Success for Christchurch band
PA Hamilton The cream of New Zealand’s brass bands gathered in Hamilton yesterday for the start of the five-day Air New Zeland national brass band championships. Despite pouring rain the championship, involving 37 bands, went off without a hitch.
But the president of the New Zealand Brass Band Association, Mr J. Rafferty, >f Christchurch, is hoping that the weather will be fine for the big open air event at the week-end.
The championships have attracted one of the largest number of entries, including a band from Australia, involving more than 2000 bandspeople and supporters.
One of New Zealand’s premier bands. Skellerup Wool-
ston of Christchurch, is already making an early impact. In the junior section M. Crosby has won the B flat title and the band’s number two duet has taken the duet titl lin the senior section Skellerup Wooiston has taken the open quartet title. Detailed results were:— Junior B flat bass.—M. Crosby (Skellerup Wooiston, Christchurch) 1. P. King (Hawera Municipal) 2. Junior E flat bass.—A. Mairs (Westport Municipal) 1, L. Martin (New Plymouth City) 2, G. Roaewarne (Felldlng Municipal) 3.
Junior baritone.—C. Stewart (Lower Hutt Civic) 1, B. J. Donaldson (Napier City) 2, C. J. Natapu (New Lynn) and M Hickman (Invercargill) 3 equal. Junior duet.—Skellerup Wooiston No. 1 (Christchurch) 1. Hamilton Citizens No. 1 2, Tenderkist Wanganui No. 1 3.
Junior euphonium.—l. Borlaae (Westport Municipal) 1, M. Llefting (City of Papatoetoe) 2. D.
Garrett (Hawera Municipal) 3. Junior bass trombone. —C. W(| Hams iWooiston W.M.C.) 1. Junior tenor trombone—J Hansson (Napier City) 1. ■ O'Toole (Westport Municipal) 1 B. Glass (Hawera Municipal) 3. Junior flugel.—R. Lloyd (Net Plymouth) 1. M. Mills (Tender klst Wsnganul) 2, C. Sneddoi (Stratford) 3. Junior E flat horn —Solo: Mia J. Lawless (Hamilton CHlsens) 1 D. Stevenson (Hawera Municipal 2, L. Ivell (Tenderkist Wanganui
Open quartet Skellerup Wool Ston No. 1 (Christchurch) 1, Skel lerup Wooiston No. 22, Lows; Hutt Civic 3.
Flugel horn open solo.—R. Mo Donnell (Takspuna City Silver 1. J. W. Jonea (Skellerup Wools ton) Christchurch 2, P. C. Mil nor (Skellerup Wooiston) 3.
Open B flat bass.—M. Ryan (Mi Roskill Municipal) 1, D. Johnstot (Blenheim Municipal) 2, B. Jelly man (Tenderkist Wanganui) 3.
Brass trombone open solo.R. Boyle (Blenheim Municipal. 1. R. J. Hogarth (Skellerup Wool eton) Christchurch 2, N. P Tucker (Wanganui Garrison) 3.
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