BAND CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8654, 12 February 1914, Page 6

BAND CONTEST

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Press Association. AUCKLAND, February 11. Twelve bands competed in tb© A grade first test selection. Classic Gems, No 1, arranged by W. Bimmer. Possible points, XSO. The judge’s award was as follows: South Canterbury Regimental, 148 points ; ■; Wanganui Garrison, 147 points ... 2 Auckland Regimental, 146 points ... 3 Wellington Tramways 145, Wellington City 145, Queen Alexandra’s Own (Wanganui) 145- . Other competing bands were n.aikoraT (Dunedin) 144, St. Kilda Municipal (Dunedin) 142, Gisborne City 138, Waihi Federal 137, Auckland Garrison 132 Palmerston North Municipal. The judge, before declaring the position of the bands, said ho had listened to a very fine contest. The same mistake had been made by almost every Band in the Mendelssohn movement which was taken too slowly. He wished to impress on bandsmen that* tone and expression must come first in music. Tenor Horns, “Una Bortova Lagima Romanza” Donizetti. M. Bowles (Wanganui Garrison), 96, X; D. M hclaa (Kaikorai), 95, and W. Smith (St. Kilaa;,' 95, equal, 2; H. Driver (Wellington Watersiders), 89, A. Falconer 88, V. Norman and W. Norman (Gisborne) each 88.

Trombone Trio.—Queen Alexandra’s (Wanganui), 90 points, 1; Kaikorai Brass, 88, 2. Also competed—Wellington City 86, Waihi Federal 85, 3rd Auckland Regiment 85, 2nd , South Canterbury 85, Auckland Garrison 82. Onehunga 82. Quartette.— Wanganui Garrison, 90, 1; 2nd South Canterbury No. 1, 87, 2; St. Kilda Municipal, 85, 3. Also competed—Queen Alexandra’s (Wanganui) No. 1 83, Waihi Federal 83, Kaikorai No. 281, Wanganui Garrison No. 2 81, ■ Queen Alexandra’s No. 2 80, Auckland Garrison 79, Palmerston No. 1 79, Waikato No. 1 79, Kaikorai No. 1 79, South Canterbury No. 2 77. Whangarei 75, Wellington City No. 1 72, Cnchunga 65.