BAND CONTEST
B GRADE RESULTS
WINNERS CONGRATULATED *
(Per Press Association—Copyright).
NELSON, February 18.
At the band contest to-night, the Wellington Tramways Band won the B Grade championship. Greymouth Civic Band was second, d - '
Judge Kerry said that, considering the difficulty -of selection, the performance of the ' winning band had more j£han pleased him, and he wished heartily to congratulate the conductor for the ■ great detail which he had got into the selection. He had been pleased also with such refinement from a B GVade band.
The judge pointed out 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 at next contest, so that those bands could get twelve months r solid practice. Following are the results:— Ist. 2nd.
B FLAT CONTEST The first, and third places in the B Flat cornet championship went to Woolston players. Judge Kerry again criticised .the thin tone of the cornets, although they had had some wonderfu!]v artistic performances. There were 24 entries, and the result is as follows
<R. Simpson (Woolston Brass) 89 Fred Bowes (Timaru Municipal) 81 W. Stevenson (Woolston Brass) ’ ... 78
" '' Test Test To. Wellington Tramways 118 119 237 Greymouth Civic 114 117 251 Hastings Citizens 116 114 230 Institute Silver, Wellington 123 101 224 Christchurch Municipal 110 102 212 Dannevirke 97 109 206 Marlborough Mounted [Rifles 95 100 195 Westport Municipal ... 109 77 186 Cambridge University 107 76 183 Palmerston Jvorth . City 109 74 183 Takaka Citizens 73 157 kelson Citizens 90 65 155
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1937, Page 5
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