EXHIBITION BAND CONTEST.
,' —-——» : "-' : ■'■,■''-■ CANTERBURY'.WINS FIRST TEST ■ ■■'■:'■■ SELECTION. . . . (Bt %i«sia,pli.—Pre*.s' Atsootatioii.) ' ' ■ . "Auckland, February 11. Twelve/bands competed in the A grade • first test'''sclect;ion, Classic.Gems',-'No, 1, arranged by' W.' Rimme;r. ' Possible points, 150. The judge's award was ' as follows:— ; ■ '■ ■ ' South Canterbury Regimental, 148 "'"point's- '...'...' '■ 1 .Wangan'ui Garrison, 147 points 2 ' Auckland Regimental, 14(> points ... 3 Wellington Tramways 145, Wellington City 145, Queen Alexandra's Own , (Wanganui)' 145. " Other competing bands were Kaikorai (Dunedin) 144, St. Kiida Municipal (Dunedin) 142, Gisborno City 138, "Waihi Federal-137, Auckland Garrison 132, Palmerston North Municipal. -Tho judge, before declaring tlio position of the bonds, said he had listened to a very fine contest. The. same mis- . take. had been made by almost every band . iu tho Mendelssohn movement, which waS taken too slowly. He wished to impress on bandsmen that tone and expression must coine first iii music.. Tenor Horns,. "Una Furteva Lagima Romanza" (Donizetti). —M. Bowles (Wanganui Garrison), 06,-1; D. Whelan (Kaikorai), 95, and "W. Smith (St. Kilda), 95, equal, 2; H. Driver (Wei-' lington Watersiders') 89,- A. Falconer 88, V. Norman and W. Norman (Gisborne) each 88. 'Trombone Trio.—Queen Alexandra's (Wanganui), v 9O, 1.; Kaikorai Brass, 88, 2. Also competed: Wellington Citv, 86; Waihi Federal, 85. Third-Ajiek land Regiment, 85; Second South Canterbury, 85; Auckland Garrison, 82; Qneiiunga, 82. -.: ■. Quartet.—"Wanganui Garrison, 90, 1; Second South Canterbury No, 1,81; St.-Kilda'Municipal/85; Queen Alex* andra's'i vWa'nganui, No: 1, 83: Waihi Federal, 83; Kaikorai, No: 2, 81; Wa-. ngahuf No. 2, 81; Queen Alexandra's No.-. 2,'80; Auckland Gar- . rison, 79; Palmerston, No.-.1,: 79; Wai- ' katp. No. 1,-79; Kaikorai, No. 1, 79; ' South'-'Canterbury, No, 2, .77;'• Whahgjirei, :75';' Wellington Cit}*, No:' 1, 72; . Oiiehunga," 65...: , "' ■ '■ •
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1982, 12 February 1914, Page 6
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273EXHIBITION BAND CONTEST. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1982, 12 February 1914, Page 6
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