2024 Morrinsville A&P Show Videos

We had a great time at the Morrinsville A&P Show. Our first play out for the season.

Well done team :)

Happy

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Floral Dance

Get Lucky

Sweet Caroline

Swinging Kiwi

Don't Stop Me Now

2023 in review

Wow 2023 was incredible: Sorry for delays...  Here is a wrap up of our 2023 year in approximate chronological.

JANUARY

• Walter participated in the Northern Brass Youth Day with Sir Bob Childs
• NEW GIG PACKS MADE!!

MARCH

• Morrinsville Auxiliary performed at the A&P Show

• Morrinsville Market Day

APRIL

• 25 April - Anzac Day

• Concert with Cambridge Brass Band

MAY

• Waibop Brass Youth Day with Vickie van Uden

• Matamata Festival Silver

Links:

Blame it on the Boogie 

I will follow him

Fantasy for Trombone

MAY/JUNE

Video conferences with Jack Bewley (composer), Hayden Cullen (former NZAB) cornet player, Fraser Bremner (Percussionist & composer from New Plymouth) and our very own Todd Smith (Hamilton City Brass Band)

JULY NATIONAL CONTEST 

• Walter Hughes 1st U19 Euphonium & highly commended at Junior Champion of Champions
• Anessa 1st U15 'other instruments' (everything except trumpet/cornet
• Lizzie 6th U15 Cornet
• Walter and Hana played in Matamata Brass placed 2nd in C Grade
• Walter, Leighton,  Quentin and Hana played in Hamilton City Brass placed 4th in A Grade

SEPTEMBER - REGIONAL CONTEST  

• Hamilton Auxiliary Champion D Grade Band
• Hamilton Auxiliary Brass Ensemble 1st in D Grade - Leighton conducted
• Trombone Quartet 3rd (Sandra, Anessa, Liam and Vonya)
• U16 Air vari Anessa 1st, 
• U16 Slow Melody Anessa 1st
• Open Air vari Sandra 12th = and Slow Melody Sandra 17th

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Fantasy for Trombone - Anessa soloist

OCTOBER - NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS' BRASS BAND

• NSSBB Principal Euphonium: Walter
• NSSBB Principal Trombone: Anessa
• NSSBB 3rd Cornet: Lizzie
• NSSBB Development Band: Bass Trombone: Vonya
• NSSBB Development Band: 2nd Tenor Horn: James
• Manager Sandra
• NYBB Tutors: Charlie (HCB) and Leighton (HCB)

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Full Video:  (must be on facebook to see)

Swing Kings - Leighton Ginever

Salsa Pa'Gozar - Philip Harper 

NOVEMBER - ANNUAL AWARDS

• Best Attendance: George Jennings
• Auxiliary Most Improved: Anessa 
• Section of the Year: Trombones (Anessa, Robert, Sandra, Liam, Lynn, Vonya)
• Bands Person of the Year: Lynn

• STAR CROSSED "the story of Romeo and Juliet" Lizzie and Anessa played with Hamilton City Brass.
• 10 Pin Bowling - Well done Geoff!! Champion!! & Farewell to Hana (exchange student going back to Japan)

DECEMBER

• Morrinsville Christmas Parade - yes we marched!!

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• HCB Annual Christmas Carols fundraising

• Hamilton Auxiliary Play out at Forestlake Rest Home

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  Hamilton Auxiliary play outs in the shopping malls

As you can tell 2023 was a massive year... thanks so much to Kaperiera Hughes, our MD and Amanda our Manager.