DOMINION BANDS’ CONTEST

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 27 February 1933, Page 4

DOMINION BANDS’ CONTEST

MILITARY DISPLAY. WIN TO INVERCARGILL. (By Telegraph —Press Assoe.iation). DUNEDIN. Feb. 25. The ~A” and “R’» grade quicksteps and military displays were judged at Oarisbrook this afternoon before a croAvd approaching 20,000. Thirteen bands competed in the “B” grade and seven in the “A” grade. The fonper AA T as aa'ou by Napier and the latter ba Invercargili. Results are as folloAV: “A” GRADE.

Oamaru Municipal log The judge -sa.id that the section had been a very interesting one. He was not a great believer in “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 lie had heard had been of a fairly high standard. Some bands bad undertaken selections which were beyond tlieir 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 in the quickstep : Wools ton 362, Port Nicholson 355*, Invercargill Civic 348, St. Kilda 34/1, Kaikorai 341, Timaru Municipal 341, Oamaru Municipal 337*. “B”- grade aggregates are a,s follow : Westport- Municipal 349, Ashburton 348, Nelson Garrison 345*, Hastings Citizens 3441, Napier City 344, Christchurch Municipal 341, Dunedin Artillery 338, Mataura- 337*,. Green Island 336, Grey mouth Civic 334*, Dunedin Tramways 334, West Harbour 329, Mosgiel 320. . “A” grade bands have divided the prize • ‘money as follows : Woolston £217 lbs. Port Nic-holson £l2O, St.. Kilda- £75, Invercargill Civic £75, Timaru Municipal £2O. . “D” grade prize money is divided as follows: Hastings Citizens- £9O, Ashburton £SO. Napier City £4O, Nelson Garrison £4O, Dunedin Artillery £2O, Westport Municipal £l7, Greymoulth ’Civic £ls, Mosgiel ’ £lO and Mataura £7. Pipe Bands : Dunedin Highland £64. Christchurch -Scottish £4O, Taieri £2O. A;t the close of the contest the that the greatest fault he had found that the igreaest Xa-ult he had found with New Zealand bands was untunefulness, and he suggested that- conductoTs could Remedy tliis defect by as•siduous 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.

1 S •g n tc 9 Sc tc Invercargill Civic ... St. Kilda 79 183 744 181-3 824 1713 262 2564 254-4 Port Nicholson * 80 174 814 1614 254 243 774 1644 2413 76 1474 2234 “B” GRADE. Napier Citv 844 1734 2,58 Hastings Citizens ... 754 173 2484 Mosgiel Municipal ... 734 174f 2484 Ashburton Silver 81 1604 2414 Westport Municipal . 83 1573 2403 Dunedin' Artillery ... 75 1653 2403 Nelson Garrison' 80 1513 2413 Greymouth Civic .... 764 1553 2331 Christchurch Municipal 804 W94 230 Dunedin City Tramways 75 1534 2284 Mataura Town 74 1533 2273 Green Island Municipal 79 1434 2224 West Harbour Brass 75 1413 2163 Result of the own choice selection, “A” and “B” grades, is as follows: 140 Greymouth Civic St. Kilda Municipal Invercargill Civic — Christchurch. Municipal 139 1384 138 1354