GARRISON BAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81893, 23 November 1906, Page 3

GARRISON BAND.

The annual examinations and solo competitona in the Taranaki Garrison Band were held in tne Dull Hall oil Thursday nig'-t. There was a fair attendance ot the genera; public, including the Mayor and Mayoress. Piofessor Hutciicns, of Hawera, acted as judge, and at the conclusion ot the playing informed those prosent, through the Mayor, tn a t the various competitors had come out remarkably wen, particularly those of tne first grade. Hia Woiship took the oppouunity of congratuaticg Bandmaster jlcConnell on tue success achieved by. the many young instrumentalists. The judge added that tne performances 01 tne evening wcte veiy creditab.e. He commented on tu e fact tual, probabiy owing to nervousness, several players showed a disposition to prolong or overflow their notes. The smaller lustrumcuio were inclined to be snarp, and on the whole the larger in-truments showe', the better tone, scaiccly any being out of tune. In giving his decisions, he had paid patuculai attention to tone and intunaticu. Professor Hutcliens staled he had never heard a moie perfect performance on the trombone than tut ast so'o (played by I'uvate Handlev). The awaids weie as follows; Vir.t grade: Private llandley i-Sensucht'), y G points 1; Corporal N Alhn ("Scnsucht"), yo points, - Bandsman Cudby (Mendelssohn's -Song Without Words'), iSSS points, 3 'Second grade: Bandsman Lovell ("Edelweiss"), So points, 1; Bandsman Roch ("Ponderous"), !<o points 2 Bandsman Steele fSensucht ), 2(1 l> °T:!ird 3 gradc: Band-man McCon-n.-ll rZcnnbia'l, 77 I> 0 '» ,< ' ''' Bandsman Han '"WiU He No Come nVk"). 73 P" inls ' -'• IJandsm<in Brulton (•7.enobia"),6opo'» ts .3Onlv five members of the band were mm-competitors. Cheers were civen for ttv- bandmaster, and for the Mayor bcfoie the proceedingconcluded. .__.