BRASS BANDS.
DOMINION CONTEST. WGOLBTON WINS • CHAMPIONSHIP. (rni'aa association .TSLsoiwit.) DUffEMN, February • 24.' Tic final solo events-in tho New Zealand Band Contest were judged tthday, the B ibtt comet (own choice) being won by (Jr. Christie, who won tlie cham-pionship-on Wednesday. Bass and side dram solos were also heard. Eesults:—■ BASS DHUM SOLO .(Sight Test). "W. Woodltfy {Mataura Town Band), 40 ' points .. • • • • .. 1 B, J, Hall OV'angmiui Clan-ison' Band), 39 .. . . ' • • • . 3 U* Alloa (Timaru Municipal- Bund), 38 . . 3 Also competed: C. H. Frew (Ashburton bilver Band) 3(i,- W. Wullaco (St. Kilda municipal •Band) 32, W. Lock (Kelson Garrison Band} 30. . SLftg-DKUM SOLO. (Sight Test). . J. Lees (St. kilda'Municipal, Band}, 40 ''point*' ... - . , -i .. ... 1 E. Aodr9Wß , (iiaikOTai -Itynd), 35. .points 2 W, Sin ton (Kaikorai Band), 02 points .. 8 Also eotupoUtii'!" 'Ej "Harwood '(AshburtonSifter Band) 31, J.-Hafford (Dunedin Artillery Bapd) 31, S. Ohittock (Timaru Municipal Baind) 81, H. B. Brigffi ' OVoor&to'n Band) 30. Sjwakit»g ol both- drnmt tea to, rjudge said (hat"competitors Had been set difficult -task* in sight-reading-, the compositions bilvtling with tricky and broken times. It did not mecesaarily follow that the best dm tnmer .was tha best sight-reader. The judge demonstrated at the piano the correct playing of' the compositions, and offered some , useful hintß on the time signatures, and also j went into' some of the more common -difficulties confronting drummers. B PLAT CORNET SOLO (Own Choice). (i. Christie (St. Kilda Municipal Band), "Wordiscbe," 84 points . . .. 1 &. Milligitn (Timaru Municipal Band), "Edelweiss,'' 83 points .. ..8 'J. IT. T. Osborne (Ashburton Silver Band), "Bala Britannia," 821 points - 3 Also competed: J. E. Wills (Invercargill Civic Band) 82, E. Korr, jun. - (Kaikorai Band) 81, J. King (Wellington Municipal; Tramways Band) 81, W. Kay (Fort Nlcholson Silver: Band) SI, O. T. Morgan (Dunedin ' City Tramways Band) 80, R. B. Wills (Id' *ereargiil\Civic Band) 80, A. Haase (NelGarrUon_ Bapdl 80,. Q, Wjhitweil (Noleon oarrf«>»; ti»nd) 80, V. Wheeler (West Harbour Br#|M Band) 80, J. P. McGrath {Wanganiui Gflrrfwn' ißand) 80.* H.'.Aldridgo' (St. KUtW Municipal Band) 79, It. Simpson,. (Woolston BandlJ fflf *A. McKerrow' (Westport Municipal. Band} 70, A.. McMasters.. (Orsymoath Civic' Band)* 79';' E. ]ie«der (Bitlirfn City Tramways IloniU- ,79, ./R, Thojnpn. bnara i Mnnloipal Band)" 78," W. Phipps {We»tpor}~)iui>iclpal Band} 78, RjidhaH, . (iSwymonth-' CivJe BsHd)" 78; '* J. Fostor
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20790, 25 February 1933, Page 20
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