BRASS BANDS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20787, 22 February 1933, Page 13

BRASS BANDS.

DOMINION CONTEST. FIRST B GRADE TEST WON BY HASTINGS. (TOESS ASSOCIATION TILE3IAM ) DUNEDIN, February 21. The New Zealand Band Contest was continued to-day in the Town Hall, three solos and tho trombone trios being decided during the day and the first B grade test selection in the evening. Eesults: — BARITONE SOLO. (Own choice.) A. Winslade (St. Kilka Municipal Band), "Song Birds" (Hoeh), 80 points .. 1 E O'Brien (Wellington Municipal Tramways Band), "Song Birds," 74 points • • jY R. Kenton (Port Nicholson Silver Band), n "Jenny Jones" (Riramcr), 72 P«ints o Also competed: L. McDonald (Westport Municipal Band) 70, L. D. Porter (Ashburton Silver Band) 70, R. Gibbons (Nelson Garrison Band) 69, G. Wilson (Woolston Band) 68, M. McDonald (Waimate Silver Band) 68. O. Smith (Timaru Municipal Band) 66, 0. Paul (Ohristchurch Municipal Band) 68. The judge said that New Zealand bandsmen did not appear to make a study of tho baritone, lor the playing in this event was the poorest he had ever heard. Had it not been for tho standard reached by Winslade ho would not have been prepared to mate a first award.

BB FLAT BASS SOLO. (Own choice.) C. Hansen (Woolston Band), "In Cellar Cool" (arranged Bimmer), 87 points 1 T. H. Hughes, jun. (Nelson Garrison Band), "Sojng Birds" (Hoch), 66 points ■ - .•",'„ .V H. Gracoy (Christclmreb. Municipal Band), I "Song Birds," 85 points •• 3 Also competed: E. D. Withell (Ashburton Silver Band), 82, A. Heissenbuttle (Greymouth Civic Band) 81, A. Hughes (Woolston 1 Band) 80, E. Hatton (Westport Municipal i Band) 80, J. H. Craminond (Ashburtofi Silver | Band) 79, T. Rogers (St. Kilda Municipal Band) 78, ». O. Hare (Dunedin City Tramways Band) 78, 11. Paton (Dunedin City Tramways Band) 77, L, Smith (Mataura Town Band) 77, A. Agnes (Greymouth Civic Band) 76, L. Fogo (Kaikorai Band) 76, B. Coyle (Port Nicholson Silver Band) 76, L. x BuTley (Port Nicholson Silver Band) 76, T. I Williams (St. Kilda Municipal Band) 70, J. Carmody (Nelson Garrison Band) 75. Tho judge said that this section had , brought' out some fine playing, though some oi tlifi work had been marred by unfortunate breaks and slips. TROMBONE TRIOS. "Masked Ball." Port Nicholson Silvor Band (J, R. Marshall, W. Metson, and K. Owers), 82 points ■ • • - • • 1 Woolston Band (E. Williams, H. Lanham, and W. Steer), 80 points .. z St. Kilda Municipal Band (T. Anderson, R. Miller, and B. A. Munro), 75 points ■. ■ -, • • • ° Albo competed: Timarti Municipal Band To, InvcrcargiJt Civic Band 71, Greymouth Civic Band 70, Mosgiel Municipal Band 70, Oamaru. Municipal Band 53. The judge said that the first two trios were the only ones that sounded like trios, the j others being of an inferior class. E FLAT TENOB HORN SOLO. (Own choice.) L. G. Taylor (Westport Municipal Band) "Northern Fantasia" (Hoch), 91 points . . .... . . 1 W. M. Wills (Invercargill Civic Band), "Northern Fantasia," 87 points ... 2 D. G. D. Scolt (St. Kilda Municipal Band), "Fantasio Concertante" (Hoch), 86 j points • • • • .. » I Also competed: H. Parsonage (Port Nicholson Silver Band) 85, A. Russell (Mattura Town Band) 84, P. Glenn (St. Joseph's j Orphanage Band) 82, R. Burt (Wailgattui Gar.j risen Band) 81, P. Abraham (Timaru Municipal Bandi 81, F. Ormroyd (Port Nicholson Silver Band) 81, F. J. Turner (Woolston Br.nd) 81, R. McMaster (Greymoutti Civic Band) 80, A. Chatterton (Kaikorai Band) 80, F. E. Lepliam (Dunedin City Tramway* Band) 80, A. Howie (Dunedin City Tramways Band) 79, A. Deer (Mosgiel Municipal Band) 79, J. Scrivener (Woolston Band) 79, J. Campbell (Ohristchurch Municipal Band) <9, E. Hunter - (Ohristchurch Municipal Band) 77 H. Jackson (Dunedin City Tramways Band) 76. , , w The judge said that some of the players who had given the impression of being capable performers had crashed, probably on account of nervousness. There ha 4 been no w&W bad performances, even tho poorer efforts having their redeeming features. He wished to compliment the bandsmen on their work. TEST SELECTION, B GKADE. ("I Capulette.") Hastings Cititens' Band .. "• i ABhburton Silver Band .. •. - Westport Municipal Band - - • • * Greymouth Civic Band .. .. * Green Island Municipal Band .. 5 Mataura Band - ■ ✓• • *" 5 Ohristchurch Municipal Band .. " '1 Nelstm Garrison Band ■-. ■• • 8 Dunedin Artillery Band, Dunedin City Tramways Band, Napier Oity Band (equal) .. a, .. .. .-9 Mossiel Municipal Ba.nd ... " ;* West Harbour Brass Band . . .. 13 Tho points in this competition will be announced on Thursday evening, when, the second test will be judged. .