Saturday, December 14, 2019

Hamilton City Brass Band Prize Giving 2019

The Band Prize giving theme was "Under the Sea" and there were mermaids, sea captains, jellyfish, seaweed, and others as you will see.

Congratulations to prize winners: 
Colin and Barbara Smith Award: Malcolm Barr
Bands Person of the Year A Grade: Te Reo Hughes
Bands Person of the Year Auxiliary: Apri Van Eyk
Most improved A Grade: Natalie Garcia-Gil
Most improved Auxiliary: Tom Evans
Most improved Brass Factory: Quinn
Highest Attendance A Grade: Ross McAdam
Highest Attendance Auxiliary: Walter Hughes, Leighton Ginever, Sandra Ginever
Highest Attendance Brass Factory: Quinn
Section of the Year A Grade: Basses
Section of the Year Auxiliary: Percussion

Long Service awards: Mike Rogers, Sergio Marshall, Geoff Ledger, Ben Burnell, Mason Elliott 

















Brass Factory organiser and A Grade cornet player Tracey Seifert 

Malcolm Barr - the Captain of the "Under The Sea" themed prize giving... he was also AKA Mr Smith, the captain of the Titanic for the night and did a superb job as the MC for the evening.
Walter Genefaas - President of the Hamilton City Brass Band organisation  

Colin Smith sharing his tribute to his wife Barbara who used to accompany players. Malcolm Barr received the inaugural award for the Colin and Barbara Smith award for outstanding services to the band organisation - for his effort to organise and manage the NZ Brass Band Nationals 2019 in Hamilton.

Brass Factory certificates for players in the beginners/development band

Brass Factory Highest attendance and most improved player: Quinn



Highest attendance Auxiliary: Walter, Sandra, Leighton presented by Blake


Geoff receiving his long service award


Sergio receiving his long service award



Most improved A Grade player: Natalie

Mike Rogers receiving his long service award

Auxiliary MD: Te Reo Hughes 

Auxiliary MD Te Reo with Zeelia (Representing the percussion team for the Auxiliary band)

A Grade MD Glenn Richards

Section of the year A Grade: Basses




Bands person of the year A Grade

Bands person of the year Auxiliary: Apri

Long service awards: Mike, Sergio, Geoff, Ben, Mason


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