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

Morrinsville Christmas Parade

The band was invited last minute to play at the Morrinsville Christmas Parade. A small contingent of the band jumped onto the back of a truck and away we went. The event organiser was very pleased to have us in the band, and I think this may become a regular fixture for the band, perhaps next year we will be marching?? Its really neat to think the band is giving back to the community in these ways, it is also great advertising for the band.

Players include: Te Reo, Julie, Geoff, Robert, Quentin, Blake, Walter, Leighton, Sandra with Anessa being the official cheer leader.

Play out at the Morrinsville Intermediate Family Fun Night

Hamilton Auxiliary Band were invited to play at the Morrinsville Intermediate Family Fun Night. A small contingent of the band played Brass Factory gig pack and Christmas tunes (due to the smaller number we made sure we had all parts covered.  This was the first time the Morrinsville Community got to hear the band play and by all accounts reports back were that people really enjoyed hearing the band play.  Besides playing the band entered a team of players to make up the Auxiliary 'family' team. They were put through their paces: Greg, Anessa, Leighton and Walter, it was great fun watching them trying to solve the various problems and riddles such as tying a tie on someone else, walking with two planks, egg and spoon obstacle course, solving mathematical/logical problems and etc. They weren't major prize winners, but they enjoyed participating and putting our band name out to the public. Well done team!! Anessa and Piki had their faces painted by the talented students from Morrinsville Intermediate.

Players included: Walter (cornet), Alex (trombone), Robbie (cornet), Quentin (cornet), Greg (cornet), Lynn (bass trombone), Leighton (Bass), Natalie (Percussion), Blake (cornet), Te Reo (tenor horn), Sharon (tenor horn)  and Anessa (trombone).

Anessa is one in a Minion - every time she raised her eyebrows the minion waved.