AMALGAMATION OF BANDS.
PROPOSAL IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, December 20. Mr. H. D. Bennett, president of the New’ Zealand Bands’ Association, launched important and noVel proposals involving the amalgamation in one organisation of all bands in Wellington city. For some time past Mr. Bennett has been convinced that brass band talent has been dissipated by the existence of so many units, each seeking to secure the best players and so preventing the possibility of the formation of one really first-class brass band. This scheme for Wellington proposes the assembling of all band talent under oneorganisation, forming a first-class civic band and a number of grade bands. Mr Bennett believes, if this could be brought about, that it would make possible the engagement of a first-class eonducter from overseas, who would not only conduct the civic band but would train the grade bands and would also be responsible for the annual classification. He also proposes that the senior or civic band would not be eligible for contests.—(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 21 December 1932, Page 5
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