert Hall proceedings, with Vicount Tredegar in the chair, did not attract very many in the morning, but towards the after- noon, when Mr Balfour arrived, and the chief choral event approached, a fair sized audience was assembled. Mr BaMoor's admirable speech. with its grateful tributes to Welsh virtoes, will be read with pleasure. Indeed, the Eight hon. gentteman seemed delighted with his vtsit. He had in Mr WiUiam Jones, M.P., a Sale guide, philosopher, and friend, and nearly all the Welsh members who are in town attended to give him support. These included Sir Francis Edwazds, Bart., Sir Herbert Roberta, Mr Herbert Lewis, Mr Ellis DavMS, and others. Mr BaCoar stayed until two of the choirs in the chief cactest—Pembroke Dock and Rhymney Patted—had sung, and then de- parted to another assonbly, which he homofonsly described as a less harmonious and a less neutral sphere of action. Lord Mostyn, Lord Aberdatre, Sir James Hills-Johnes, Sir John Hewelyn, Sir John Bhys, and Sir Mar- cha-at Williams were also in the vicinity of the platform, giving the ex-Premier a welcome. Ex-Premier on Loca! Patriotism. Viscount Tredegar and the Right Hon. A. J. EigHour, M.P., were the president)! for the day. Mr Batfonr on entering the Albert Hall shortly after 1 o'clock was received with great en- thusiasm. He was introduced to the audience by Lord Tredegar as one of England's greatest statesmen, and was greeted in verse by Cadfan, Pedr Hir and Dyfed. Cadfan's greeting was htnslated into English Hail! to thee. Balfour, noble and kind, Philosopher and statesman combined. Welcome we give thee, happy and strong To Wales's old .Eisteddfod of poem and song; Whose history starts from that distant day f Ere. ever Imperial Caesar held sway. Wour, in his presidential address, re- marked that they were there assembled to eele- bate a national festival which went back to the very twilight of their history. He could boast but little Welsh blood in bis veins, though he belieyed that there was some. (Loud cheers.) But he was speaking at all events aa a fellow citizen of these islands when he said that one of our great characteristics, whether we were Welshmen or Scotchmen or Englishmen, was that reverence for the past, that love of our historical continuity, which so far, at all events, had never been foozd to stand in the way of true development and true progreat. (Cheers.) There were those who held that because the United Kingdom was united out of tragmemta, each of which had a different historic past, that therefore it was the business of the sepa- rate fragments out of which we were created, as it were, to merge their historical memory into only those matters which concern the whole, and abandon local patriotism in favour of what they described the larger outlook. Locat Patriotism. He believed in the larger Otrttook, but he did not think it was mconsistent with local patriotism. (Cheers.) Rather did he think that that patriotism, well and aoberly ordered, was the most valuable element in our common national life and that the memories which we, 6. either as Welshmen or as Scotchmen, or as Englishmen or as Irishmen, might have had of our own separate histories before we were united, might well be cherished, and that they would lead, if seen in their true perspective, to no petty separatism, but that each part of the United Kingdom weuld.feel that its contribu- tion was necessary to the common interests of the whole. He was afraid that amongst such qualifications as be might possess to be their president for an hour or two he did not happen to possess that of understanding the Welsh language. He <vas therefore incapable of form- ing any judgment upon the poems just read, but if he might judge from the transition of one of them they were couched in terms natter- ing. too nattchnt;. to .himself. (No. no.) Unless indeed the fact that one of them was not trans- lated—(iaughtec)—implied that the author might have taken the opportunity of making -)om<* candid.-though doubtless kindly, criti cisma upon their president. (Laughter.) Wales and Music. Music had ever been-if he read the history o' Wales arightr—one of the great arts in which Welshmen had cxceDed. He had heard of quotation, though he had never verified i< accuracy, from the c)d Welsh cbronicter of Lh. twelfth century, in which he stated that \Vah. and parts of Yorkshire were the two place' where the aft of choral s1ngin was t. the people. CCheers.) Believe me," continued Mr Balfour, there cannot be a greater gift to a.ny people. There cannot be a gift which car rios with it higher pleasures—pleasures mort easy of attainment, pleasures which leave nr, after-sting, no after-taste of evil, but which raises and must raise the whole ]eve! of civilised pleasures among peopfes that practise them. Music knows no national barriers. Music is not subject to the limitations which unhappily beset language. Music speaks to men of a,)! races and all tongues and all nationalities. It speaks to them in tones which are or may be understood by all. And it speaks to them in language which appeals more immediately and Mr JOHN WILLIAMS. Conductor of the Winning Choir. more directly to the imagination than perhaps any other of the arts. And more than thja music is. it seems to me, in the true and good sense of that much abused word, the most democratic of all the arts. Pictures are rather apt to be the luxury of the rich. They cannot have any universality-do what you will; put them even in your galleries open to all. They were not painted for galleries they are not in their original setting. They lose and they must lose something from the fact that they are merely gazed upon by the stream of passers-by. You have to consider music subject to no such limitations. Music does not pay death duties. (Laughter and hear. bear.) You have not to find JE80.000 to prevent music going out of your country. (Hear, hear.) You haven't got to consider whether the foreign millionaires will not absorb all your works of art as time goes on. Music is of the people. Music at its best should be and ought to be the greatest of popular arts. And because the Welsh have from time immemorial shown their appreciation of that great truth. I think that they are among alt the inhabitants of this island those who should do most to spread that creed through all classes of the community." The time had now corner concluded Mr Batfour, when the truth which he was feebly trying to express in words was going to be put before them in the concrete artistic form of choir singing. And, however different it would be, both from the ancient songs and recitations of their bards, and from the choral singing to which Giraldus Cajnbrcnsi? referred those many centuries ago, it would be its true lineal suc- cessor. It would embody for our modern ears, trained to modem harmonies, it would embody that artistic sense of music which the Welsh had always possessed. and which they could make, since no barrier of language here inter- vened—which they could make the common heritage of mankind. (Cheers.)
LORD TREDEGAR.
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LORD TREDEGAR. Lord TrGdegar, in his presidential address, reminded the audience that the language they had heard all the morning was the language spoken in the Garden of, Eden—(laughter)—at least t..ha,t:s what they, tha Cymmrodorion, con- sidered to be a fact. They were, of course, open to contradiction, but he hoped no one would contradict him before he bad done. (Laughter.) It was a formidable operation, giving an address in such an enormous hall as that. He already saw up above several young people with their hands to their ears, as if they had not heard a word he had saidj He remembered reading in the letters of Mrs Jane Welsh Carlyle how on one occasion, before the celebrated historian and writer, Mr Carlyie, wsfS going to deliver his address as Lord Rector of St. Andrew's, she wrote to a friend, I am perfectly certain that many a condemned malefactor has walked up the steps of a scaffold in a much more comfortable frame of mind than that in which my poor husband faces his present task." (Laughter.) Well, he (Lord Tredegar) was not quite so bad as that, because he had never yet given an ad- dress-what they might call an address for his speehes were always very short. He had quite a long experience in addressing National and other Eisteddfodau, and he had long since leamt that the shorter the presidential speeches the better (Laughter.) Miss ELIZABETH HALL, Burry Port, Winner of the Mezzo-Soprajio Solo. Outlived Ridicule. The Eisteddfod and the Gorsedd had out- lived ridicule. The Crorsedd had its peculiar little ceremonies, and they all, English and Welsh, loved little ceremonials and adhered to them. He remembered when he was a member of the House of Commons that a member, before he could address the House, had to wear either his own or someone else's hat. It was a curious custom, and he had often wondered whether Mr Keir Hardic was allowed to wear hia cloth cap under like circumstances. (Laughter.) Mr Conan Doyle, ip one of his books, said that in the Sunny South working men, when walking the streets, sang from sheer lightness of heart, but that in England, as in this. country, if they heard a man singing in the strecta they might be quite sure that he was drunk. They could not say that of Wales. (Hear, hear.) He (his Lordship) travelled a. good deal about the mining valleys of the land in which he lived, and it was a common ex- perience to find colliers and iron-workers filling the railway carriages on their way home, and there rehearsing, not ribald music hall songs, but choral music. (Cheers.) I Love of Music. He did not know whether this indicated lightness of heart. He did not think a corner's lUe underground was one conducive to light- ness of heart, but it certainly showed a great love of music and of rhythm, imitation was the sincerest form of nattery, and in the competi- tions wtach were now so frequent in musical festivals in England the Eisteddfod waa imi- tated. Very often in the Eisteddfod, as Pro- fessor Hubert Herkomer once told hun. the keenness of competition rose to fever heat. Well. if a competition was worth anything, it did rise to fever heat—(laughter)—and some- times it rose to the height of criticising'and disputing the award. He hoped nothing of the sort would happen at that Eisteddfod, for that was a peace conference, and he would conclude in the words of the Archdroid, A oesheddwch!" In response the whole audience cried, lIeddwch (Peace). and his Lordship con- cluded with Peac<; let it be. I thank yon." Sir Merchant Williams proposed a. vote of thanks to Lord Tredega.r and Mr Balfour for presiding over the proceedings, and also, added Sir Merchant, in addressing to us ao many words of encouragement and so many words of wisdom." Mr Herbert Lewis. M.P., in seconding, said they met there on neutral ground, and were glad to welcome his Lordship and the right hon, gentleman. The Tote was carried by the audience standing and cheering. Lord Tredegar, responding, said it was true he National Eisteddfod was the great neutral "round in Walps. but for his Own art he had ound other neutral grounds as well. Mr Balfour, in responding, said he felt it a rcat pleasure to be there. No vote of thanks \Vas required. He was their debtor, and he Jnly regretted that duties in another, lees har- nonious—(laughter)—and certainly tess ncutrat beatreof operations, would require him <o teave them before the musical competition. It was with the greatest regret that be tore him- self away. It was duty, not pleasure, which 'nade him separate, himself from them. (Cheers.)
The Competitions.
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The Competitions. SUCCESSFUL CARDtFF ESSAYtSTS. Merthyr Composer's Award. The Eisteddfod proceedings within the Albert Hall commenced promptly at 11 o'clock, when a selection by the band followed by a charming rendering by Miss Tilly Bedycombe of the Eisteddfod song. Ctychau'r Twr," a new song by Mr David Thomas, NLA, Mus. Bac. Miss Bodycombewas attired in Welsh costume, top hat and all, and was given a cordial reception. Bardic addresses of greetings to the Eisteddfod and to Viscount Tredegaj followed from Dyfed, the Archdruid Einonydd. the Gorsedd re- corder and Bethel, of Cardiff, last year's chaired bard. The National Eisteddfod Association's prize of £40 and a g<Id medal of the value of JE10 was this year offered for the best Index to Welsh periodical literature" (on the plan of Pootc's Index), and two compositions were re- ceived. Ifano—in delivering the award of himself. Mr Daniel Rees (Board of Trade) and the Rev. T. Shankland—said that neither of the two works received was satisfactory in their contents or arrangement. The one sent in by Twm Ap Ifan Ap Rhys was the compietest, containing index to the contents of 102 Welsh magazines, in addi Mon to references to articles in English magazines, from 1643 to 1850, but the last 60 years were not touched. The work sent in by Rhys Pentwyn, if more incomplete, was Defter arranged. It contained index to 13 magazines, and what was sent in was but specimen of what the competitor had compiled, but had failed to write out in time. Rhys Pentwyn had a far better grasp of Poole's plaji than his rival, and had produced a useful and serviceable index. The adjudicators urged that the competition should remain open for another yeiar. Monologue, not to exceed 300 Unea, Goronwy Owen yn ffarwelio a Phrydain," prize JE10. The adjudicators, the Revs Ben Davids and R. Silyn Roberts, gave their award in favour of Prydydd Bychan, who turned out to be Mr W. J. Gruffydd. Tongwynlais. and a member of the staff of the University College, Cardiff. Shorb drama in Welsh descriptive of Welah life prize, .E10. Beat, Mr T. 0. Jones (Gvyn. for), Carnarvon. Translations from Engtish into Welsh part I. of chapter XIV. of Aytwin prize, JE5 (given by Mrs Cecil Popha-m) divided between the Rev. D. Tecwyn Evans, B.A., PM'tdmorwic, and Mr E. Morgan Humphreys, O-enedl OfBce, Carnarvon. MR TOM BONNELL, Tenor Soloist. Essay. Welshmen in th& Woces of the Roses prize, £30. Adfudicatorg, Professor J. E. Lloyd, and Professor Edward Edwards, sent in a written award. Out of eightcomposi- tions received, the best was that of Myrddin. a<d this work, it transptred, was the joint pro- duction of Mr HoweJ T. Evans, M.A., and Mr W. J. Grimths. B.Sc.. both of CardtS Inter- mediate SchooJ. A JE7 prize offered for the best poem (Cywydd) on the Abbey of. Strata Florida," attracted five competitors, but the contest, said Professor Morris Jones, had been rather a poor one (go druenus). Ab Cynryn was the nom de plume attached to the best of the poems sent in. He proved to be Alafon, of Carnarvon. PeniHion Sing!ng. Penillion singing, party of four under 16 years of age. The prize of JE4 waa given by the Red Dragon Society. Only one party appeared on the platform, and Eos Dar gave them the prize with the highest of compliments, remarking that the quaint custom of penil- lion singing with the harp would not die out in Wales so long as the children were thus taught the art. The winning quartette, how- ever, all hailed from England, the names being Owen John and Jane Williams, of Liverpool, and Freda and Ceridwen Holland, of Birken- head. Cynonfardd in introducing the little ones to the audience, said, Two of them are great grandchildren of the famous peniUion singer, Eos Mon. and two are pupila otthe two others." The children were all attired in pic- turesque Welsh dress. Sight reading competition for quartettes, best, Mr Thomas, of Hackney, and his party. D<. McNaught said that the test piece pre- sented no very great dimculties, but the singem had done very well indeed. Quartette (S.A.T.B.)—test pieces. Nos. 1 and 2 of Four Gipsy Songs (Brahm) and A Summer Sons (Schumann). Two out of the five parties entered were selected to sing oh the platform but one other party, said Mr Harry Evans, who adjudicated, sang the Brahm pieces much better at the preliminary test than either of the two selected for the platform. The successful cfuartette consisted of Miss Maud Bradbury, Ca.rduT,Misa Elizabeth Hall. Burry Port. Mr D. Chubb, Pontypridd, and Mr H. Lewis, Nelson. Merthyr Winner. Mr E. T. Davies, P.B.C.O., of Merthyr Tydnl, proved to be the writer of the two best Welsh musical compositions sent in. For appropriate accompaniments to certain Welwh fotk aorngs in the collection of the late Miss Jane Wuliama, of Aberpergwm. he was awarded_a prize of JE5, and a oimilar sam for a soprano song to words by Elvet. Sir Charles V;Itiers Stanford wrote of the nrst subject for which Mr Davies was awarded—" If the accompaniments are weU played, they will repay performance." Tenor solo contest—This as usual attracted a host of competitors, there being no fewer than 35 entries. There were two test pieces, an Italian melody. Che Gelida Manma," by Puccini, and two WeJsb/ melodies. According to Mr Dan Price, who delivered the adjudica- tion, a large proportion of the competitors showed great intelligence, but they all did better in the Welsh songs.. They did not se<nn to have the hang of the Italian song. Of the two that sang on the platforipa the best was Mr Tom Bonnell, Pentre Rhondda., and he was awarded the poze of jE3. Mezzo soprano solo contest—Here again the test pieces consisted of two Welsh melodies and one of Brahm's, and there were 39 com- petitors three of these survived the prelt- 'jtdnary test. and one of these, on the plateonn, sang the Brahm piece in German. The winner was Miss Elizabeth Hall, Bony Port. UaneUy, a pupil of Madame Clara Novello DavMS. Sculpture. A group of plaster of two agm-es, ft'pPI'ØM\t- ing Welsh historical, legendary, or industrial subject—l,jE15and medal, J. H. Markham, Liverpool. Plaster model of a design for a Glyndwr commemorative- medal, obverse and reverse —1. W. Pierce Roberts, Chester 2, H. E. Beimett, Acrefair. Plaster model of a study of a head in relief— M. T. Wedmore, Bristol. Plaster model of a stady of a head in the round—1, W. Pierce Roberts, Cheater 2, Miss L. G. Williams, Leesbury Vicarage, Notting- ham. Translation, French into Welsh (metrical translation)—Hew. Hughes, 73, Kempe-road London. Folksongs. Best rendering of any three unpublished folk- songs. I.t was stipulated that the songs should be sung without accompaniment, and that t he words should be submitted to the committee not later than May 1st. The award was to be given for the best song, and not necessarily for the best singer. Seven competitors had entered, <.nd three sang on the platform, the. event being one of the most interesting of the day's events. The winner was Miss Kate Cordelia Rees, Lon- ion Picture in oil or water-colour of a Welsh historical, legendary, or industrial subject- Prize withheld. Landscape in oil—1, JE8, Alfred Oliver, Capcl Curig 2, t2, Mrs Girandot, Tongham. Surrey. Landscape in water-colour—1, C. Lillian Shep- herd, Fnlham 2, Miss E. M. Richards, Pen- zance. Study of head in oil, water-colour, or pastel, life size—1, E5, Miss Margaret Lindsay Wil- tiams, Barry 2, Miss 0. M. Lloyd, Cheadle Hulme. Painting in oils, still life—L Clifford Morgan, Ebbw Vale 2, Oliver Thomas, Stockton-on- Tees.
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Chief Choral Contest. DETA!LED ADJUDICATION. Carnarvon's Striking Supremacy. The following is the detailed adjudication on the Chief Choral contest, which was decided on Tuesday The chief choral contest commenced soon after 2 o'clock, and continued until 5 o'clock. The ex-Prime Minister was an interested listener while the Pembroke IX.'k and Rhym- ney United Choirs were singing, and had then to leave for the House of Commons, or, as he termed it. a lesa harmonious and a less neutral theatre of operation." Out of the seven choirs that had entered, one-the Brynamman and District Choral Society (Mr Edward Evans conductor), the winners at the Mountain Ash National Eisteddfod—did not put in an appear. ance nor send an explanation of their absence. The remaining six choirs sang in the following order :—1, Pembroke Dock Choral Society (Mr T.G. Haycock); 2. Rhymney United Choir (Mr John Price) 3, Rhymney Gwent Choir Society (Mr Daniel Owen); 4, Carnarvon Choral Society (Mr John Williams) 5. Cardiff Har- monic Society (Mr Roderick Williams); 6, LlaneJIy Choral Society (Mr John Thomas). The test pieces were (a)" Come, Ye Daughter's, St. Matthew Passion Music (Bach). (b) Rest. Soldier, Rest (J. H. Roberta). (c) The Tempest (Cornelius). The two last-named pieces were sung un- accompanied. The choirs each numbered be- tween 160 and 200 voices. The first prize was JE150 and the second prize RW, the adjudicators being Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Mus. Doc., Dr.W.G.McNaught. Mr D. Ernlyn Evajis, Mr Dan Price, and Mr Harry Evans. Sir Charles Villiera Stanford, in announcing the chief choral contest award, said that he represented a most miserable body of men, for they had to disappoint Sve-sixths of the choirs that sang with such splendid vigour and enthusiasm. The beat was Carnarvon, and the next LIaaoeHy. The result was bailed with great appla-ose, and Mr John William*), the successful con- ductor, was invested amid a scene of much enthusia<sm. The adjudicator contented themselves with ma.1dilg but & thoft Statement in public an- nouncing Carnarvon as the winners with Uacelly taking the second prize. Subsequently, however, the audience having dispersed .the ad- judicators in a body met the Press representa- tives, when Dr. McNaugbt gave a detailed ad- judieation. Speaking generally, he saidL, the adjudic&tora quite agreed that the great test waa the Ba<*h chorus, It was manifest that only two choirs had a good idea of how that chotTM should be taken. Three of the choirs did it decently, but it was rushed by the other three, who did not catch the seriousness of the piecoaad theywere not in the right mood-tor the words. There were more failures over the Bach chorus than over any other piece. The part song was very well done by most of them, though eotnetiftes rather heavily. In the Cor- nelius piece there was a problem of the relation of various tempi. That problem was incorrectly solved by one or two, and that very much hindered the general effect of the piece, which should be now fast, now slow, without any definite relation to the parts as marked by Cocnetios. SpeaJdng gênerally of the whole performances, the intonation was not nrst rate, but the adjudicators were disposed to ascribe that to the acoustIC properties, of the hall. The need of fUling the vast space rather influenced the intonation. That was their idea, and 'there- fore the judges endeavoured to apologise as it were for the defects o< intonation on that ground, because "êou1a hardly conceive that these choirs would have displayed such faults of intonatMti had they been in another arena lesa embarraasTnar to their feelings. But one choir, Cantarvon, seemed to have solved <oid conquered thatdinicu!ty, for all through Pembroke Dock. The nrst to sing was Pembroke Dock. They gave a very delicate performance of the part song. There was considerable unity, and it was compact, but the tone rather lacked sweet resonance. There was a very bright treatment of the rhythm, and it was a well organised and well disciplined choir. They were not. how' ever, quite correct. There were one or two places in the part song where nearly every choir went wrong. SonM! of tho singers were not on the pitch of the notes and they lost a whole tone. They had a wrong conception of the Bach piece. It was too gay, too merry, and the attack was straggling. It was too part-<)on<:y. The ejaculations of the second chorua in who," what," and where were far too trivial. It was more rhythmic than interpretative. The accents were much exaggerated. In the Cornelius piece this choir had many good features in the way of rhythmic attack, but the piece caJIed for very vivid and picturesque expression, and this was I absent, there being no imposing climax as there should be, and there were several, the greatest of course being at the end. Another mistake was to unduly prolong the rests written by the composer, who, had he wanted a few more bars rest, would probably have written them in. The last page was very inadequately treated. The adjudicators had allottfd 100 marles for each piece, and Pembroke Dock got 75 for the Srst piece, 67 for the Bach. and 71 for the Cornelius, a total of 213 marks. No. 2. Rhymney United, sang the part song to the Welsh words, and displayed a very nice blend, but the ex- pression marks were sometimes overdone or overwrought. Th<*y were not correct in several places, but there was considerable sympathy in the expression. The attack often showed great skill and good drilling, and there was a good near the A certam B flat kept on worrying these choirs, but on the whole there were a good many points made in the perform- ance. It would have been better if the piece had had a more natural flow. In the Bach the vocalisation of al) those runs, so characteristic a feature of the piece, was rather loose. The execution became laboured, and there were some very indefinite notes which were practically wrong. There were so many of the singers not on the notes, but making a circular tour around them. The sopranos now and then had aoigh screamy tone, especially the high A. Macy small mistakes were made, and the performance might be almost described as casual., The diminuendo at the end was quife uncalled for. A raHantando might have been borne with.but not a diminuendo. In the Cornelius piece the tempi of the duple and the triple times were not properly related, and neither of the changes of time was regulated properly. The last page was a stirring climax. The right spirit was caught here, and it moved the ad }udicators a good deal, but it was not correct, unfortunately. It was the right spirit, but some wrong notes. The marks scored to thiB choir were nrst piece 80, Bach 50, showi4 what falling off there had been, and the Cornelius piece 70, making a total of 200 marks. The third choir, Rhymney Gwent, in the part song had a very nice tone and very blendful. The intonation was not perfect. but the adjudicators ascribed that more to tb( ball than to the choir. There was grace in the treatment, an agreeable warmth. There was a creepy tonal ,atta.c, sometimes as if they were up seeking theu* notes rather than going on to them. but there was much delicacy in the performance. The attack was very excellent in the fol"te patiSages. a.nd the climax was very good. They made a few mistakes
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The Gorsedd. LONDON WELSHMEN'S DEVOTION. Archdruid's Inaugural Address. EOS DAR'S TOPICAL PENtLUON. One can hardly conceive anything more out of keeping with its surroundings than the cele- bration of the Md-world ritual of the bards of the Isle of Britain amidst the rush and the roar of modern London. It was a rash experi- ment at best to bring the Eisteddfod and the Gorsedd to London, and nothing but the irre- pressible eisteddfodic enthusiasm of the typical London Welshman could ever have justified the making of the experiment. That the Cor- sedd proper proved so pronounced a success this morning is perhaps the highest tribute 9 this morning is perhaps the highest tribute that has been paid for many a long year to this [ most the ancient of popular educational institu- r' tions. Great as is the number of Welshmen' from Wales assembled in the Metropolis this 'I week. it will always stand to the credit of the London Welshmen that it was, he who made II the Gorsedd such a success to-day. He left his omce aod his shop, his workbench and his milch cows, that he might do as did hia ances- tors 2,000 years ago-pay his tribute to the Archdruid and the bards of his nation. Fortunately, the London Committee had secured thf gracious permission of his Majesty to hold the Gorsedd in the beautiful Kensington Gardens, within easy walk of the Albert Hall, where the barda assembled to robe at, for 1 London, an unconscionably early hour. The 1 Archdruid, accompanied by the Gorsedd Bard 1 Cadfau. and Lord Castletown, were driven by 1 Lady St. David's in her motor car. while the J bards, who mustered in very strong force, ? walked in gav procession. Kensington-road ? was the only thoroughfare they had to traverse < or cross, and the gay robea of the bards ap- ? peared distinctly incongruous as they ] stemmed the great now of Londo" tramc. t f t j The scene of the Gorsedd itself was very suitable, remote from the roar of London j trade, and here there: was an immense crowd suitable, remote from the roar of London j trade, and here there: was an immense crowd rea.dy to welcome the Archdruid and hi:=; "etinue on their arrival. Wales herself could trdly have furnished a bigger crowd than that 'hich was congregated on this occasion. Seldom <,3 the Archdruid been more strongly sup- pled by his attendant bards than on this ccasion, thE\ number of bards being so great !iat they formed a big group six or seven deep round the Great Sword as he unsheathed. hile their sonorous Heddwch in reply to his tilcngc, reverberated llirough the glares of !.yde Park, and, taken up by the immense rowd of spectators, temporarily drowned the 'nar which ever pervades the surroundings of iyde Park. Dyfcd having declared the rorsedd open, Pcdr Hir, tallest of all the -'a.rds, offered up the Gorsedd Prayer. Archdruid's Address. Dyfed. the Archdruid, was happy in the con- ception of his inaugural address. He showed how the nations of Europe, who a few years ago had been professing peace and goodwill, had been arming for universa) war. He made a passing hit at the recent Air scare, saying that even the paths of the birds in the air were now being scanned for signs of that which all Ireaded. 4 But," he exclaimed, warming to his sub- ject, here in this sabred circle we have peace. So in ages gone by did our predecessors in this circle enjoin peace, and settle internal quarrels. The Gorscdd must in due time come to be' the recognised tribunal for all literary quarrels in Wales—we can settle these better than can the most heated .newspaper controversy." From this he went on to show how the Welsh mottos of the Gorsedd and the Eistedd- fod embodied all the wisdom of the ages. lie gave a list of these and said that those who charged the bards with performing pagan rites must themselves be pagans if they denied the force of thu eternal trut hs in these mottoes. ? As indicating the levelling force of the Gorsedd it was interesting to note that while the blue btood of nobility was represented by Lady St. David's, who presented the Archdruid with the traditional horn of wine, the humbler offering of wild flowers was made by a peasant woman from Llangollen, garbed in roucrh homespun, who employed her time in industri- ously knitting her husband's unfinished stock- ing which hung &t her girdie. Cadvan's Oration. Cadvan, the Gorscdd Bard, called upon to deliver an oration, dwelt upon the antiquity of the Eisteddfod, baying :— Cyn son am Sacson na Cesar, Na Phab na floi bethau daear, 'Rocdd Cymiu yn Gymru gwar." He reminded his audience that the greatest scientist. of the day, Sir Norman Lockyer, had effectively given the lie to those who, in their own concceit, showed the shallowness of their learning by attributing to the Gorsedd a modern origin. Sir Norman had proved beyond question that the Gorsedd dated back at least 4,000 years. His Majesty King Edward VII., when being initiated a member of the Gorsedd, voiced the feeling-' of those who had gone deeply into this question, when he said he was proud to be initiated a member of the oldest educational institution in Europe. Gwynfe, Machretb, and Alafon paid the customary tribute to the memory of Eistcdd- fodwyr, who had passed over during the year, the speakers dealing with Mr M. T. Morris, Carnarvon Principal Probert, Banger and Alban respectively. Topical Penittion. Eos Dar was the hero of the morning's Gorsedd. Accompanied by TelynoresGwaHa on the harp, he gave his usual excellent rendering of a number of new and topical penillion. Pic- turing the Welsh visit to London, he sang :— Cymru fach yn Hunden fawr. Yw'r oedfa nawr yn brydferth Ar y maen yr Awcn mwy, A geidw'r ddwy yn gydwerth Dewr yw nod yr Awen wyr Yn nhir y Brenin Iorwerth." His reference to Mr Goscombe John tickled the crowd when he sang Enw Goscombe sydd yn gwasgar, Enw'i wlad ar draws y ddacar Nid a yshpyd CryniaLU'Cymru, o waith Goscombe byth i gysgu." The solitary Breton visitor at the Gorsodd read the tribute of the muse thus :— Fc geidw Hydaw Walia Wen, A'i hawen fyth yn newydd I fyw yn un a chyd fnvynhau, Y gwyliau gyda'n gilydd A r wynwyn hedd a chenin iach, Wna fynach o Ei&ocydd. Referring to the threatened extinction of the native tongue he sang :— Mac rhai'n darogau drwy ein tir, Bydd diwedd ar ein hiaith cyn hir Bydd hyn o fyd i gyd ar ben, Cyn derfydd iaith hen WaJia Wen. He hit oS most happily the distinctive national characteristics of the Welsh and Eng- lish thus:— Hwn yw dydd Eisteddfod Cymru, Hwn yw'r dydd i'w haorhydeddu Mac ein cenedl yma'n canu, Yn ninas Uundain yn Uawn gallu. Saeson sydd yn son a synu, A diarbed fofi'r Derby c CofEa helynt eu cenylau, Ydyw hanes pena'u doniau. Ninau ganwn glod yn gynes, Ein Eisteddfod hynod hanes Gwalia anwyt sydd yn glynu Wrth Eisteddfod hen y Cymry. He showed the debt London owes to Wales in the following :— Pa beth wnelai Uundain er cymaint yw hi, Heb fechgyn a merched o Cymru facb gu ? Am gan, ac am delyn, a phregeth, gwir yw Hen Cymru sydd yn cadw Dinas Llundain yn fyw. 0 Cymru daw'r c<mu, 0 Gymru daw'r stwr Daw LIunden bron tagu i Gymru am ddwr Mac Hunden yn anfon i hen wlad y gan Am laeth ac am enwyn, am ddwr ac am dan. Os colla y Cymro ei lafar a'i iaith, Fe gollir y genedl heb tod yn faith Wel dyna Ie sober, wel dyna le gwag, Fydd gweled Hen Gyniru heb air o Gymrag. Sir Marchant Williams said it was a treat for him to appear in a, circle where quarrels were unknown and where discussions never arose. Here every hatchet must be buried, every sword sheathed. Even he and Machreth- whom he had mercilessly slated in the Nationalist," appeared here like twins in the same cradle, lovingly embracing each other. Even if Professor John Morria Jones were to appear in the Gorsedd-<-to bless it, of course— if they could not make a poet of him, they could at least put him to lie between Machreth and himself in the cradle of peace, which Vincent Erana and Eiaonydd would in turn rock with delight. Cynonfardd, the prince of Eisteddfod con- ductors, who has come over irom America specially for this Eisteddfod, delivered a short address, and the singing of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau terminated the proceedings.
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Wednesday's Awards. CARDtFF tNSTRUMENTAUSTS' WORK. Sic-ChaHes Stanford's Trtbute. ENGLYN PRIZE WITHHELD. LONDON. Wednesday Night. Lord Aberdarc, the President of the London Eisteddfod Committee, to-day presided over ?hc morning proceedings, and as on Tuesday, :he arduous task of conducting was entrusted .o Hew Tegid. Llifon, and Cynonfardd, The programme opened with an organ recital by !?tr David Richards, A.R.C.O., preceding the Eisteddfod song Llam y Cariadau (R. S. Etughea). very charmingly rendered by Miss Gertrude Reynolds, there were bardic addresses )f greeting from Madryn and others to the I President. Even at this early hour from five 1 .o six thousand persons were present, while outside the members of the twelve compc choirs entered for the second chief contest w busily rehearsing. The President's Address. The day's president was introduced ?j? audienfe by Liew Tegid asanoblemaO"'? nothing but Welsh blood in his veins,a?? warm friend of Wales and the Eisteddfod. honourably followed in the footsteps of b? *? tinguished father.. \fed. Lord Aberdare, who was cordially rcCe1 r be said that what had been said of his ??'d could endorse, but he feared that wh? -\? been said of himself was far beyond the rsS?j achieved. Personally. however, his wisbsS?"? intention had always' been to be as S??,9. friend to Wales as his father had been. "? cussing the duties of the President of the ?? bis Lordship thought that many ceot'?? ago, their forbears being not altogc"? an orderly crowd, a, president would be *"? lutsly necessary, who?e duties would '?? keep order, but if such a president atteIJ1 to dehver a speech it would doubtless go ?? with him. (Laughter.) Probably the ? ? wands carried by the bards at Gorsedd ??f?f survival from the good sound staves of c?? times, and doubtless the president C,%Wo t with a good oak cudgel that would be b??' down on the head of any competitor ??"p agreed with the adjudicator, and broughtdc? with equal impartiality on the heads ol ? adjudicator who chose to disagree witb the president. (Laughter.) Perhaps some of dented skulls they found in old tombs ?' the results of the well-intentioned eSbrts ?*? president of the day to keep order at a? ?< tcddfod, and perhaps a particularly ?? developed skull he had seen might have '?* that of au adjudicator. He would not a-dy?? the doing away of a presidential address ??, case of orators like Mr Asquith, Mr Ba?"? and Mr Lloyd George, biitinthecageo ordinary president like himself he would -) to go back to the oak staff. (Renewedlaug So London was no longer a Welsh town, aJtd f.. much had times changed that Ma-bon, Home yuirs ago when delivering a speech 111 House of Commons, found that there many of the members of that august bod-Y were actually ignorant that there was a ??t language, and thought it was a sort of di?-? —(laughter—and Ma.bon, in the course of""? address, declaimed the Lord's prayer in ?".t. in sonorous voice and with very great st?? (Hear. hear.) He (the speaker) lived ?? deal in London, but he did not see many ?'?? crossing swc-epers, Welsh cab followers- j:reØ Welsh sandwich men—(appla.use)—but they went to the shops of London. to to business counters, to the pulpits, and eVeO the front. Treasury Bench, there they ?? Welshmen. (Loud applause.) The LondO"ero must look to themselves for the future. (" tor.) How did these Welsh friends come to—! front ? By the great improvement in naz" education and by the stern dctermina.tioB ".? planted in many Welsh hearts to get to front. ?? His Lordship impressed upon Welsh StOoot and Welsh choir leaders the importance .? securing scientific training, for,'despite ?,.<t natural talent, it was only by such ?'?M they could hope to keep their place among ? great choirs of the Empire. He hoped th? "? Eisteddfod would continue to be the meaOOtbo culture and improvement throughoot I) whole of Wales, making every Wels better Welshman and a better citizen of ? great Empire of which they were a. sma.1l not an unimportant part. (Loud cheers.) Awards in Arts. Mr T. C. Harrison, of the Board of Bd? tion, sent in his award in the class for ?o'*?? Mack and white, and in three out of four c?M the prize was withheld. These included'"? illustrations of subjects from Sir Lewis Mo?? Welsh legends, the design for an ilhun manuscript, the cartoon for a panel or executed in scranto. ?.? Mr W. P. Roberts, of Woole, Cheshire, ? figured among the prize winners on ToeS?? was to-day awarded a prize for the best d?c? of a poster of an allegorical figure of Wales* Literary and Poetical. There were 89 competitors for the JE2 t? oSered for the best englyn to The Daffoo? bnt th<? ????i<??M,not?)???h??n<?i??thej?? number of candidates, ?aued .?C f?id ???0 pear! among the number, and so, t<?' ? nrst time in history, the prize was w??f? The adjudicators were Professor J. M?'? Jones and the Rev. J. J. Williams, Pentre. ? Essays in Welsh on The Life and Wo?.' the Mvddeltons—Wuliam, Thomas, and B??L prize ?25.—Mr L. J. Roberts, H.M.I., B?.. and the Rev. T. Shankland, Bangor, ??t judicated, said that live essays had received, and two, those of Lhmarch B?*'? and Venedotia," were of equal?meritt ? giving the better account of the connection < the Myd del tons with Wales and Welsh l?-at ture, and the other w:? fuller in bis tre&??< of their connection with commerce. T??tt cessful cssavistg, who divided the JE25 bet?? them. were Mr W. J. GruHths. Intenned? School for Boys, Cardiff, and Mr D. R. J?" Bfaenau Festiniog. fØ Hir a Thoddard.—'Five elegiac stazLT90 air I memory of Sir Hugh Owen, Stephen EviM? ? Lewis Morris, W. Cadwaladr Daveis, and ? Grnmtbs(Gobebydd). Prize JEM. Best o0" eight, Eifion Wyn. Portmadoc.
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THE GROWTH OF ORCHESTRAS, VtCTORY OF A CARDIFF SOC!ETY< interesting Speech by Sir CharteS Stanford ? Mr Arthur Angle's Orchestra, Cardiff' ? the only competitor in the class for full ??t tra. True, the test piece (German's ?M)* rhapsody") was dimcult, but on the hand the prizes-S-W tirst and jElO second large and tempting, and th(\ committee_ hopeed for fuller entries. The contest, ho was restrictt?d to Welsh competitors. The P?[ formers were limited to between ?0 and 60'?? only professionals were allowed. Mr -??y instrumentalists gave a bright and eleven co dition of the test piece, which was keenly joyed by the audience. Sir Charles VilUers Stanford, who deli??. the a.djudication of Mr Emiyn Evans and ?''? self, said that 52 or 35 yeara ago they had '? towns in England with an orchestra, b,e1 London and Manchester. Now, thank àe1 were spreading all over the country. *i? found them at Birmingham, Liverpool. *.? gow, Brighton. Bournemouth. Eastb and other places. And now," said Sir we have heard to-day a very rem specimen from Cardiff. (Cheers.) To me a very remarkable performance, and a S??t specimen of true musical grasp, if ooly ? the fact that you have so many struments to learn and to praov- ø and to rehearse. It is to ??t? greater feat than anything we heard 7?? day. (Loud cheers.) I sincerely trust tb? ?< great success which this orchestra has b?-ife day—for they gave to me innnite pl?? with their rhythm, their go, their enthaSt?jf and what we in Ireland would c&U ?? devil '—(laughter)—I trust that next tigo the Eisteddfod comes to London we ww just as many organisations trying to vi0 ??f each other in instrumental combmatioO?t the orchestra as in combinations for the b?'? voice.. (Cheers.) In that lies the repnta-t??. their country for producing the best ?"? The finest literature is before this orcbeS'? a.nd I wish them well, and I thank th?? your name, as well as my own, for having here to show what they can do." .? Mr Arthur Angle, on being invested) ? enthusiastically received. Subse en was sent for by the adjudicators, with ?' he had a long and interesting conversation* Pedat Harp 8o!o.. Equally interesting from another Poi,-robjoo view was the pedaf harp solo contest. Of again, was restricted to Welsh whom four appeared. One of the four b?*? misfortune to twice break a string, neces?- } ing his temporary retirement. Tri cby?*? Gymro," exclaimed Llew Tegid. as tbe?-? petitor—who hailed from Pontypridd??'? himself for a fina) eSort. The young ps?'h? played beautifully to the end, and secured *?
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which need not be recorded. In the Bach they feU off a good deal. It was a very doubtful executior, and the texture of the parts was by no means clear. The bass was rather poor. No part seemed happy, and it never struck f note of pathos. Many of the hi?h notes we'' indicated rather than sung. On the who' there was not enough conviction in the sty! The climax was right up to near the last pag' and it seemed as if the choir was going t, redeem some of the errors of the earlier par! but unfortunately the pail of milk gatherc- there was kicked over at the end by the parL- songy treatment of the last fe\v bar.' The texture of the piece was too loose. In th Cornelius the choir started in that vohemen style that was absolutely called for, and th tempi were all properly related to one another Some of the tonality was doubtful, but ther was vitality, stir, excitement, and vigour it, the pieces. They got rather out near the end. lost the key somewhat, but still undoubtedly they caught a great deal of the spirit of thr piece. Marks—part song 88, Bach piece 52. Cornelius piece 80. Total 220 marks. Carnarvon. Carnarvon were the fourth choir, and here the adjudicators at once were elevated into another atmosphere. The choir had dainty rhythm, expressive style, and blendful tone, and all the phrases were well tapered off. The adjudicators felt that the whole thing was organised. He would not say that they wei\ dead in time all through, but they were more in tone than any other choir, and all the small climaxes were artistically treated. The adju- dicators thought that two of the staccato passages were exaggerated, but gert that was going out of one's way to find fault. There was a very good balance, conspicuous unity, sweet biend. The ends of the phrases were too crisp for the piece, but the attack generally was so clear and definite tht one hesitated to find much fault with it. They got a little up in pitch in the middle and ended a little sharp. It was in the Bach piece, however, that they excelled. It was here tha-t really they WOD thtir victory. The pace seemed a little sharp at first, but it was never jaunty as in the other performances. The parts were all suatained, and one could feel the web of the parts going through. The ejaculations in the second chorus—the who and the which and so on-were full and round and not staccato. It was so offensive to have tbeni staccato. There was musicianship and confidence, and the texture of the counter- point was all revealed. He thought it was rather more leisurely and deliberate than it should be. They did not want haste they might have spaed. but not haste. They ended loud, with just enough raHan- tando, showing the taste and judg- ment of the conductor. The Cornelius piece was sung by this choir from memory, which was a feat. They stood on the platform to sing without copies and to face the audience with that horribly difficult music. There was not much vitality here. Was it because they were endeavouring to remember rather than to sing t It seemed pale and not vehement, and they didn't secure vigorous climax. It was all good singing, almost dainty, but not ponderous and temptuous enough for the interpretation. Near the end the choir was not quite in tune, but speaking generally they were fairly correct. The marks for Carnarvon were Part song 93, Bach piece 95, out of 100, Cornelius piece 85, total 273. No. 5. Cardiff, in the part song went very sor.n down in pitch, unfortunately, and that clouded the whole per- formance. The sopranos were chiefly respon- sible for this. The tone was pleasant and musical, but still now and then it was murky as a bh*nd because of the effect of its not being in time. It was a* very fine choir. There were some small errors. The per- formance was hardly inspiring, there being not enough conviction in the style. StiM.itwas refined. There was good rhythmic feeling, but they lost a whole tone, and that clouded the general eSect. In the Bach piece they caught the right pace. They were evidently aiming at the right thing. It was serious, devotional, sacred music, and there was no attempt to make illegitimate effects out of its rhythm, which became rather taborious because the rhythm was not quite well denned. The choir improved very much indeed near the end, and moved, tha adjttdica-tpMndaBpt?M?They thought it was nrst rate, but th& choir did not succeed at the very end. The intonation was r:)thcr up and down, but there Wits a good conception of the piece in The Tempest." They had fair vitality, but it was not fast and furious enough. The piece could hardly be described as tempestuous; but a mild storm, and was not certain in execution. In one place the choir seemed in imminent danger of falling to pieces. The marks for Cardiff were Part song 76, Bach piece &5, Cornelius- piece 75, total 256. In the last choir, LtaneWy. The balance was rather affected by the over- prominence of the sopranos, one voice particu- larly standing out. It was a very good voice and they congratulated the possessor of it. They were in very good time sometimep, but in the part song there was a pleasi ng rhythm which showed some skill. The change to B naf was not well organised, but fairly expressive. < There was not too great colour, but, still a certain amount of charm and due restraint. The pace in the Bach piece was fair. There was some rhythmic life and some of the texture of the part writing was revealed. Everybody scraped the A, but there was a musical tone generally and unity of attack, and a serious mood was evoked sometimes. In the last page they seemed exhausted. Perhaps they had got up early that morning, and that was an ex- cuse. In the Cornelius piece the vehement part was in the right mood, and the tempos pro- pery related to one another. They secured an effect which no one else secured in one part they made the part song ominous, which was as it should be. There was a creep later on. Sometimes they were too agitated, and there was trouble in some difRcuIt passages. They were rather nervous in the last page, and he did not know who would not be nervous if they looked at that page. The marks for LlaneUy were :—Part song, 80 Bach piece, 85 Cor- nelius piece, 78 total, 243 marks. ————————.——————-