BAND CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 5

BAND CONTEST.

:■■ ..•■ ■^W,^Vv^.:.ll RESULTS ATrPALMERSTON. ;i WANGANUI SUCCESSFUL. " / 1 (By Telegraph—Press Association.) • :.:'.| Palmerston.N. February 15. :.j There was another fine day for the v 1 band contest, and enormous crowds at- ..] tended the'quickstep competition at the: .'4 Show Ground. iThe results were a. rever- ' ; ) sal of last nighfe test piece, -as Wanga- ;!j uui headed all the bands with 2441 points, > :-\ aad Wellington Garrison.come last in the . 1 A,grade with 192 points, and ninth in 1 the combined A and Bgrade Haw.* The r J results'were:—" ' , ■■"'■.;. ■ v , •;■..-.j/j QUICKSTEP '^j Maximum Points: 150 militarr: 10O' | music. ■■:■• '■.'....::;.•■■-v» I A Grade. ■".'.' ■•'•'% ; : ( 1 ■■. Miii-. .-'■.-■ .. ■';:•'-.{ ... . : tar>-. Music. Tl. ' ,1 Wanganni Garrison ...... 166 80 2i6 •' ! \Vaihi Federal ...;......:.... 154J '90 2t4V : ' AVestporP Garrison 159 76 ■" 2X> ,-i Petone Municipal 153 78 ' 231 :,' Palmerston North 159 : 56 215 >- i Wellington Garrison ... 136 56;.' 192 • .'■, :■] •; •. ■ B Grade. ■: /' r : ; r.^',j Ashburton Temperance 158 16 '; '231 ''■'. -'■% Wellington Tramways ... -HO ■: 68 * 208 t : 1 lai'anaki Garrison ...... 12S} 62 ' 192|'-'?] Waitara jlunieipal ...... 150 : iOv 490 = W Gisborne City ............ 127J 60: ISTiCT Unohunga Municipal ... 140 42 -18° "-"; ■Mai>tbn,Boyai;- ............ 127 i -43' 175 i >sj Jlarton Junction ■.....: 133J .40 -'',1735.' -J The first ten bands-thns finished—Wi-' 4 njfauui, 246; Waihi. 2«l- AVcstport;:23s;^ :; ?l Ashburton ,234; Peione, 231; Palmerston,'i 's 215; Wellmston, -208:1 Taranaki;,l92i; : .Wellington Gamson,vl92; Waitara;- - 190.'•" -i „ B-Flat Cornet Solo. '.Maximum. p6inta'- ;; i : i SO. Foorteen competed.; This was.de. - : J cidfrd to-night, the leaders beinj.Berry--t'l ». .(Westport Garrison),; 72; ■-.-:- Gocdall t'H (Wellington Tramways), 67; M'Gratli ; .(Wa." ''i nganui Garrison), Bichard ; '-- (TaranaH^ -"-A .The judge said; :."If Goodall's' tempo:;:] had been better, the two .first would have- f had to play dff.'VV-.; .> :■:■; ;<.---y:. -■ ■'■■ fr^-M

! ANNUAL-MEETING. \ ; : tAt j .awwai-meeting' of; the:.Nortli.'? Island Brass.Band Association, : >h«reporVA. : showed a 'credit balance: of ; w£6o.•■'-"■ • Jlr.' ; ' ''■' Louis Cohen, the president/repprtedi hat-•:« ing arranged, while in vLondon,...for'a'-i supply, of\tcsi music: Jt was. decided nave a B grade's quiekstepi competition*S tinstead of both grades intone as at nrei "'■* sent. - . ;.-■- ;•• •■ ■-■.-,. -.. , ;;■■■ -.■-".■ ■ ■■.The- followin? officers were elected:— "f Patron, His Excellency the-■ Governor;' ,'i bMsident,.'Mr. L.' Cohen;' vice-presidents,' MajoivGeneral :"■•. Godloy •(WcHiiujtOn).' V' Messrs. O. Schwartz Oyollington),-J. K.. K'-rk .{Gisborn?), G. ■ Kendall (Palmerston), ?■ :j R. M'Callum (Blenheim),- Pastor v Riee '~\A (Dannevirke),. E: Newman -(RangUilrei)V M and H, Friedlander (Ashburton). The -H present secretary," 'treiiiurer,; and vic>'{r, presidents were re-elected this evening. -■■. : i->'J : The .meeting decided -to hold the next } S contest at Gisborne,- the } Gisborne date and Mr. Lysnar (Mayor of Gisborne) * v£ handing in a: guarantee, , of fifteen 7 hundred';> pounds, being- the v biggest guarantee • i ev«r'':i offered the association/:;;'::. -:• - - ,; : : ; ; v -J "fl: :^''':~ 'A motion 'by, .the, Hawera delegatei ?thatHK all soloists play their''own selections J waj.; ; lost.- : : _;" 1:... ■■: • ■;. ■■~:. :■:•.•,'.:■. i:.-.-;;.;.;,->j■-γ-g It was .decided to ask .the '■■.ihoomiiffVO executive to consider .what constituted; the. /; two,•; tiests Jandv* quick-step music points as,for the' Besses'';' Shield,'-or two tests'only,- as for the :' prize.- :::.■,:'■■ .-. W-- ■?■-.■'::■ '.-V-- , / :?■'■•.•>'■.- *

V THE CHAMPION-BANDrH;; ■ •; tiH (By Teleffraph—Press AEsbciitiori.i ~'s ! j Palmerstbn North,'; V' J .The matter;of what,/constitutes, the':; ; champion hand w'fts'.'rcbnsideiedi , at>the ':'■■ Band Association' "meeting ! last Vnight,'•:;-;. when '• it was/ decided that to! decide the \ champion ' band ; the aggregate', points .in, ! tho two test pieces of /Tuesday and' Fri-- 5 ;:; day nights..should bo taken, 'and there -;■] should be added to them one-fifth of the "4 musical DoinU in the ouicksten' comneti-:r,:l tion.' ;-Tnis' would bring Wanganui ; iip '•] five points, making the present totalsl — 'i Wellington, 236; Wanganui, 221; with the >j final test jiece'yet^o.'gq..:'-.,';;' , v;;.'.'' "j

■'_ ',' < TJHIE JUDGE ENTHUsiASTIC; k lf % ■:'■■ '■';>' Palmerstoti N.;'February ■' Referring to 'the-Wellington Garrison': 1 Band'e playing, in the'first test' piecei"atf. J j band contest,-the 'judgo,- Mr. Short, L.R.A.M.; accorded . his'.xompli--Is merits to the" band, stating -h'e;,was quite; 1 carried away by their performance.' The :1 interpretation all through was ably, good; and he commended in eulogist \-.i tic terms: the tone-:a!nd Blend attained.,, | He was little lEss-'enthusiastio.regirdinz.- < the performance by the Wanganui Band,"; J stating that ne,never-judged'at: a: con- : ; ;i test where the.playing had been He 'said it'was :a f good j.« ance. "■■■■ • '.-■.■'■''-'•■• ; -V-•■■" : ' , .'. '■;-':• : ■'■■!■' < '.-!!--' : .' ; '-i'i ~Wellington Tramways bandsmen also re- -j ceived. the judge's congratulations - on- • j their performance in :B/-grade.'. , It was ,;j •tuneful,"and the band deserved praise its. very .excellent -performance. ,■■;>,: ::.^-: : ;;|