PORT NICHOLSON WINS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 74, 24 February 1938, Page 11

PORT NICHOLSON WINS

FIRST TEST SELECTION. DOMINION a grade bands. The first A grade test selection at the. New Zealand championship band contest now being hold in Palmerston North was decided last evening at the-Showgrounds in the presence of an attendance of disappointing ' size considering the importance, of the event. Seven bands competed, and the winners were the Port Nicholson Silver Band (Wellington), with Wanganui Garrison second and Timaru Municipal third. As was the case with the first B grade test on the previous evening, the jioints were not announced, these being kept entirely secret until after the second test.,

In commenting on the result, the judge (Mr E. P. Kerry) stated that the playing throughout was of a representative A grade character. The winners had given a really first-class performance. He had “sat back and enjoyed it.” Theirs was a fine rendition, with the tone always excellent, and he could not help saying that they were a fair distance ahead. The arrangements were again complete, there being no delays after the commencement. When one band completed its performance the next marched to the dais. Altogether it was an interesting and enjoyable evenfietails of the placings are as follow : A GRADE FIRST TEST SELECTION (“II Crociato In Egitto,” by Meyerbeer.) PORT NICHOLSON SILVER BAND (conductor, Mr J. J. Drew) 1 WANGANUI GARRISON BAND (Mr R. Francis) 2 TIMARU MUNICIPAL BAND (Lieut. R. J. Simpson) 3 Wellington Municipal Tramways Band (Mr.E. Franklin) ... ... 4 Auckland Artillery Band (Capt. G. Buckley) 5 Palmerston North Garrison Band (Lieut. C. Pike) ... ... ... 6 Ist. Battalion Auckland Regimental Band (Lieut. G. Bowes) ... 7 SOLO COMPETITIONS. B FLAT COKNET~CHAMPIONSHIP (“From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific.”) Allan Morton (N.Z. Institute for the Blind), 92pts 1 C. Gardner (Auckland Regimental) 84pts ... 2 H. F. Vincent (Port Nicholson Silver) 78pts 3 Also competed.—Lloyd Lee (Te Awamutu Municipal) 75pts.; J. McGrath (Wanganui Garrison) and R. Thomas (Ashburton Silver), N. D’Ath (Palmerston North City) 74pts.; J. Herd (Wanganui Garrison) and Valdridge (Woolston Brass) 73pts.; W. Kay (Port Nicholson Silver) and George Kaye (Lower Hutt Municipal) 72pts.; R. Milligan (Timaru Municipal) 71 pts. ; B. Register (Palmerston North Garrison), 70pts.; L. Fox (Hawera Municipal) and R. J. Simpson (Timaru Municipal) 69pts.; J. Farrell (Wanganui Garrison) 68pts.; R. A. L. Taylor (Taranaki Regiment and Municipal) 66pts.; G. Ilookway (Auckland Artillery) 58pts. “Many players did not seem to realise the meaning of this solo,” said the judge (Mr Kerry, afterwards “while there are a few who must think I am stone deaf; this class of player I cannot tolerate for one minute.” Some of the competitors, however, he added, had played very well and the performance of the winner was outstanding. E FLAT TENOR HORN. (“Enchantment.”) R. Francis (St. Kilda Municipal)

80pts •• ••• 1 F. Ormrod (Port Nicholson Silver) 79pts. ••• ••• H. Parsonage (Port Nicholson Silver), 78pts • ••• 3 Also competed.—K. Gould (Hawera Municipal), 77pts.; R. Carlyle (Palmerston Garrison), 76pts.; A. G. liams (Dannevirke Municipal), 70pts-; E. R. Perkins (Westport Municipal), 76pts.: W. Bicknell (Auckland Artillery) 65pts.; A. Buck (Wellington Boys’ Institute). 76pts.; W Borne (Oneliunga Citizens), 77pts.; B. Boyer (Invercargill Civic),, 72pts. ; P. Abraham (Wellington Municipal Tramways), 77pts.; L. . Scrivener (St. Kilda Municipal), 77pts.; A• J- D. Miller (Ashburton Silver), 76pts., D. Taylor (Westport Municipal), /opts.; P. Glen (Kaikorai), 75pts. The judge said that the solo chosen was a very difficult one, as it left many avenues for trouble. three players negotiated the rhjthm notes properly. MILITARY QUICKSTEP.

Intending patrons are requested to note that owing to the exceptional weather conditions the street maich of the competing bands to tie S jp grounds, which was scheduled foi 12.8 U p.m. on Saturday next, has been cancelled and all competing bands will now assemble at the Showgrounds at 1 nm. and the military quickstep will commence at 1.30 P-m-.-f+his The local committee regret that this alteration is necessary, but the excessive heat this week leavs no otliei course open.