ROTORUA BA[?]

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 508, 17 April 1933, Page 4

ROTORUA BA[?]

WINS THREE BANDSMEN CARRY OFF J AWARDS AT HAMlhl CONTEST | NORTH ISLAND "B" GHjJ Justly prond of their atid the Rotorua Municipal batiy turned yesterday fromy Auckland Band Contest at'i with the scalps of the pJ their belts. They broughty t shields and twenty-five mj ! are naturally elated. 1 | Twelve bands, seven B J 1 five C grade, took part tests and assembling, they 1 tlirough Victoria Street, IjJ Rngby Park where the conlJ place. The spectacle wasy popular and it was estimpj there were about 5000 spj Rugby Park. j Rotorua's first test was inj step where they were m'ojj ful in the musical portion || purely drill part. They cond place in music, hutia drilling brought them badl position. ] Their reward came in }J When the tdSt piece was J here Rotqrua came ont-vitM a good margin. j In speaking after the ecj judge, Mr. Geo. Buckley,sjJ highly in'deed of the perfoj

the Rotorua and Hamilton! this piece. The leading- banil stood out in a class by ifseii J jt and the second band gayJ ances which were fully npl standard of A grade bands, I ^ This resutt must be veijl ing not only to the bandsnJ selves and to their eondntil enant E. Tregilgas, whose 1 eff orts have brought the col to the high pitch which itl tained, but also to the pJ have supported the bandal borough council who haveil in every way. | Yesterday afternoon the't| ed in the Government Garl went through a remarkaHjl gramme including the cJ selections. The performanal ourably commented uponpj by numbers of visitors #J their appreciation to ai Post" representative. * | The shields secured byftl organisation are the B Gi>| Shield. I The B grade aggregatel awarded to the band whai the most points for its J rendering). The "BooseyH ship Shield," which carriesil B Grade North Island (fl ship. 1 In addition there are 9 awarded, one for each niJ compehed in the contest. I The result is the more J owing to the f act that abfl last minute one of the cefl ers was unable to obtaisS Lieutenant Tregilgas bakl substitute who did extreEfl the circumstances. I To-day the band seebfl els, four of its members 'sfl to take part in solo and ■ contests. There are banil Mahon (cornet), F. Tie£l net) , J. Dixon (tenor) anil tensen (euphonium). .1 In addition to these serl bers of the Boys' Band ti Lieutenant Tregilgas are ti inclu ding b an dsmeh Jtl Lacey, Murray and Purcell Rotorua has every reasl proud of its musicians. 1 The full points awardeiB yet available. |