BAND CONTEST

Inangahua Times, 27 February 1933, Page 3

BAND CONTEST

QUICK STEP AND MILITARY DISPLAYS A GRADE WON BY INVERCARGILL % B GRADE TO NAPIER WESTPORT SECURES FIPTH PLACE •V (United Press Assn.) DUNEDIN, Last Night. I In the hand contest, the A and B gTade Quicksteps and Military Ds 1 plays were judged at Carishrook this afternoon before a crowd of approximately 20.000. Thirteen hands competed in the B grade and seven in the] s A grade. The former was won by Napier and the lattir bv InvercargLl. . Results:— A Grade:—lnvercargill Civic 7!)nts ..

aurcitdiglU HVIC / .IJITS (musical) and 183pts military (262); St Hilda 74}pts and 181’; 2561; Timaru 821 and 1711; 254}; Port Nichol son 80 and 174; 254: Woolston 811, 161|, 243; Oamaru 771 and 164’ ; 241 J; Ktikorai 76 and 147’ ; 223’. B Grade.—Napier City, 941 and 173}; 258; Hastings Citizens 75} and 173; 24S} ; Mosgiel Municipal 73} aud 174}; 248}; Ashburton Silver 81 ana 160}; 241}; Westport Municipal 83 and 157}; 240}; Dunedin Artillery 75 ana 165}, 240}; Nelson Garrison 80 anal 151}, 231}; Greymouth Civic 76} ana 155}; 231}; Christchurch Municipal 80} and 140}, 230; Dunedin City Tram ways 75 and 1531. 229}; Mataura Town 74 and 153}, 227}; Green Island Muni-

cipal 79 and 143}, 222}; West Harboui Brass 75 and 141}, 216}. AGGREGATE RESULTS WOOLSTON WINS A GRADE WESTPORT FIRST IN B GRADE DUNEDIN, Last Night. Bands own choice selection, A and B Grades.—Port Nicholson 144 Worl-

ston 140, Greymouth Civic 139, St Hilda Municipal 138}, Invercargill Civic 138, Christchurch Municipal 136}, Oamaru Municipal 135, Kaikoral 132. The Judge said that this section had heen a very interestng one. He whs -not a great heUerer in “own choice’’ selections for the contests, though there was a lot to he said for them from the point of view of the public. The work he had heard had heen of a fairly high standard. Some of the bands had undertaken selections which were beyond their abilities and one had chosen a task that was far too easy. Poliowing are A Grade aggregate points for first and second tests and music In quickstep.—Woolston 362; Port Nicholson 3544; Invercargill Civic 348, St Hilda 347}, Kaikoral 341, Tim am Municipal 341, Oamaru Municipal 337}.

B grade aggregate.-—Westport Municipal 349; Ashburton 348, Nelson Garrifion 345}, Hastings Citizens 344}, Napier City 344, Christchurch Municipal 341, Dunedin Artillery 338, Mataura 337}, Green Island 336, Greymouth Civic 334}, Dunedin Tramways 3"4. West Harbour 329; Mosgiel 320. A Grade Bands divided prize money as follows: Woolston £217 10s; Pert Nicholson £120; St Hilda £75; Invercargill Civic £75; Timaru Municipal 80. B Grade prize money.—Hastings Citizens £9O; Ashburton £SO; Napier City £4O; Nelson Garrison £4O; Dunedin Artillery £2O; Westport Municipal 217. Greymouth Civic £ls; Mosgiel £lO, Mataura £7. Pipe Bands.—Dunedin Highland £6O, Christchurch Scottish £4O, Taieri £2O. At the close of the contest the musical judge, Mr Prank Wright, said tile greatest fault he had found with New Zeaalnd hands was the untunefulness and he suggested that conductor could remedy this defect by assiduous practice of hymn tunes. Another point was that all bands were too loud. There was a great difference between full tone noise and the New Zealand bands would be improved gTeatly if conductors insisted on softer playing.