NEW ZEALAND BRASS BAND
A WELLINGTON MOVE. GOOD A 3 ANY VISITING BAND. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Mr 11. Berry, a prominent bandmaster of Australia, who has recently taken up the conductorship of the Wellington Tramways Band, proposes to organise a New- Zealand brass band fit to hold its own witli bands which came over here from Australia and carry off honours at New Zealand contests.
A committee has been formed to assist him and provide finance towards his object. Mr Kerry has engaged Mr J. Morrcll, euphonium player, and Mr E. Edwards, drummer, both of Ihe Argyll and Sutherland Band, lo take up their permanent residence here and play wilh the Tramways ' Band. Mr 1!. Tucker, of the Lithgow Band, champion horn player, of Australia, has also freen secured. Mr Berry considers that New Zealand can turn out as good a band as any. and hopes to make Ihe Tramways Band equal lo any outside competitor.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19260603.2.36
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16813, 3 June 1926, Page 5
Word Count
155NEW ZEALAND BRASS BAND Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16813, 3 June 1926, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.