BAND CONTEST.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 405, 12 April 1937, Page 4

BAND CONTEST.

HAWERA’S SUCCESS Stratford Second in the Hymn Test. The annual Taranaki band contest held at Waitara on Saturday proved highly successful. The Hawera Municipal Band won the three B. grad® shields, and also the George Cup, presented by the Mayor of Waitara for the hymn test. The band was given high praise by the judge, Mr T. Goodall, after the hymn and selection. He said Stratford should not feel "01M. in the cold,” because it had met something above the average B grade standard. Winners of shields were: B Grade. Aggregate: Hawera Municipal Band. Selection: Hawera Municipal Band. Quickstep: Hawera Municipal Band. George Shield, hymn (open Jo C grade bands): Hawera Municipal Band. C Grade. Aggregate: Waitara Municipal Band. Selection: Waitara Municipal Band Quickstep: Patea Municipal Band. Pipe Bands. Selection (Thomson Shield): H."n wera Pipe Band. Quickstep: New Plymouth Caledonian Pipe Band. There were large attendances at the Camp Reserve -for the quicksteps and at the Theatre Royal for the hymns and selections. More than £ll2 was taken in thfe afternoon and the theatre was booked out ,for the ) evening sessions. I The Wanganui Garrison Band, New Zealand A grade champion, gave a quickstep demonstration in the afibernoon and also played at the evening session. Details are:—. QUICKSTEP. B Grade. Hawera (J. R. Nairn), “Viva Birk, enshaw,” 172 J, 125. 297} 1 Stratford (P. S. Finlayson), “Patagonia," 1468, 109, 2558 2 C Grade. | Patea (J. R. Nairn), "Ingomar,” 163}, 102, 265 I Eltham (W. Ricketts), "The Exile," 1518, 93, 244} 2 \V..iura (!’. Sheppard), "Flying ing Squad," 134}, 103, 237} .... 3 Pipe Bands. 1 New Plymou h (A. S. Kirkland), i "Pibroch O'Denii Dhu.” 1713, 80, | 2518'. x 1 Hawera (J. R. Nairn), “Cameron of Corryholllie,” 149}, 85, 234} 2 Auroa (J. McN. Adams), "Corryhoillie,’’ 149}, 80, 219} 3 SELECTION. G'Grade. I Hawera (H. C. A. Fox). “La ProI feta,” 135 points 1 I Stratford (A. J. Kelly), “Lortz- | ing,” 120 points .. 3 C Grade. Waitara (R. Taylor). "Maritana,” 110 points; ~ , t j Opunake (J. Humphries). “La Travia.a,” 103 points 2 Patea (K. Christiansen), “A Souvenir of the Opera,” 98 points .. 3 Eltham (H. V. Lester), “Lurline,’' 90 points l .. 4 Pipe Bands. Hawera, ‘‘My Home,’’ "John Bain McKenzie.' “London’s Bantiy Woods and Brae” and “McPhee’s Reel," 84 points .. .... 1 .New Plymouth, ."Green Hills of ! Tyrol.” “Miss Delitia Chisholm.” “Loudon’s Banny Woods and Braes” and “Tail Toddle,” 82 points o HYMN TEST. | Hawera, “St. Catherine." 127 points 1 Stratford, "Divinity.” no points 2 Wai|tara, “New Rochdale?' 105 points .. • , Patea, “I Am Praying For '/su ’ 100 points, Eltham, “Deep Harmony?96 points, Opunake, "Fierce Raged the Tempest." 95 points. AGGREGATE POINTS.

Goodall, Wellington (brass) and J. Clothier, Hamilton (pipe). The mili, lary judges wore Captain F. L. Hunt, N.Z.P.S., Sergeant-Major J. J. Corkill, W. 0.1., and Sergeant j. p R. Bell, w. 0.1., and Sergeant J. D. Armstrong, N.Z.F.S.

B Grade. Q'atep. Sei. Tl. Hawera 125 S.ratfoid .. . . 109 120 229 C Grade. Waitara . 103 110 213 Palea .. . . .. 102 93 Elthain 93 90 Pipe Rands. Haw era . .. . 85 84 169 New Plymouth .. 80 82 163 The musical ji dgea were Me srs T.