31 MAY 1913, Page 19

WOMEN CONDUCTORS.

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—As a counterpart to the remarkable achievements of Mrs. Bourne, of Barrow-in-Furness, noticed in your article on the Morecambe Musical Festival, may I call your attention to the fact that a few weeks ago the prize for open mixed choirs at a musical meeting in Glasgow was carried off, in a competition at which the best choral talent of Scotland was represented, by the King's College (Aberdeen University) choir, conducted by Miss Christie, who, if I mistake not, was the only lady conductor present ? In this context I see that Mrs. Bourne carried all before her at Birmingham last week, winning the first prizes both in the open mixed choir and the female choir