BAND CONTEST

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 252, 5 August 1933, Page 3

BAND CONTEST

RESULTS AT CHRISTCHURCH. THE SOLO COMPETITIONS. (Special to the "Guardian.") CHKISTCHUIICH, This Day. The competitions under the auspices of the Canterbury Provincial Bands Association for solos, duets, trios and quartets were begun last evening at the Y.M.C.A. Concert Hall. It is the first contest of the kind to be promoted by tho association, and was inaugurated for the purpose of encouraging individual playing among the bandsmen. An innovation is the section for bagpipe music. Keen interest is indicated by the large number of entries received, and a successful contest is assured. The arrangements have been well carried out under the association executive, headed by Mr J. Noble (president). The secretary is Mr 11. B. Hean. The brass and woodwind judges are Messrs A. Sehnack (Christchurch), W. H. Osborne (Tim'aru) and J. Noble (Christchurch) while the pipe sections will be adjudicated by Pipe-Majors J. Patterson, J. McLachlan and (D. Wilson (Ashburton). Tho tenor horn and B flat clarinet solos and the duets were decided last night, when some excellent! playing was beard, and a good standard was maintained throughout. Results are as follow: TENOR HORN. F. J. Turner (Woolston) 96 points 1 F. Campbell (Ch-ch Municipal) and L. Scrivener (Woolston), 9.2 points (equal) 2 B. Miller (Ashburton) 90 and E. Hunter (Ch-ch Municipal) 79 also competed. B FLAT CLARINETS. C. Muschamp (Derry's) 84 points. 1 S. Smith (Derry's) 82 points 2 W. Chaplin (Derry's) 80 points ... 3 DUETS. . l<\ J. Turner- and J. McCliniock (Woolston) 9G points 1 11. Simpson and H. Junker (Woolston), 93 points 2 J. Campbell and J. Foster (Ch-ch. Municipal) 87, V. Sharp and C. T. Paul (Ch-ch. Municipal) 87, G. Lee and R. B. Spear (Ch-ch. Municipal) 85, A. Benson and E. Watson (Ch-ch. Municipal) 80, and E. Hunter and H. Entwhistle (Ch-ch. Municipal) 72 also competed. NEXT DOMINION CONTEST. vPALMERSTON! NORTH PREPARING PALMERSTON N., August 3. Palmerston North is leaving no stone unturned to make a complete success of the brass bands contest to be held in the city next February. At a meeting of those interested in the event, held last evening, much enthusiasm ivas shown, and officers were elected to carry out the preliminaries. The mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford) presided. Officers were elected as follow: President, Mr Mansford; vice-presidents, Messrs J. A. Nash, M.P., J. Linklater, M.P., F. Jackson, E. R. B. Holben, and P. Larcombj executive committee, Messrs F J. Oakley, C. Mowlem, J.. Dale, J. A. McLeavey, J. A. Bell, B. Abraham, C. Louisson, B. J. Jacobs, \V. G. Black, W. B. Tennent, W. Mouldey, W. Boyce, W. O'Hara, C. Pike and Colonel J. H. AVhyte; treasurer, Mr F. J. Oakley.