BAND CONTEST

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 6

BAND CONTEST

B GRADE TEST

WELLINGTON DOES WELL

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) NELSON, February 16. Twelve bands competed in the first B grade test selection tonight. There was. a small attendance, due to a cold wind. No points were given, only the positions being announced. Wellington bands figured prominent- ■ ly, securing first and second places. The judge, Mr. E. P. Kerry, said he had been - surprised at the B grade playing after the playing in the hymn the previous night. The band placed first gave a creditable performance— technical, tuneful, and artistic—and he had no hesitation in making his award. It would compare favourably with B grade bands in Australia. The placings were as.follows: — Institute Silver, Wellington 1 Wellington Municipal Tramways .. 2 Hastings Citizens' 3 Greymouth Civic 4 Christchurch Municipal 5 Westport Municipal and Palmerston North' City Silver (equal) . 6 Cambridge Municipal .'...' ...... 7 Danneyirke Municipal . ...< 8 Marlborough Mounted Rifles ..... 9 Nelson Citizens' ........:......... 10 Takaka Citizens' ■ 11 The judges were pleased with the work of some, of the soloists at the band contest today. Particularly, high praise for the winners ; of the flugel horn .solo and boys' solo was given by Mr. Kerry. It was the finest flugel horn, playing he had ever, heard inhis life, he said. It was most pleasing to him that he this morning had met an artist in the true sense of the word. It was also the most artistic performance he had yet heard at a contest. He expressed pleasure at the large number taking part. He advised competitors to go in for deeper mouthpieces. Commenting on the quartets, Mr. Kerry said there had been some very varied interpretations. The best two quartets as far as tone and tune were concerned had been beaten by interpretation. Speaking of theß flat solo players, Mr. Goodall said that the playing in this section was .very poor, although the test piece was not hard. The greatest fault right through was lack of tempo* It was supposed to be taken very resolutely and determinedly, but instead it was rendered very quietly. 1 Results are as follows:— Boys' Solo.—Lloyd Lee (Te Awamutu Municipal),/91 points, 1; H. Croucher (Hawera- Municipal), 89, 2; R. Francis (St. Kildal, 88; D. Chrislianson (Greymouth Municipal), 83; P. Glenn (Kaikorai), 88. Flugel Horn.—R. Ward (Institute Silver, Wellington), 86 points, 1;. G. Lowry (Timaru), 76, 2; A. Anderson (Wanganui Garrison)," 74, .3, The judge said the .winner's treatment of the piece was most, artistic. Quartet.—Westport -Municipal, -80 points, 1; Woolston Brass (1), 77, 2; Woolston (2), 75, 3. • B Flat or BB Flat Bass Solo.—C. S. Hansen (Taranaki Regimental and' Municipal), 86 points,' 1; E. Henwood (Woolston),' 83, 2; A. Spencer (Queen Alexandra's, Own), 82, 3:' ' - -