Hastings Third

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 29, 18 February 1937, Page 6

Hastings Third

— Prese Association.)

BAND'S MARCHING Resolts of Competitions at Nelson » CORNETS CRITICISED

(By Telegraph

NELSON, Last Night. "A« eaeh session goes you bands Improve," aaid the judge, Mr. Kerry, Wter hearing seven bands in the first "A grade test selection to-night. "When I heard the hymn selection I was befinning to wfsh I had never come to Kew Zealand." He said there had been good playing to-night. His big criticism was the tMn eornet playing whieh he could not tolerate. Many players gave the impression that they had jusf begun on „ ©ornet a fortnight before the conteifc. He had been particularly im- , pressed by two trombone players and one soprano eornet. The placings were as follow;— Woolston, Wanganui Garrison, Timaru Mimi. -• St. Kaiaia Munieipel, Queen Alex- . jandra's Own, Palmerston North GarriJson, Nelson Garrison. • Euphoniwa Solo. Tiro large solo elasses were judged Jthis morning in ihe band contest. The Jjudge, Mr. Kerry, said that he could ^felaim to know the set euphonium piece, Tra® a pupil of , the composer, and „ had played it twice a week for six years. He criticised the playing of the jeadeiaa, and said the thing was lack- ^ introduction and theme, whieh jrequired warmth of tono and eolour. Besults were:— V. Wflliams (Wanganui Garrison) flOpts. 1; & Cotton (Nel•o* Garrison) 84pts. 2; J. gmith (Port nieholson Silver) 82pts. 8.

B Plat Oornet Solo. H. Simpson (Woolston Brasa) 92. IJoyd Lee (Te Awamutu) 89,. J. p. Storrie (Invercargill Givic) 88. The judge, Mr. Goodall, said they hwpt the standard np fairly well but etot very high. Marrhlng Oompetitlon. Xnarge erowds paeked Nelson streets flo wzthesg the bands ' marching compeMtion whieh proved a popular fixture. Weeults were: Woolston 88} points, Ij {Nelson Garrison 88}, 2; Hastings Citiptaf,..87}, 3; Palmerston North Garripon.86}, 4; Wellington Tramwaya and {Enatitute Silver (Wellington) 86, equal pj Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles jp4, Wanganui Garrison 83}, St. Kilda »2}, Westport Municipal 81, Timaru jlfunicipal 81, Palmerston North City ff&}, Queen Alexandra 'a Own 77}, Takaka Citizens' 76}, Christchurch Munijcipal 76}, Greymouth Civic . 76, Cam- " pridge Municipal 7«, Dannevirke MuniP£al 74}.