Hastings Primary Schools Choir Concert 1953

HASTINGS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS’
CHOIR

TENTH
Annual Concert
1953

MUNICIPAL THEATRE
HASTINGS

THURSDAY
15th OCTOBER

SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
PRICE SIXPENCE

Programme sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Tobin

OFFICERS

Patron: A. H. SIVEWRIGHT, Esq.

President: REV. H. A. MITCHELL.

Vice-Presidents: MISS A. CORRIE-JOHNSTONE,
MR H. B. TOBIN, MR. W. F. B. WILTON.

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: MR. W. W. C. COUTTS.

Assistant Secretary: MR. I. TALBOT.

Conductor: MISS K. COLES.

Deputy – Conductor: MR. J. IZATT.

Pianiste: MRS. J. ANYAN.

Deputy Pianiste: MISS M. THOMSON.

House Managers: MR. I. TALBOT, MR. I. Te K. CHADWICK.

Stage Managers MR A. D. WALLACE, MR BALLANTYNE

Wardrobe Mistresses: MESDAMES I. SPENCE, E. S. CRAVEN, MISS S. DYSART.

GENERAL COMMITTEE:
School Representatives: MRS. E. M. ROSE, MR I. TALBOT, MR. BALLANTYNE, MR. J IZATT, MR. K. D. HENDERSON, MR. B. BUTLER.

School Committee Representatives.
MRS. E. S. CRAVEN, MR. A. D. ROSS, MR. R. SKITTRUP,  MR. D. J. LANGLEY.

General Public Representatives: MRS. T. BELL, MR. D. REES

Hon. Auditor: MR. W. TINDALL.

Hon. Solicitors:
MESSRS. BANNISTER & VON DADELSZEN.

HASTINGS PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CHOIR

(The number in parentheses indicates number of years in Choir)

CENTRAL SCHOOL

Boult, Pauline (5)
Boult, Patricia (5)
Carrington, Barbara (1)
Carrington, Helen (1)
Carrington, Marie (1)
Christophersen, Caryl (2)
Clarke, Julie (1)
Coombs, Yvonne (1)
Corner, Beverley (1)
Corner, Valerie (3)
Davey, Joan (1)
Davidson, Nigel (1)
Davison, Pamela (4)
Dean, Maureen (1)
Gilmer, Barbara (2)
Goldman, Allan (2)
Green, Kathleen (4)
Goodall, Heather (1)
Greig, Jennifer (1)
Greville, Cynthia (1)
Harmer, Lorraine (1)
Henderson, Jennifer (4)
Hirst, Janet (3)
Hutchinson, Neville (1)
Kani, Heather (1)
Lean, Janice (4)
Lincoln, Nola (3)
Morgan, James (4)
Morgan, Mark (2)
Morgan, Rosemary (4)
Mulvanah, Toni (2)
Murray, Rosalie (2)
Nicol, Deanna (1)
Pirie, Corinne (1)
Pirie, Ronda (1)
Proctor, Marjorie (2)
Rogers, Dorothy (1)
Rowlands, Glynn (4)
Ruffell, Laurie (4)
Ruffell, John (2)
Russ, Marlene (1)
Russell, Colleen (1)
Skittrup, Robin (1)
Silman, Isobel (1)
Smith, Naomi (2)
Spears [Speers], Norman (2)
Strickland, Denise (1)
Tate, Connie (1)
Tong, Yvonne (2)
Twort, Margaret (4)
Vercoe, Colin (1)
Vince, Margaret (1)
Wait, Robin (2)
Walker, Ivy (1)
Wilson, Denise (2)
Wilson, Jewel (2)
Williams, Lynette (2)
Zelcer, Shirley (1)

FRIMLEY SCHOOL

Burling, Janice (1)
Butcher, Cecily (1)
Butcher, Stephanie (2)
Guthrie, Judith (1)
Hawkins, Laurie (1)
Harding, Marie (1)
Manning, Pam (1)
Marriott, Allan (1)
Salt, Annette (1)
Scott, Marion (1)
Taylor, Brian (1)
Thompson, Roha (2)
Taylor, Anne (1)
Thaw, Valerie (1)
Ware, Richard (1)
Wenman, Garry (1)

HAUMOANA SCHOOL

Anstis, Shirley
Bartle, Murray
Burden, Helen
Burden, Peter
Circuitt, Geoffrey
Clarke, Ross
Evans, Lorraine
Hatherall, Violet
Haycock, Shirley
Holland, Suzanne
lvil, Carol
Izatt, Alison
Izatt, John
Keighley, John
Manley, Mary
Manning, Jill
Mclver, Clive
McLeod, Hazel
McWilliam, Karina
Morris, Margaret
Orsborn, Dale
Orsborn, Susan
Penny, Vivienne
Taylor, Alan
Taylor, Juan
Taylor, Robin
Thompson, May
Townrow, Wendy
Townsend, John
Unahi, Betsy
Ward, Phyllis
Wepa, Caroline
Wepa, Hemi
Whatarau, Kathleen
Williams, Eric
Williams, Jennifer
Williams, Vera
Williams, Pat

HAVELOCK NORTH SCHOOL

Cummings, Susan (3)
Kelly, Julie (1)
Lamout, Mary (3)
Mackie, Zoe (3)
Mackie, Ivy (3)
Robertson, Alison (2)
Taylor, Martin (1)
Tetley, Graham (1)
Simmonds, Jocelyn (1)

MAHORA SCHOOL

Abraham, Barbara (1)
Aldridge, Cherry (1)
Ayre, Lorraine (1)
Baird, David (2)
Baird, Noeline (2)
Beattie, Marion (2)
Bentley, Jill (2)
Blewden, Janice (4)
Brown, Joan (2)
Bulled, Maree (1)
Burns, Noeline (4)
Carney, Eunice (1)
Carson, Margaret (1)
Chappell, Noreen (1)
Collins, Mary (2)
Croucher, John (2)
Curtis, Rene (1)
Elsworth, Anne (1)
Fredrickson, Leslie (1)
Frost, Penelope (l)
Garton-Stone, Wendy (1)
Gill, Alistaire (1)
Glew, Janet (1)
Hamilton, Julie (1)
Harding, Laurie (1)
Harding, John (1)
Henderson, Bruce (1)
Hutchison, Wendy (2)
Jeffs, Karen (1)
Riggs, June (1)
Sergeant, Joy (1)
Sheffield, Annette (2)
Simmons, Neville (1)
Smith, Graham (1)
Sparks, Julie (1)
Sullivan, Diana (2)
Tahau, David (1)
Tahau, Ngaikiha (1)
Talbot, Douglas (3)
Tapson, Deanne (1)
Tasker, Dawn (1)
Tasker, Patty (1)
Taylor, Thomas (2)
Thomas, Anne (2)
Thomas, Isobel (1)
Underwood, Barbara (2)
Underwood, Christine (2)
Walker, Thevor [Trevor] (1)
Walsh, Marie (1)
Watt, William (4)
Webb, Judith (1)
Webby, Judith (2)
Wills, Geraldine (2)
Wotherspoon, Patricia (1)
Young, Christine (2)
Jeffs, Yvonne (1)
Jesson, Patricia (1)
Jones, Kathleen (1)
Kale, Robert (1)
Land, Judith (1)
Lapsley, Helen (1)
Lennox, Duncan (1)
Lennox, Murray (3)
Lloyd, Valerie (1)
Love, Erena (2)
McKenzie, Diane (1)
Marriott, Hazel (2)
Martin, Coral (2)
Martin, Janice (1)
Martin, Terry (2)
Mison, Margaret (1)
Morris, Thomas (2)
North, Paula (1)
Oldfield, Pamela (1)
Park, Alison (1)
Park, Joy (1)
Passey, Graeme (1)
Passey, Jillyan (2)
Payne, Glenys (2)
Percy, Judith (2)

MAYFAIR SCHOOL

Barns, Barbara (1)
Beer, Lorraine (3)
Burling, Glenda (2)
Butwell, June (2)
Coombe, Margaret (2)
Crawley, Amy (1)
Cunningham, Brian (2)
Dunstall, Noeline (1)
Edwards, Bruce (2)
Forbes, Dianne (2)
Galbraith, Noel (1)
Godwin, Dianne (2)
Hammond, Patricia (1)
Harris, David (1 )
Hughes, Roderick (1)
Hunt, Meryl (1)
Hutchinson, Kevin (2)
Jackson, Jacqueline (2)
Johnson, Valerie (2)
King, Jill (1)
Kirk, Janice (2)
Keys, Gretchen (3)
Lange, Robyn (1)
Leppien, Graham (1)
Lowe, Adienne [Adrienne] (1)
McDonald, Beverley (1)
McKendry, Murray (1)
Menzies, Alison (1)
Muir, Lesley (1)
Nuku, Amiria (2)
Owen, Bruce (1)
Parnell, Stephanie (2)
Pryce, Phyllis (1)
Ramsay, John (2)
Robin, Bessie (1)
Robin, Alex (1)
Rogers, Brian (1)
Rollander, Lesley (1)
Rouse, Judith (2)
Sayer, Bryan (1)
Simpson, Barry (1)
Sleeman, Elizabeth (1)
Smith, Ainslie (2)
Stott, Vivien (1)
Taylor, Janice (1)
Thom, Elizabeth (1)
Thompson, Jennifer (1)
Tuohy, Beverley (1)
Walker, Brian (1)
Wallace, Bruce (3)
Wallace, Velmae (1)
Woodham, Myra (2)
Wright, Elizabeth (1)

PARKVALE SCHOOL

Langford, Patricia (1)
McCracken, Barbara (4)
Mooney, Judith (4)

PAKOWHAI SCHOOL

Allen, Marilyn (1)
Allen, Janice (1)
Brunton, Kay (2)
Dillon, Michael (1)
Epplett, Tony (1)
Guthrie, David (1)
Langley, Judith (1)
McDonald, Malcolm (1)
McLean, Graham (1)
Ransom, June (3)
Ransom, Betty (1)
Spence, Diane (1)
Whitfield, Valerie (1 )
Whitfield, Jill (1)
Whitfield, Alan (1)
Whittington, Brian (1)
Wilson, Dereck (1)

RAUREKA SCHOOL

Anderson, Helen (1)
Anderson, Valerie
Baker, Margaret
Bakker, Dorothe
Bakker, Fekke (1)
Baldwin, Janice
Bentley, Alison
Bowman, Barry
Bowman, Irene
Boyd, James (1)
Bradshaw, Barbara
Brown, Kevin (1)
Cameron, Alison (1)
Cameron, Ross
Catherall, Douglas
Catherall, Robert
Caves, Dennis (3)
Cooper, Jill
Craigie, Janet (1)
Craigie, Jennifer
Dolbel, Adrienne (1)
Esam, Patricia
Fear, Ngaire (2)
Forsyth, Judith
Foster, Jennifer (3)
Gibson, Diane
Giorgi, Elizabeth (4)
Graham, Margaret
Graham, John
Grieve, Marie
Grover, Alan (1)
Hardy, Jill (l)
Hardy, Morrin
Heffernan, Gail
Heffernan, Jill
Henderson, Lynette (1)
Hughes, Del (3)
Ingram, Joyce (1)
Jillings, Eileen
Jones, Valerie
Liddington, Annette
Lines, Marjorie (4)
Little, Peter
Little, Susanne
Lynn, James (1)
Maultsaid, Raymond (2)
Mawson, Jeanette
McDonald, Patricia (2)
McKee, Carol (4)
Miller, Ross
Millett, Claire (1)
Morris, John
Morse, Brian
Newell, Christine
Mudgway, John (2)
Nicholls, Jill
Paul, Phoebe
Pocock, Wallis (4)
Powdrell, Barbara
Powdrel, Glenys
Preston, Beryl (1)
Ryan, Kevin (3)
Saul, Antoinette (1)
Scott, Valerie (5)
Shattky, Graye
Sherwood, Adrienne (3)
Sherwood, Barbara (1)
Smith, Judith
Stubbs, Evelyn (1)
Stubbs, Mary
Thomason, Dorothy (4)
Thompson, Mildred (4)
Vernon, June (2)
Vigers, John (5)
Winter, Amanda (2)
White, Bruce (2)
Vernon, Mary (2)

ST LUKE’S SCHOOL

Ashcroft, Audrey (1)
Blake, Audrey (1)
Fleissner, Robin (2)

The Hastings Primary Schools’ Choir Committee is proud to present its tenth Annual Concert.

A decade of progress has brought the Choir to a peak in quality of performance.

This high quality reflects the enthusiasm and drive of the Choir’s Conductor, Miss Kathleen Coles, who has given unstintingly of her time, patience, musical and organising ability in producing this concert.

The Choir consists of 300 members, of whom 116 are new members, 25 are third year, and 15 are fourth year members. Four children have been in the choir for five years. Moreover, this year we are pleased to have Fernhill School associated with us for the first time. We hope they will be regular members in future years.

With the opening of the Intermediate School next year, the future of the Primary Schools’ Choir is uncertain, but it is to be hoped that the excellent cultural opportunities which it affords for children will not be entirely lost.

The Choir Committee is grateful for the support of the Associate Members who through their contributions have again made it possible to stage an Annual Concert. We thank them sincerely for their continued interest and public spirit.

We hope that the children who are members of the Choir will continue to show keen interest in singing and music generally as they go through life, and that that interest will have a profound effect on the cultural life of Hastings.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Agnew, J. K.
Anderson, E. D.
Anderson, Miss R.
Baird’s, Hugh. Ltd.
Bannister and von Dadelszen
Barcham, Paul
Barclay, C.
Batchelor, R.
House of Blackmore
Bristow’s Store
Brook, C.
Bone, R. L.
Brown, R. D.
Bull and Hodgins, Ltd.
Burke, L.J.
Charters, J.
Christie, A. and Sons.
Connor, J.
Donovan and Co.
French, A.
Garland, S.O.
Garton, F.
Giorgi, R. V.
Grainger, G. W.
Gibson, P. and Sons
Grant, Alan
Hannah, W.
Harvey, L. J.
Hammond, Mrs. P.
Hammond, P. T.
Herald-Tribune
Hayes, J. F.
Hickman, Ian
Heighway, S. H.
Heighway and Thomas
Hill, John
Hutchinson, Ray
Hole, J. B.
Hunt’s Ltd
Holt, Robert and Sons
Hallenstein’s Ltd.
Janson, P. G.
Jones, Hector and Co.
Jones, R. D
Judd, L. E.
Kelt, M. J. and Co.
King, T.
Levin and Co.
Lynch, Mrs. J.
Lusher, C.
Lamberton, J. F
Loach and Price

Mitchell, Mrs. H.
Mitchell, H.
Mitchell, Rev. H. A.
Marr, W.
Morgan, S. E.
Munro, J. R.
Monarch Motors
McAra’s Ltd.
Mahora School
McCormick, Mrs. E. M.
Northe, F. S.
O’Meara, A. E.
O’Meara, A. M.
Poppelwell, H. B.
Pell, J.
Phillips, H. E.
Rainbow, A. I.
Razos, Peter
Roach’s Ltd.
Rutherford’s Ltd.
Rees, D.
Redgrave, A. F.
Richardson, H. M.
Stanley, P. J.
Scannell, D. P.
Shattky, E. D.
Sawyer, E. H.
Simmons, S.
Simmonds, A. and Co.
Scoullar and Co.
Sutcliffe’s Music House
Symes, Miss G.
Tait’s Shoe Store
Tilling, D. P.
Tucker, W.
Turner’s Ltd.
Thorp, J. R.
Upchurch, H. C.
Walker, Gordon
Willis, T.
Williams, Miss D.
Wilkinson, F. C.
Williams and Creagh
Whitaker, G. M
Whitaker, W. D.
Williams and Kettle
Wishart, A. E.
Woolworths, Ltd.
Westerman, V.
Wyatt, Denton

PROGRAMME

PART I

FULL CHOIR:

1 – National Anthem (three parts)   arr. Edward Elgar

2 – (a)   Angels we have heard on High (Two parts, plus Solo)    Old French Melody
(b)   O Worship the King (two parts) – Hanover Words – R Grant   Music W. Croft.

3 – MAYFAIR GROUP.
(a)   O Hush Thee My Babie   Words—Sir W. Scott Music   Arthur Sullivan
(b)   In Derry Dale   (Londonderry Air) Words W. G Rothery Arr. – Geoffrey Shaw.
(c)   Pancakes   Alsatian Folk Song   Arr, Desmond Macmahon.
Conductor: Miss J. Chappell. Pianiste: Miss M. Thomson.

4 – FULL CHOIR
Cradle Song (2 parts)   Mozart

5 – HAUMOANA GROUP
(a)   All Thru’ the Night   Welsh Air
(b)   Summer Lullaby   Gibson
(c)   Peppinetta   Milanese Folk Song
Conductor-Pianist: Mr J Izatt.

6 – SPECIAL GROUP.
(a)   Brahm’s Hungarian Dance No.5
Words and vocal adaption – Evelyn Wales
(b)   Morning Leaves   Johann Strauss Arr. Julia Clayton

7 – MAHORA GROUP.
(a)   Heav’n Boun’ Soldier (2 parts)   Negro Spiritual
(b)   The Gospel Train   Negro Spiritual
(as sung by Fisk Singers)

8 – RAUREKA VERSE SPEAKING GROUP.
(a)   Hope the Hornblower
(b)   The Last’ Shanty   Rudyard Kipling
Conductor: Mr. Wise

9 – FERNHILL GROUP.
(a) Maori Action Song.
(b) Maori Stick Game.

INTERVAL

PART II:

PRESIDENTIAL REFERENCES:

1 – FULL CHOIR.
(a)   Haul on the Bowlin    Sea Shanty
(b)   Can t you Dance the Polka   Capstan Shanty

2 – RAUREKA GROUP.
(a)   Lord of all Being   Music – Gladstone
Words by O. Wendell- Holmes
(b)   Maureen   Irish Cradle Song
Hugh S. Roberton
Conductor: Mr J. Ferry. Pianiste: Mrs J. Anyan.

3 – FULL CHOIR.
(a)   The Bumble Bee (Unison)
(b)   Swazi Warrior (2 parts) Marching Song

4 – SPECIAL GIRLS’ GROUP
(a)   Three Little Maids   (Trio from “The Mikado”)
Words – W. S. Gilbert.   Music – Arthur Sullivan.
(b)   BOYS.
On a Tree by a River  A Wandering Minstrel
Words – W. S, Gilbert.   Music – Arthur Sullivan
(c)   FULL CHOIR.
With Cat-like Tread (Unison)
Words – W. S. Gilbert.   Music – Arthur Sullivan.

5 – CENTRAL GROUP.
(a)   Marianina   Italian Folk Song
(b)   Brother James’s Air  Arr. Gordon Jacob
Conductor: Mr. B. Butler.

6 – FULL CHOIR.
(a)   Above the Plain   (Round)   Hungarian Melody
(b)   Elves Song   (Canon)   Alex Rowley

7 – PAKOWHAI GROUP.
(a)   Up on the Housetop.
(b)   Away in the Manger.   Christmas Carols
(c )   Oh Come All Ye Faithful

8 – FULL CHOIR.
(a)   Jerusalem (Unison)   C. H. H. Parry
(b)   NZ. Anthem.

GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND

THANKS

TO:

Mr and Mrs H. B. Tobin for donating the cost of the programmes.

Our Associate Members who appear overleaf, for their, financial assistance.

The Hawke’s Bay Wrestling Association for the use of the stage seating.

The officers of St. Andrew’s Church for the use of their Hall for practices.

The Headmasters and Committees of Central and Mayfair Schools for the use of rooms and office equipment.

Headmasters for their willing co-operation without which the Choir could not be maintained.

All teachers who have assisted either at practices or with the teaching of songs.

Our Wardrobe, Mistresses and the Superintendent of Borough Reserves for floral decorations.

All who have in any way assisted towards the progress and success of the Choir.

HART PRINT