BAND CONTEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1926, Page 1

BAND CONTEST.

GREY WIN" It. GRADE TEST. (IIY TELEGRAPH —PER. TRESS ASSOCIATION*. 1 DUNEDIN, Feb. 23. The evening scission saw the conclusion of the B. Grade Test. Nine Bauds competed before Mr T. ,J. Ricketts, judge. The p'rformames generally were of a very high .standard for the C. Grade. The first placed hands gave very line rondel in"-, of the test selections. The following are the results, -Monday night's points being given first : ■

To-day's sessions of the Band Contest iieluded the quartettes. 1L Flat Ihtgai horn solo, and the hoys’ solo (own cltoio*. any instrument). All rlase.s were contested. Hie sessions only finishing a few minutle.s belore the evening session was limed to commence. QUARTETTES’. DUNEDIN. Feb. 23. The finals of the quartettes will not he decided till Thursday evening. Tiv.* recalls were: Port Nicholson No. 1.. St. Kilfla No. T, Palmerston No. 2. Queen Alexandra’s Own (Wanganui) No. 2. B. Flat Fltigul Horn : -R. Ward (Wellington Tramways) !M ; G. Lowry (Kaikotai) !)."!; R. W. Ramsay (Port Nicholson) DO. Boys’ Solo (under 18. own choice, any instrument): J. Robertson (Greyniouth) D.B: L. Bruce (Woolston) 01: X. Marsh (Taranaki) DO. JUDGE’S REMARKS. The judge. Mr F. .1. Ricketts, commenting on the Greyniouth Band’s performance in "Kigolclb?.” said: .Generally speaking, this was a really good opening performance, and set a good standard for the hands which followed. Balance and blend we tv.* quite good, and intonation generally left little to find fault with. The opening movement was nice and bright, and the first euphonium sale which followed was artistically played. The horn cadenza leading into the ever popular “La Donna e mobile." taken by tho tenor horn was a trifle ragged, and the actual solo lacked the essential sparkle which is always associated with it. There non* also slight traces of faulty intonation in places, and dotted notes throughout. Tho selections were not treated correctly, in almost every ease the various players turning them with the succeeding note- into triplets. The linale was clean and bright, but inclined pi heaviness.

The various hands performed generally iu a very meritorious manner for B. Grade hands, and such faults a., ii-italic associated vith all amateur hands, viz., faulty intonation, lack of attention to detail, particularly in re-siv-et of time rabies, and failure to grasp the spirit of the work, the interpretation suffering in consequence.

B. BASS SO Li i. The B. B. flat bass solo resulted : L. Eogo (Dunedini DA. 1 . -I. Collitij (Wanganui) D 3. 2: C. S. Hansen (Wools!on) and J. Hughes (Woolslum 91. 3.

Mon. Tiios. . Tl. Creymouth 120 1 H2 20S lsi. Battalion, Taranaki 120 129 201 Hamilton 120 130 200 Otli. Mounted, Oaniaru US 130 2-1 s Oanneviik? Municipal .. nr> 120 2-10 (lislxirnc City no 121 210 Wintoii Municipal 110 111 230 Oamavu .Municipal 1 10 107 222 Auckland IVntorxidei'* .. 110 99 209