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D SERIES - Brass Band Contest 1953
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1 D7553a sa-d-07553-s01-pm A Grade 1st Test Selection, "Scena Sinfonia"
(Henry Geehl) Woolston Brass Band, 2nd 1YA 1953 [year in pencil and red crayon]
2 D7553b sa-d-07553-s02-pm A Grade 1st Test Selection, "Scena Sinfonia"
Queen Alexandra's Own Band, 3rd, 1YA 1953
3 D7554a sa-d-07554-s01-pm A Grade 1st Test Selection, "Scena Sinfonia"
(Henry Geehl) Kaikorai Brass 1st 1YA 1953
4 D7554b sa-d-07554-s02-pm A Grade 1st Test Selection, "Scena Sinfonia"
(Henry Geehl) Masterton Municipal Band 3rd 1YA 1953
5 D7555a sa-d-07555-s01-pm Euphonium Solo "I Capuletti" Rodney Sutton
"Band of the 1st Otago & Southland Regt. duration 9'17", 1YA
6 D7556a sa-d-07556-s01-pm B. Grade 2nd test selection Hungarian Rhapsody
1st Battalion Auckland Reg. pt 1 of , 1YA
8 D7556b sa-d-07556-s02-pm, B. Grade 1st test, "Four Preludes" Lower Hutt Civic
Band, 2nd, 14' approximate, 1YA, pt I of II
7 D7557a sa-d-07557-s01-pm C Grade 2nd test selection (1953) "Cavelleria
Rusticana (Mascaggni) Masterton Municipal Band 3rd, 3rd in C grade
Championship, 1YA, 11'40"
8 D7557b sa-d-07557-s02-pm, A Grade 2nd test selection (1953) "Resurgam" (Eric
Ball) Queen Alexandra's Own Band 3rd, 3rd in A Grade championships, 1YA
9 D7558a sa-d-07558-s01-pm Flugel Horn Solo "You Will Remember Me"
R. Fay, Kaikorai Band, 1YA, 1953
10 D7558b sa-d-07558-s01-pm B Grade 2nd test selection (1953) "Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2" (Liszt) Timaru Municipal Band 1st, 8'53", 1YA
9 D7559a sa-d-07559-s01-pm B Grade first test , Four Preludes, Timaru Municipal
Band, 1953, pt 2 of 2, 1YA
10 D7559b sa-d-07559-s01-pm B Grade first test , Four Preludes, Lower Hutt Civic
Band, 1953, pt 2 of 2, 1YA
11 D7560a sa-d-07560-s01-pm B Grade second test selection Hungarian
Rhapsody, Auckland City Silver Band, 1953, 1YA
# D7560b [no label - marked with chinagraph pencil - blank - not preserved]
12 D7561a sa-d-07561-s01-pm B Grade 2nd Test selection 1953, Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt) Lower Hutt Municipal Band, 10'09", 1YA
13 D7561b sa-d-07561-s02-pm B Grade 2nd Test selection 1953, Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt) Lower Hutt Civic Band, 10'12", 1YA
14 D7562a sa-d-07562-s01-pm B Grade 1st test Auckland City Silver Band, Four
Preludes, N.B. There is an announcement between 3rd & 4th prelude which is not
to be played on the air. duration 15' 1YA
15 D7562b sa-d-07562-s02-pm B Grade 1st test "Four Preludes" Band of 1st.
Battn. A. Auckland Regt. 3rd, duration 14' approx. 1YA
15 D7563a sa-d-07563-s01-pm A Grade 2nd test selection (1953) "Resurgam"
(Eric Ball) Woolston Brass Band 2nd in A grade Championships, 1YA
16 D7563b sa-d-07563-s02-pm A Grade 2nd test selection (1953) "Resurgam"
(Eric Ball) Kaikorai Brass Band 1st. in A Grade Championships, 1YA
17 D7564 sa-d-07564-pm A Grade 2nd test selection (1953) "Resurgam"
(Eric Ball) Auckland Watersiders Band N.P., 1YA
18 D7565a sa-d-07565-s01-pm C Grade 2nd test selection (1935) "Cavelleria
Rusticana" (Mascagni) Addington Workshops Band, 1st. 2nd in C Grade
Championships, duration 12.5, 1YA
19 D7565b sa-d-07565-s02-pm C Grade 2nd test selection (1935) "Cavelleria
Rusticana" (Mascagni) Wellington Municipal Tramways Band, 2nd, 1st in C
Grade Championships, duration 12.5, 1YA
20 D7566a sa-d-07566-s01-pm 1953 C Grade 1st test selection "A Holiday Suite"
Wellington Tramways Band 1st, duration 10.5, 1YA
21 D7565b sa-d-07565-s02-pm 1953 C Grade 1st test selection, "A Holiday Suite"
Addington Workshops Band, 2nd. duration 10.5, 1YA
22 D7567a sa-d-07567-s01-pm "D" X Grade test piece. "Thanksgiving" Eric Ball,
Wellington Watersiders Silver Band. 2nd placing, 1953, 6 mins, 1YA
23 D7567b sa-d-07567-s02-pm "D" Grade test piece. "Thanksgiving" Eric Ball,
Te Awamutu Municipal Band, 3rd placing, 1YA
24 D7568a sa-d-07568-s01-pm "Cut 1 "B" grade hymn test Auckland City Silver
Band. Not Placed. "Euphony" Arr. J Williams. Cut 2 "B" grade hymn test, 1st Batt.
Auck. Rect. Not placed "Sine Nomine" V Williams
25 D7568b sa-d-07568-s02-pm 1953 D Grade 1st test "Thanks Giving" (Eric Ball)
Portland Boys Band (Aust) 1st [the following is crossed out] Wellington Waterside
Silver Band - 2nd Te Awamutu Municipal Band - 3rd.
26 D7569a sa-d-07569-s01-pm Side 1, winning quartet Kaikorai Band, 1 of 1, 1953
[no title]
27 D7569b sa-d-07569-s02-pm Side 2, B flat cornet champion D Christiensen,
Woolston Brass Band, pt 1 of 1
28 D7570a sa-d-07570s01-pm A grade test Auckland Watersiders Silver 1st.
"Sine Nomine" - V Williams 2'45"., Kaikorai Band, 3rd . "Praised Be Jesus Our
King" M Thorn 3'30", Woolston Brass Band 2nd "St Christopher" F C Maker 3'30",
1953, 1YA
29 D7570b sa-d-07570s02-pm B Grade hymn test, Timaru Municipal Band
"Aurelia" - S Wesley 1st 2'45", Lower Hutt Municipal Band "Crimond" Arr. Clayton
2nd 2'30", Band of 3rd. Arr. Rgt. "Crimond" arr. Clayton 3rd 2'30"
30 D7571a sa-d-07571s01-p*m D Grade hymn test Portland Boy's Band (Aust) 1st
"Deep Harmony" Broadhead. Te Awamutu Municipal Band, 2nd "Rutherford"
- L. Lee, Grantity Silver Band - 3rd "Nearer My God toThee". Francis, 1YA
31 D7571b sa-d-07571s02-pm C Grade hymn Test. Addington Workshops Band
3rd "Lux Benigma" - Dyke, Masterton Municipal Band 1st. "Be still My Soul" -
Sibelius, Wellington Mun. Tramways Band 2nd. "Colne" - Franklin, 1YA 1953
32 D7572a sa-d-07572s01-pm Bb Cornet solo winner (Amateur) G Aldridge, -
Derry's "Stars in a Velvety Sky" H. Clarke.
33 D7572b sa-d-07572s02-pm E Flat Cornet solo, "Carnival de Venice" N.A.
Thorn, Kaikorai Band, 1953, 1YA