| Format: | March & Own Choice Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Apollo |
| Adjudicators: | Harry Bower |
| Venue: |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Shields Temperance
|
J. W. Taylor | |
| 2 |
Backworth Institute
|
S. F. Howells | |
| 3 |
Harton Colliery
|
James Oliver | |
| 4 |
Willington Silver
|
J. B. Wright | |
| 5 |
Amble and Radcliffe Colliery
|
Chris Johnson |
Selection (test piece Apollo) plus own choice march.
March contest results:
- 1st Harton Colliery (J Oliver, "Conquerer", £1 10s)
- 2nd South Shields Temperance (J W Taylor, "BB and CF")
Mr Bower's adjudication of Harton Colliery's performance of Conquerer:
"Splendid start; grand to listen to; Sop a little sharp on top notes; Sop again a little faulty; a grand brisk style; basses quite a feature and accompaniments very neat. Trio: Melody a little out of tune; you are too anxious; cornet entry good; perhaps the wind is interfering; it is rather boisterous [nb I think Mr Bower was actually referring to the wind with this comment - it is noted elsewhere that the conditions on the day were "boisterous"]; everthing good; p's and f's well observed; tone of band good. Second time through much better and Sop improves; everything just now is grand; bass solo excellent. A really splendid performance to a march you are equal to."