CHAMPION BAND OF DOMINION
HONOUR GOES TO WANGANUI (xAfeRlsON WANGANUI, Peb. 27. The A Graoe Aew Zeajaiicl Brass Burui Cnampitmslnp was cteculed toriigiii at JLovk's Uartlens, tiie wiiimttg baud bemg \\ anganui uamsoii wiiicii souured au aggregate or dSo pomts iti ino A grade tests. fcJoconu piat-e was Jilled by Woolston and bt. Jviida Bands, eaeli with 284. rheu came (.^ueen Alexandra 's Own ( W anganui) -6.>, and .Kaikorai (JJun-i-dni ; 28 1. FoJlovvmg are tlie points awarderl the top bands m the lirst and seeond tests and aggregate, in tlial oider: — Wanganui Garrison . . 140 — 139 — 285 Woolston 139—10 0 — 284 bt. Kilda 140 — 144 — 28-1 qiueen Alexandra . . . . 142 141 283 Kaikorai 143 — 13S — 281 The judge was Mr. Hugh JS'iven, oj Melbourne, who praised the .standard set. -Nine bands competed. 'Ihe tenor horn solo in the contesl was won by F. Ormrod (Wellington Watersiders) with 91 points with W. II. Bourke (Auckland Watersiders) 89 seeond. Four were equal for third place with 88 points. They were F l'Tew (Christchurch), B. .7. Orniroo (Nelson), >S. Cowie (Hawera), and I". A brahaius ( Welli ngton) . Flugel Horn Holo: R. Rudhall (St. Kilda) 90 points, 1; E. Ormond (Wellington Watersiders' Silver) S4, 2; J. Farrell (Wanganui Garrison) 93, 3; .Jolin Creagli (Hawera Municipal) aiul \V. L. Lowe (Feilding Municipal) 80 equal 4. F Flat Soprano Cornet Solo: N. A. Tliorn (St. Kilda) 49 points, 1; T. D. Clemeiits (Woolston Brass) 45, 2; A. Bright (Ashburton Silver) 44, 3. B Flat Cornet Championship: L. R. -Fox ( Hawera Munk-ipal) 48 points, 1; 1). ('hristensen (Woolston Brass) 47, 2; W. E. Francis (Palmerston North City Silver) 46, 3. The general standard was well up to anything heard anywhere, said the judg'e when eommenting upon the E flat soprano eornet competition. The winner gave nn outstanding performance of brilliani playing. It was a class as oxcellent as any he had ever heard.
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 February 1947, Page 8
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