Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-09
Of Interest to Women
Edited By Anne Hardy Davis
Scholarship Award Winners
Presented in Concert

award winners, concert which
served to show the splendid progress
each has made in her year of in
Struction.
A large audience heard the pro-
gram given in the Methodist social
hall under the auspices of the as
sociation which conducted its an
nual meeting Monday, opening the
program to the general public so
that those interested in hearing the
young musicians might do so.
Tilla McCampbell of Calexico, who
has served the association as its
president for the past two years,
presided and expressed the thought
that these scholarships are COM
munity project as well as one spon-
Sored by the music teachers them
selves and are part of the associa-
tion's community activities.
CONCERT
The four award winners were
then presented in concert. each
teacher introducing his or her pupil.
Estelle Livingston presented Vir-
ginia Mead of Calipatria, pianist,
who had studied but few months
when she was named winner in the
piano division and selected Mrs
Livingston as her instructor.
During her year of instruction
Virginia has progressed beautifully
as she proved Monday night. Ease
and fluidity marked her playing
and she has developed nice touch,
her technical improvement being
marked. For her two numbers she
played La Lisonjera" (Chamin-
ade) and the Chopin "Nocturne in
E Flat"
Nicholas Novak then presented
his student, Phyllis Lytle, flutist,
who has studied only few months
and who gave ample evidence of
her musicianship and development
in her opening number, Melody"
by Thomas H. Bayley, variations
on the familiar Long, Long Ago"
which allowed plenty of scope for
her to display her technical ability
The Drdla Souvenir completed
her part of the program, Zona North
Z
lis was winner in the wood wind
division
Wilma Jeanne Lakey, winner in
the violin division, was introduced
by her teacher, Zona North, who
also accompanied her. Wilma played
two solos with technical facility
and considerable maturity for so
young a student, the GODDARD Waltz
in E Flat" and the Allegro" from
. the MendelssOhn Concerto in E
Minor Wilma has made rapid
progress in her scholarship year
/ and is fast becoming one of the
better-knOwn of the younger mu-
sicians.
Last on the program was Barbara
Mead, soprano, introduced by her
teacher, Mrs. Eugene Waterman,
who played her accompaniment
Barbara, for l5-year-old girl,
possesses a voice of considerable
power and range and she has a
flair for the dramatic which makes
her singing all the more expressive.
For her group she sang "Beguedille"
from Bizet's Carmen the Mozart
"Alleluia" and The Girls of Cadiz"
Delibes).
GIFT PRESENTED
Mrs. North, incoming president
of the association, then presented
Mrs. McCampbell with a gift OF ap-
probation from the association.
Mrs. McCampbell responding gra-
ciously.
New officers for the coming year.
in addition to Mrs. North, are !:
Mrs. Robert Tacket, president;
Grayce Burt, recording secretary;
Mrs. Eugene Waterman, correspond
ing secretary; Oria Kenah, treas
rer; Tilla McCampbell, Estelle
Livingston, directors.
Mrs. North explained briefly the
plans for this years scholarship
awards, the association endeavoring
to see that students who have had
no training but who possess talent
receive the scholarships.
For the scholarship winners. VIM
ma Lakey expressed their apprecia-
ton Of the work done on their
behalf by their respective teachers.