BAND CONTEST WEEK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 52, 20 February 1908, Page 4

BAND CONTEST WEEK.

The North Island Brass 15amW eiations' annual band Conte-t open-i at New Plymouth on Monday neM. There are good entries in all the competition-, and the band-* of the Dominion have l'ur months pa«t been doing solid practice.

In New 'lMyuiouth the arranjieinenN are very complete. Anticipating a inlhi\ of visitors, the accommodation fommittce ha-i made excellent arrangements, and there should be little dilliculty in housing the visitor-, alt lioulim. of course, the town will be fairly full. Till- J'KOIJRAM.MK.

The opening event of the week is -ei down for the morning at M a.m. at tlie Theatre Royal,, when the haiitonc soloare set down for derision. The llu;.:al horn -oh>s commence at '1 p.m. In Ihe evening there wiii l>-.« a |xi|i,t lar attraction in the shape w commencing at 7.30 p.m. On Tuesday the tniinl'"jv pl-i\ commence their work, the l». ll.tl «.o!j- - H. 30 a.m. Tfie <Jarden Party and oflicial n-re.)-iion of the hand* will take place on IhIlecreation Spoils (Jround «»n Tuc-dsv afternoon, at :i o'clock. Tlie bands wi-l mii-ter in Kumont Mivet al 1.30. an.! the lir>t hand marches nil to the at 1.J.) p.m. hy ihe immeiw crowd at the »arden party when lh' Contc-t was held here on a loniur occasion. ail tlie enlargement ami iin jirovement of the grounds will !»• mll\ rcnuircd. 'lhere i-, i)n n;inv -uitaMe spot in the Dominion tor ;i thc j ..I' tliis kind. All the hands will play vl tion- (own choice) during the afternoon. an) the ladies' committee \< i'l provide afternoon tea. There will he retreshment I on tin* ground. One of the hi<r attractions of ihis hm-ti-'ii will he the rendering •»!' the mach "I'iidaunted'* hy the nia>-ed hand*. ah:>.i» Mn) instruments taking past. The:-.* will he special and delayed trains. At nijjht the popular i-onter vV.-i

eomiH'tiiion takes p T ai-<» in i!u- Tho.it l'oyal. -tartinu at 7 p.m.

On Wednesday the 15 llat l»as- and K flat ha** solos start in ih" Royal at Jt o'ch.ck, and tie aiiem'-oi the 1511. llat ha-s and (•. ti'v;u'-n»iio - il'iat J.

I 111- I'l,\ mouth I'.lU llulli;!',! Sports iWw Zealand l li=ijnpii meet ing t. wil! In- tlir gp.M :! r: i w -'I Wednesday. The .-] ii>r! sv, ill i„. |„.l,| oil tin- ItccrCllion .Spurts (Iruim-I. The ISM list selectinn will l»011 Wednesday evening in tin- ltivn-.i-tiim (irounds. tin- lii-r-t band coiiiim-ti'-in;; !| l 7 p.m. Should the weather prove unsuitable for the open-air. the lest »:>- lections will In- played in (In- Theatre lioyal. Thi' outdoor pei-formam c should 1)1' |«i|Hi]ar. as avoiding the '.lilliu;,< heat of a crowded building anil giving frr.-at-er opportunities to the hand-. The grounds will la- brilliantly lighted l.y electricity. 1 here will In l -iii'eial a 11=i delayed trains. Thill-day is another big d.iy for the Hand Con test, and for v. hiiii special train arrangements lmvc been made. The morning will he devote I lo euphonium .solos, which commence at II a.m. 11l the afternoon is another big event for the people. the inarching or ipiickstep competition. All the arrangement are complete, and the marshals will despatch the bands on the march from the Itecreatioii Sports lirouml at 12.13 p.m. The marching competition coinmonocs at one o'clock The bands will play .Mr. C. Trussell's greatest musical composition, the .juickstep. "X.1.15.15.A." At night, commencing at ,S o'clock, the froinbone trios will be decided. Friday is a day for soloist-. K liat horns coninieucing at S.-I.j a.m.. and K. Ilat horns at 2 p.m. And at night comes the linal le-l on the I'ecroation Spoils (lroiin.l it p.m. Thi- will doubtless draw ;! lmg-' crowd, to witness tli,. conchisinii of a musical pa-t.