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New Zealand National Championships (Championship Grade)

Sat 19 Feb 1949



Format: Set Test and Own Choice
Test Piece: Carmen
Adjudicators: Albert Baile , Dean Goffin , Tom Goodall
Venue: Dunedin Town Hall, Otago, New Zealand

Position Band Conductor Music Set Test Own Choice Total
1 St. Kilda Municipal Ken Smith 19 18 37
2 Wellington Waterside R. Fenton 15 19 34
3 Wanganui Garrison R. Francis 17 13 30
4 Auckland Watersiders Harry Shugg 15 14 29
5 Queen Alexandra Own Wanganui A. Schnack
6 Kaikorai Brass H. J. Osborne
7 Hawera Municipal Harry Fox

No.1 "Carman" (Bizet) points listed under Test
No.2 " Northern Rhapsody " (Thomas Keighley) points listed under Own Choice

CHANGE to GRADING
Championship grade introduced
"A" grade became "Championship grade"
"B: grade divided into 2 sections
top section became "A" grade"
Lower section remained "B" grade
"C" grade no change


Bands competed for the first time in their new gradings.
"Championship Grade" (new)
"A" Grade
"B" Grade
"C" Grade





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