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Admission by Gold Coin.Levin & Districts Brass Band will present a Pre National Contest Concert on Sunday 7th July at 2.00pm at The Salvation Army Worship & Community Centre, Durham Street, Levin. The National Contest this year is being held in Manukau, South Auckland, between Wednesday 10th and Saturday 13th July.
In the concert, the band will play their National Contest music. The full band will perform two major ‘Test’ pieces and a Sacred Item, and will play their chosen Street March music while seated. The programme will also feature the four ensembles who will be competing in Manukau, and possibly some other concert material.
Not playing at the concert (due to unavailability of the accompanist, Kathryn Ennis), but competing in Manukau, will be two junior soloists - 13-year-old Hugh Maas on trombone and 17-year-old Aiden West on soprano cornet, a euphonium duet of Brian Stewart and immediate past Musical Director Mat Johnston, Graham Smith, competing in the Masters category on euphonium, and Musical Director David Maas in the Championship Cornet class.
A party of 44 band members, accompanist and supporters will travel to Manukau to represent Horowhenua at the National Contest. Solos, duet and ensembles compete on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th, and the full band competes in the C Grade competition on Friday 12th July and Saturday 13th July, with the ever-popular Street March being held at 2:30 p.m. on the Friday. Selected solos on the Wednesday and Thursday, and full band and march events on the Friday and Saturday, will be live-streamed on www.brassbanned.com
Having just been appointed in 2023, Musical Director David Maas is taking this band to a National Contest for the first time. He stated that he is very pleased with the way the band is playing in the build-up to the contest.
Drum Major Nigel Hewitt says that he is looking forward to leading the Levin band in the Parade of Bands.
Band President Chris Craddock stated that the band was really looking forward to the contest and the challenge of playing some highly demanding Brass Band ‘test’ music.
With entry to the Concert being only a gold coin donation to cover the costs of the venue, Mr Craddock was expecting a high turnout Sunday 7th July. "The people of the Horowhenua and the greater Kapiti Coast support Levin & Districts Brass with enthusiasm," Mr Craddock stated .
For further information please contact Band President: Chris Craddock 027 410 2420.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Salvation Army Worship & Community Centre, 11 Durham Street, Levin, 5 Durham St, Levin 5510, New Zealand,Levin, New Zealand, Otaki
