Municipal Band
newly elected president
Mr. G. A. Booth, newly elected president of the Lower Hutt Municipal Band, has been closely connected with bands and musical organisations for many years. As a boy, he was a member of the Oamaru Garrison Band. From 1906 until 1934, the year in which lie moved to the Hutt Valley, lie lived in I?imaru, where he was an active member pf the musical organisations established there.
During the 1914-18 war, he conducted the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Band, at Sling Camp, England, and also studied at the Royal Military School of Music at Knellor Hall. In 1935 Mr. Booth played a large part in the formation of the Air Force Band, and was its first conductor. A proficient brass and reed instrumentalist, Mr. Booth is now a member of the National Symphony Orchestra. Members of the Municipal Band are very pleased that Mr. Booth has accepted the office of president, and feel sure that his life-long interest in brass band work will prove of considerable assistance in all matters connected with their welfare.
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Hutt News, Volume XXII, Issue 1, 16 June 1948, Page 7
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179Municipal Band Hutt News, Volume XXII, Issue 1, 16 June 1948, Page 7
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