N.Z. BANDS CONTEST

Evening Star, Issue 22577, 19 February 1937, Page 3

N.Z. BANDS CONTEST

WELLINGTON TRAMWAYS WINS B GRADE [Per United Press Association.] NELSON, February 18. The Wellington Tramways Band won the B grade championship at the Dominion contest, being six points ahead of Greymouth Civic. The judge (Mr E. P. Kerry) said that, considering the difficulty of the selection, the performance of the winning band more than pleased him. He wished heartily to congratulate the conductor for the great detail he had got into the selection. He was also pleased with such refinement from a B grade band, and pointed out that the, piece was selected for an A grade contest in England last September. He suggested that the same number should be set for the B grade test at the next contest, so that the bands could get 12 months’ solid practice. The result was as follows: — na

SOLO RESULTS. The following are additional results in the solo sections; — B FLAT CORNET CHAMPIONSHIP. R. Simpson (Woolston Brass), 89 ...' 1 Fred Bowes (Timaru Municipal), 81 2 W. Stevenson (Woolston), 78 3 First and third places in the championship went to Woolston players. The judge (Mr Kerry) again criticised the thin tone of the cornets, although, he said, there had been some wonderfully artistic performances. TENOR HORN SOLO. F. Ormrod (Port Nicholson Silver), 89 points I R. Francis (St. Kilda), 88 points ... 2 L. Scrivener (Port Nicholson Silver), 87 points 3 “ The most noticeable feature in the tenor horn solo was the wrong tempo,” said the judge (Mr Goodall). "The competitors played it like a dirge. The marks awarded were low because so many expression marks were missed. The winner gave the best reading throughout, although it was not perfect. The first and second players were the only ones who gave a reasonable and consistent tempo right through.” BASS TROMBONE SOLO. L. Williscombe (Dannevirke Municipal), 88 points 1 B. Redmond (St. Joseph’s Orphanage), 80 points 2

c eS si $ “ Wellington Tramways 118 119 237 Greymouth Civic ... 114 117 231 Hastings Citizens ... Institute Silver (Wel116 114 230 lington) 123 101 224 Christchurch Municipal 110 102 212 Dannevirke 97 109 206 Marlborough Mounted 95 100 195 Westport Municipal 109 77 186 Cambridge Municipal 107 76 183 Palmerston North City 109 74 183 Takaka Citizens 84 73 157 Nelson Citizens 90 65 155