QUICKSTEP EVENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 48, 27 February 1933, Page 4

QUICKSTEP EVENTS

AT THE BAND CONTEST

BIG CROWD AT DUNEDIN

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, February 25. The "A" and "B" grade quicksteps and military displays were judged at Carisbrook. this afternoon before a crowd of nearly 20,000 people. Thirteen bands competed in the "B" grade and seven in the "A" grade. The former was won by Napier and the latter by Invercargill. Results, are as follows:—

The judge said that the section had been a very interesting one. He was not a great believer ■in 7'own choice" selections for contests, though there was a lot to be said for them from the point of view of the public. The work he had heard had been o£ a fairly high standard. Some bands had undertaken . selections which were beyond their- abilities, and one had chosen a task that was far too easy/ The following are the "A" grade aggregates for the first and second tests, and music m the quickstep:—Woolston 362, Municipal 341, Oamaru Municipal' 337% . "B" grade aggregates are as follows:Westport Municipal 349, Ashburton,34B Sii, on -*T rrkoa 345%» Hastings Citizens 344%, Napier City 344, Christchurch Muni- ££«' 3i l( Dunedin Artillery 338, Mataura 337%, Green Island 336, Greymouth Civic 334%,' Dunedin Tramways 334, West Harbour 329, -Mosgiel 320. "A"' grade bauds have divided the prize money as follows:—Woolston £217 llg Port Nicholson £120, St. Kilda £75, Invercargill Civic £75, Thnaru Municipal £20. "B" grade prize money is divided as follows: Hastings Citizens £90, Ashburton £50, Napier City £40, Nelson Garrison £40, Biinedin Artillery £20, Westpow Municipal £17, Greymouth Civic £15 Mosgiel £10, Mataura £7. Pipe " bands: Dunedin Highland £60, Christchurcli Scottish £40,-Taieri £20.At the close of the contest the musical judge, Mr. Frank Wright, said that the greatest fault he had foijnd with. New Zealand bands was: untunefulness, and he suggested that conductors, could remedy this, defect by assiduous practice of hymn tunes. Another point was that all bands were too' loud; There was a great difference between a full tone and mere noise. New Zealand ■ bands would be improved- greatly if conductors, insisted on softer playing. . . .. ■ •

"A" GRADE... • • Musical. Military, site." . Invercnrclll Civic .. 70 1S3 262 St. Hilda .......... 7.4% 181% 25SW Tlmaru S2^. 171% "54V Port Nicholson 80 " 174 «>547 .Woolston 811/- lGiy- 543 Oaraaru .......... 77^ 164% 241% KaiKoral 76 147%' ' 223% "B" GRADE. Napier City 84% 173>^ ■ -258 HastiDBS Citizens ... 75% 173 248'/. Wosgiel Municipal .. 73V.. 174SJ. oaaii Ashburton Silver .. 81 \ jeo$ , ~>&u, Westport Municipal . 83 157% 24ot Dunedln Artillery .. 75 103% 240% Nelson Garrison .-... 80 151'i 241V Greymou'th Civic..... 76'A 15551 »si2 Christchurch JIunil J . » Du^Sto Cfty • TVam: 8°% 149% ' 2S° ,rways m Tr> 153'4 228V. Mataura Town .'. 74 .' 153% o»7vr Green Island Muni- % ,,,cI Pal 79 143W 222% West Harbour Brass 75 141% . 2is£ ' The result of the own choice selection, "A" and "B" grades, is as follows:— ' vPort Nicholson 144 Woolston .-... ;....'..'.'. 140 Greymouth Civic "Ill 139 St. Kilda Municipal '..'.'..'. 138^ Invercargill Civic 138 Cliristcliurcli Municipal ........ 135% Oamaru Municipal .......135" Kaikorai ..- ......:.. 132