WANGANUI BAND AT WELLINGTON.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5742, 12 October 1885, Page 2

WANGANUI BAND AT WELLINGTON.

\yi: Considerable interest is taken in Wanganui ;~QYer the band content now going on iv WelJ&agton, and numerous enquiries haye been -jWtade to-day as to the manner in which they acquitted themselves on Saturday night. 4'he programme advertised in Saturday's jPoati was :- Quick March— " Always Ready" <£. JSewton), Overtuie — " Italiana in fsPgeria" (lio&smi) ; Solo Polka (cornet) — •M-The Best Shot " Levy, Mr L. T. King ; Selection — " Souvenir de Bellini " (Basquit); 'Waltz— "Rose of England" (houud) j Stand Selection ' (test piece)—" Rienzi " (Wagner); Sight Heading leat; Grand -Selection — " Bohemian Girl " (Balfe) ; iKpphonium Solo—" The Minstrel " (Bellini) '10/jJt J. Crichton ; Contest Quadrille—"Rosajhibd " (H. Kound) j Grand Military Fantasia $ad> Galop— "1 he Relief of Ekowe" (H. Bound). God save the Queen. The Press "Association have not been sending any accounts of the different bands, but from a telegram received from Bandmaster King, we learn that the affair was a grand success, ,aM that the banduever played better. Mr L. T. King's solo polka 'Best Shot" was encored, as also was the sight piece. Three cheers were given for Wauganui and one more for the "boy" "the infant King." There was an audience of 2500 present. The following is the New Zealand 'limes report of the_conteat:-» The band played with twenty performers, used brass indumenta only. It was under the conductorship of Mr E. J. King, who may be complimented at the successful result of his teaching. The performers, several of whom are mere youngsters, attacked the music with a degree of confidence rarely met with even in older musicians. This point was specially noticeable with Master King, the Lilliputian horn soloist of the band, whose several efforts were warmly applauded. The basses, tenor trombone, and euphonium all acquitted thenuelves creditably. The sight piece was encored. The leading cornet (Mr L. T, King) took his solo polka very neatly, his tongueiog being rich and even. He should not have responded to an encore for this item, as he had already sufficient work set out for him in the very lengthy programme submitted. Several numbers were encored and repeated. As a whole the band was fairly tuned. Test pieces we have not referred to, but leave them to the judge. At the conclusion the usual cheers were vociferously given. It is expected that Mr Mackintosh's awards will be known about Wednesday next. The band were entertained by Mr Fisher, Mayor at the close of the performance. He congratulated them on being one of the best which had contested, and i-xpressed great surprise at Wanganui possessing such a good band.