BAND CONTEST

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 131, 27 February 1929, Page 12

BAND CONTEST

SECOND DAY’S RESULTS

ST. KILDA WIN FIRST A GRADE TEST Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, February 26. The chief event on the programme for the second day of the band contest was the first A grade test, which was won by St Kilda put of eleven entrants. About five thousand listened to the bands play the test piece at night. Other events decided were the tenor horn solo and B and EJ flat cornet solo, own choice, bass trombone selection and flugel horn selection. _ ■ TENOR HORN SOLO. ■ L The tenor horn selection was “In My Cottage,” which the judge, Mr. C. Trussell,said was worn out as a contest number. He would have liked to judge something more educational. The tenor horn had become one of the star instruments dn the band, and. he - would like to. have heard something which would demonstrate more fully a players ■capabilities on the instrument. The solo had, however, proved more than enough ftir' a good many competitors. Mr. Trussell’s awards were as follow:— W. Smith (St. Kilda), 94 points .. 1 S? Woods. (New Plymouth Citizens). . 90-points z A. Collins (Queen Alexandras Own), '£ls<> .D. Anderson (St. Kilda), SO; R..C; Moore (Dannevirke Municipal), 88; T. Miller (Ashburton Silver)? TO; D. Scott (Kaikorai), 7o: R. Allison (Hastings Citizens), 73, J. Henderson (Greymouth), 78; R. McMasters (Grey mouth),- 70, T. Lar roll (Woolston), 68; A. Rosk uist (Granity), 60; F. Legg (Wellington Tteffiways), 74; O. Williams (Wanganui Garrison) ’B6; E. Summers (Wanganui Garrison). 84; J.‘ Contessa (Greymouth), 72;-Et?Henderson -(Waihi Federal), ■ <O, ¥1 Bull (Wellington Tramway 3), JT, It. Hansdn '(Woblston), .64; N. Waugh (Woolston), 62; F. Ormond (Port NichS Silver), 88; A McMillan (Queen Alexandra s Qwn). 69, G. H.. layior (Westport), 88 ;R. Williams (Timartt Municipal), 85; H. Parsonage (Port Nicholsbn_Silver), 88; J. Crowley (Otago SSB? flra“s“own) 65; E. Gould (Hawera Municipal),-87; A.-McNeil (Otago Mount-«rt-®s)“ 76; R. Burt (Wanganui Garrison)- 81; J. Campbell (Woolstonk 63, C, Hansen (Palmerston Norte son), 82; G. Wilson (Woolston), 86, K. EL Hawkins (Hawera), Municipal).

BAND E FLAT CORNET SOLO.

■ The cornet B and E flat solo.drew The result was as fol(Greymouth), 96pts. •••••• W. H Brown (Central Silver (Wei- g E; Wanga- g Also Competed: H. F. Vincent (Greymouth), B. Swan (Hawera), R. A. L. Turner .(Dannevirke), R. (Otego'Mounteds), J. Fleetwood (Queen Alexandra’s), G. Bergerson (Queen Alas ssS'A (St Kilda), D. Williams (Marton), W. Tougher (Granity), H. Bevin (Granity), 3 Farrell (Wellington Garrison), J. Richards (Wanganui Garrison), T. McLean(St .Kilda), L. Moody-(Woolston), XLogan jSt. Kilda), S. G. Teale (Ashburton), J. H. Mitchell (Palmerston North), J. Cudd (Palmerston North). BARS TROMBONE SELECTION.

-The placing* in the bass trombone solo selection were as follow:— L. Willicombe_(Dannevirke), 80pts. 1 K. Croucher (Hawera Municipal), 85 points ..... ■ • 2 0. Humphrey (Queen Alexandra’s ■ ■ Wanganui), 84 pointe • • t J-. Cummings (Wellington Tram-gays), 84 points T tiled for third place. ■ Also competed! J. Parker (Wellington City Silver), 77 points; P. Collins (Tlmaru Municipal), 82; D. Wynks (Palmerston North), 80; T. Anderson (Kalkoral), 76; G. Coe . (Granity), 78; J. Carruthers (Greymouth), 80 ;C. Sulton (Christchurch), 83.

' FLUGEL HORN SELECTION. ’’ The flugel horn' selection, “I Lombardi,” for which there were 16 entrants, resulted as follows:— ■ W. Malpas (Greymouth), 94 points .... 1 H. G. Lowry (Kaikorai), So points .. 2 R. Ward (Fort Nicholson) 3 -Also competed: C. Henderson (Wanganui Garrison), C. E. Hawkins (Hawera), W. R. Thomas (Otago Mounteds), P. Segar (Timaru), K. Henderson (Wellington Tramways),'W.’Eades (Wellington Tramways), C. Smith (St. Kilda), W. Hamberley (Port Nicholson), H. Hay (Otago Mounteds), E. N. Trenberth (Woolston), J? Charters (Hastings Municipal), W. Nicholls (Queen Alexandra’s, Wanganui), W. Budhall (Greymouth).

FIRST A GRADE TEST.

The .weather was fine and sunny, but a fairly strong wind, which dropped considerably towards sunset, blew, and at evening the gathering at Cook’s Gardens numbered 2000 to 3000. There was the keenest interest In the first of the A grade test' selections, eleven of New -Zealand’s best combinations being ready to receive the verdict of the judge, Mr. T. 3. Rees. The selection for the competition was Thomas Keighley’s "Lorenzo,” a fine tone poem composed .for the September Bellevue Contest at Manchester. AU Keighley's compositions have been based on Shakespearean plays. "Lorenzo” is a dramatic composition .with ample scope for excellent work, and full of character. Although very popular with the bandsmen who were tested, on ■ 'their playing of it to-night, ‘■‘Lorenzo” containsample scope for revealing any weaknesses. ‘ The judge remarked that he was delighted with the competition. Some very fine playing had been heard. One band had. given him most satisfaction. The firs.t three were very close. The awards were as follow: — St. Kilda 1 . Woolston 2 Qtieeh. Alexandra’s Own 3 • Palmerston North * ...Garrison, Wanganui ........... * Kaifc0rai'.................... 6 Wellington Tramways t Grey mouth t ' Tlmaru 9 Wellington Silver 10 Otago Mounted Rifles 11 * Tie for fourth place, t Tie for seventh place.