The Te Awamutu Brass Band History Booklet is dedicated to the deceased members of the Band who gave total commitment and

worked tirelessly for the Band over many years

Revised Edition 2012 Compiled and written by Denise Wilson

Contents

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Dedication Contents Messages of Welcome Waipa District Council, Message from the Mayor 1

BBANZ, Message from the President 2 Te Awamutu Brass, Message from the President 3 History of Te Awamutu Brass 5 Te Awamutu Brass Honour’s Board 16

Messages of Welcome

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Message from Te Awamutu Brass

It is my extreme pleasure to welcome everyone to the Te Awamutu Brass Band Centennial. This weekend sees the Band’s 100 years of community service and music celebrated by people who have over the years been involved with the Band, whether current, past players, supporters or friends who have gathered here in Te Awamutu to celebrate. A special welcome to those who have travelled a long distance to be here especially those from overseas and in particular from Moree District Band our Twin Town in NSW Australia. Te Awamutu is indeed fortunate to still have active Brass Bands, one ‘C’ Grade and one ‘D’ Grade as many small town bands have simply vanished and are no longer in existence. This achievement is testament to the support from players and the community that have formed its current shape. May the Band still be here in another 100 years. There has been a tremendous amount of work and organizing gone into this weekend and for this a huge thank you to our Convenor, Denise Wilson and her husband Steve. Their dedication to detail during this event has been superb. Please enjoy the weekend as it only happens once every 100 years and it would be fair to say that we may not be around to enjoy the next celebration. Thank you all for coming and enjoy what we have to offer. I look forward to seeing you all throughout the weekend. John Pye President Te Awamutu Brass

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Te Awamutu Brass Band History

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Te Awamutu Cavalry Band 1885

Back Row ( Left to right): Bandmaster H.T. Sibley Bandmen J. Holden, T. Weal, Corporal A.H. North, E. North, R. Cunningham and Corporal Tristram

Te Awamutu Municipal Band Quickstep Auckland Contest 1924

Te Awamutu Municipal Band Drum Major, Mr L.S. Armstrong

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The present Brass Band in Te Awamutu is probably the third Band formed in this area since about 1870 when Militaria men stationed in the town after the Maori Wars formed a group. A Band was formed and named the Te Awamutu Cavalry Band by Mr Harry Silby. It is not known where they obtained the seven or eight instruments with which they started the Band. This Band introduced banding to the town of Te Awamutu in the 1880s. The Te Awamutu Cavalry Band on the 1st July 1880 played at the opening of the Te Awamutu Railway Station on the main trunk line. The Band was outfitted in new uniforms and played some ‘spirited selections’ for those gathered. In 1980 Te Awamutu Municipal Band played in the same place to celebrate the Town’s Railway Centenary. This was 130 years ago. The Regiment disbanded about 1885 and some of the Bandsmen drifted away from Te Awamutu. It is not known what became of this Band’s instruments. The earliest photo of the Te Awamutu Cavalry Band is in 1885 with the Bandmaster H.T. Sibley and Bandmen J. Holden, T. Weal, Corporal A.H. North, E. North, R. Cunningham and Corporal Tristram. The second Band was formed in 1895 by two Bridson brothers who came to town to paint the old Commercial Hotel. Both had been members of the Auckland Garrison Band. A subscription list was circulated to buy second-hand instruments and the following were purchased – one Tenor Horn, one Baritone, one valve Trombone, one Drum and two or three Cornets. They also acquired some privately owned instruments to swell the collection. Mr D. Bain, a tailor, who settled in Te Awamutu, was the Band’s first Conductor. The Band was known as the Te Awamutu Town Band. After a few years the Band went into recess and the instruments were handed over to the Town Board and locked away in the Town Hall. In 1908 Messrs. A.G. Warburton, G. Galloway and A. Blythe began reviving interest in a Band for the town and after an interview with the Town Board the instruments were released. Mr Warburton organized fundraising activities for the Band and purchased a set of Hawkes Brass instruments. This third Band retained the title of Te Awamutu Town Band and made its first public appearance 3rd December 1910. A number of the Town and Districts’ notable pioneering families were represented in this Band. The name was changed in 1916 to Te Awamutu Municipal Band Inc. with an active membership of 24. Around this time the Band was given the use of a section of the Town Council’s horse stables in Mahoe Street as its permanent practice room. The building had an earth floor and the Band shared the property with the resident horses. Improvements were carried out by the Bandsmen and the hall was the Band’s headquarters for the next 57 years. Mr Arthur Newsome was one of the early Conductors and when he served overseas during the First World War, Mr J.T. North acted as temporary Bandmaster. On Mr Newsome’s return he resumed his duties as Conductor followed by Mr McMahon and Mr E. Willers. The latter known as ‘Min’ had two sons playing in the band Barry on trombone and Denny on cornet at this time. The Te Awamutu Municipal Band’s first Contest was Auckland in 1924 with Mr L.S. Armstrong as Drum Major. The Band contested until the start of the Second World War when many Bandsmen left for active duty and the Band was forced into recess. After the war Mr R. Close came to Te Awamutu and under his Conductorship re-formed the Band. The Band started an uphill struggle to regain its former standard and attended the National Contest in Auckland 1949 but 1950 was the Band’s turning point and the start of the modern Band as we know it today. That year Mr L.E. Mansfield was elected President of the Band and his term of office lasted 14 years. Under his inspired leadership the Band entered a period of great achievement. Mr R. Close left Te Awamutu in 1951 and Mr L.R. Lee, a Bandsman of long service and a member of a well known musical family, became the Band’s Conductor. His ability as a

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Te Awamutu Municipal Band Contest 1965

Back Row(left to right): J. Dixon, I. Carthy, F. Hope, D. Haberfield, F. Caulton, B. Flay, L. MacLean, R. Lee, M.Craig, K. Tippett, C. Hilditch Middle Row: J. Bradley, R. Bradley, Q. Kabel, G. Barham, R. Edgecombe, R. Allen, W. Derbyshire, M. Mansfield, F. Sherwood, B. Lee, P. Adams, F. Loomb Front Row: W.J. Murrell (President), A. Thornton, C. Hedley, J. Irvine, A. McMillan, L.R. Lee (Conductor), A.W. Fletcher (Drum Major), R. Marx, K Palmer, K. Hall, B. West, T.J. Sklenars (Secretary)

1983 Australasian ‘C’ Grade Champion Band

Back Row (Left to right): R. Keenan, N. McGee, D. Owen, S. Joyce, D. Haberfield, W. Denton, J. MacLean, B. Cullen 2

nd Row: L.R. Lee, S. Reid, J. Underhill, J. Forsyth, m. Fitzsimmons, W. Lim, J. Allen, G. Keenan T. Sklenars

3rd Row: G. Green, J. Kay, J. Dixon, F. Sherwood, S. Derbyshire, M. Spence, P. Allen, L. Davey, S. Reid 4

th Row: B. Derbyshire, W. Derbyshire, S. Lloyd, B. Calkin, L.B. Lee, D. Johnson, P. Spence, A. McMillan, E. Denton, R. Marx, J.

Irvine Absent: K. Tippett, S. L. Wilson

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musician and a Band Trainer were soon realized when in 1953 he took the Band to the Wanganui National Contest and won the ‘D’ Grade section as well as the ‘D’ Grade Quickstep lead by Drum Major, Mr V.R. Egglestone. The next goal was to equip the Band with new instruments and uniforms hence they did not attend the 1954 National Contest. All efforts were put to raising finance. The exercise was highly successful and the new equipment was ready for use at the 1955 Auckland National Contest where the “D” Grade title was once again won by Te Awamutu. The Band was then elevated to “C” Grade and attended the next ten National Contests at this level. 1965 was a great contest year for the Band who took out the New Zealand National ‘C’ Grade Championship gaining 1st Test, 1st Second Test, 2nd Hymn, 1st Aggregate and 1st Quickstep. What a great achievement. Lloyd Lee remained as Conductor. On a personal note Lloyd proved to be an exceptional player winning the National Cornet Championship in 1954, 1955, 1958 and 1961. Since 1960 Te Awamutu has been represented in the New Zealand Brass Band by seven Bandsmen. They were Lloyd Lee, David Dalton, David Ansell, Grant Kerby, John Edgecombe, Richard Edgecombe and Peter Adams. Lloyd Lee also won the National Veteran’s Solo in 1973. A high-light of the Band’s Calendar through the fifties and early sixties was the Labour Weekend Bands’ get-together. A concert was held on the Saturday evening in the Regent Theatre and it showcased the Band plus Solo players and Ensembles. A feature was the sight of 5 bands marching down Alexandra Street. It was at one of these concerts that the Howard Morrison Quartet was first introduced to the New Zealand public and what a show it was! They brought the house down and went on to become New Zealand as well as world ranking entertainers. In 1964 a regular fundraising scheme was started for the sole purpose of building a new ‘home’ or Bandroom to replace the ‘red tin shed’ in Mahoe Street. This fund accumulated until the Band found itself in a position to proceed with final planning for the new building. Work commenced on the site in May 1973, overseen by Dick Edgecombe, with the official opening taking place on the 25th November 1973. The mortgage was slowly paid off by hundreds of hours spent selling the weekly 500 raffles with tickets at 20p mainly in the local pubs. That building is our present Bandroom situated on 420 Albert Park Drive and today we salute our fore-bearers for this wonderful achievement. The Band re-graded to the ‘B’ Grade for the Nationals held in Hamilton in 1979 where the Band gained 1st Hymn Test, 3rd Test Selection and 2nd Display March, Drum Major was Mr B. Calkin. After this contest Lloyd Lee resigned as Musical Director and the position was filled by his son Barry. The Te Awamutu Municipal Band was relegated by NZBBA to ‘C’ Grade and under the new leadership Barry Lee decided to take the Band to the Australian National Championships in Sydney, held at Easter 1983. Almost a year of fundraising culminated with the Band boarding an aircraft in Auckland to firstly visit the ‘Twin Town’ Moree and then onto the Australian National Brass Band Championships in Sydney. Te Awamutu won the ‘C’ Grade Championship returning home with a handsome cup and a new Cornet as a prize. Only six weeks later after rehearsing a whole set of new music the Band was placed first equal with Westport at the Auckland National Contest 1983. The Band was the 1983 Australasian ‘C’ Grade Champions. 1988 once again saw the Band travel to Australia and win the Australian ‘C’ Grade Championship. In the late seventies and eighties the Band travelled with an extra member. It was the mascot named ‘Kermit’ the frog who in Band uniform travelled everywhere with the band.

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Band Mascot Kermit and Friends

Daniel Wilson Jim Irvine

BBANZ National Contest North Shore 2007

Te Awamutu Brass Drum Major, Yvonne Cullen

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On their return from Australia the Band undertook a new method of fundraising and formed a Stein Beer Band that successfully raised money for the upkeep of the Band over many years. This was a major commitment by all members and supporters. In the 1980s the Band change their uniforms from black with a red stripe down the trouser leg to maroon and gold. These were the colours of the Waipa District and in the early 2000s the uniform changed to incorporate the maroon and gold as the marching uniform with black and white, purple vest and scarves for the stage uniform and 2012 the band dropped the purple vest and scarvies for a pin stripe black and white/silver and a long black tie for the men. The Band was re-named Te Awamutu Brass Band Inc. A Conductor’s resignation is always a great loss to the Band of the day. After a Conductor resigns the Band tends to lose players and undergoes a re-building phase. Conductors to follow Barry Lee were David Haberfield, Steve Derbyshire, Greg Moverley, Barry Cullen, Malcolm Gapes followed again by Barry Cullen in August 2007 to 2011. 2012 the band appointed the first Maori female conductor Te Reo Hughes who as an ex-Te Awamutu player returned to start her conducting career. There are many Band stories around contests passed on from earlier years where players endured long train and bus rides to reach their destination. A contest took a week not just a few days like today as air travel was too expensive back then. One of these stories goes like this. A certain Drum Major, Dick Egglestone, announced to his Band in Invercargill that there would be a marching practice on the main street. It was late at night. The ranks lined up and stepped off on the Drum Major’s whistle. The Drum Major proudly marched down the street in all his glory and was stopped soon after by the ‘boys in blue’ who asked what he thought he was doing in the middle of the road at that time of night? The Drum Major proudly stated that he was having a Band marching practice and turned around as he was stating this to find nobody behind him! He was returned to his accommodation by the police. Another story told is when the Band was on its way to the National Contest in Wanganui and the bus stopped at Raetihi for a short ‘rest stop’ and the Drum Major stated a departure time but a member found he was just too thirsty and the bus duly left without him. This player arrived in the middle of the night in Wanganui on the back of a carrot truck! Stories are precious and in a Band’s hundred years there are plenty to be enjoyed as everyone reminisces about the ‘good old days’ over this weekend. Our current Drum Major returning for another term is A. Patterson, lead the band in Timaru 2012 to second place following in the successful footsteps of Yvonne Cullen. Other earlier Drum Majors were W. Tootill and A.C. Haberfield. B. Calkin, B. Lee, J. Leslie, A. Fletcher, V. R. Egglestone and A. Patterson. (These Drum Majors are not in time sequence). The policy change by NZBBA allowed women into the playing ranks of the Band Movement and numerous women took up the challenge especially in the lower graded bands. Joy Bradley was the first woman Brass Band player in the Te Awamutu Band. The Suffragette Movement had finally reached the Te Awamutu Municipal Band and women were finally allowed to move from the kitchen into the band ranks. Some bands today would not exist if women were not part of their membership. Lloyd and Barry Lee are now both deceased but the legacy they left behind has been enormous. Over the years Te Awamutu Brass has provided bands all over the country and abroad with first grade players. Each year Te Awamutu Brass has talented young Te Awamutu players leave to undertake study and work commitments elsewhere.

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TE AWAMUTU BRASS BAND BBANZ NATIONAL ‘C’ GRADE CHAMPIONS CHRISTCHURCH 2008

Front Left to right: 1

st Row: Memorie Brooky, Conductor Barry Cullen, Drum Major Yvonne Cullen, Hayden Cullen, President (Denise

Wilson), Clive Burnell, David Haberfield 2

nd Row: Satoko Inagaki, Jayden Matchitt, Blair Stanbridge, Te Reo Hughes, Fraser Robertson

3rd Row: Jared Oliver, Pauline Allen, Emma Verstrappen, Charlotte Verstappen, John Pye 4

th Row: Colin Robertson, Jason Coffey, Hamish Davies, Nathan Cocks, Helen Faulkner, Steve Towers

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Row: Steve Derbyshire, Sarah Robertson, Melvyn Impey, Michelle Robertson, Jean Fisher, 6

th Row: Steve Wilson, Alex Towers, Graeme Plenderleith, Angela Duncan

Back Row: James Irvine, Sheryl Davies, Peter Derbyshire, Matthew Towers, Hamish Annan

Denise Wilson John Pye John Gibbons First Woman President Current President Honorary Member of IMMS

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The strength of the Banding Movement in Te Awamutu over time has been partly due to the strong involvement of family groups. It has not been unusual for up to five members of a family to be playing at one time e.g. the Derbyshire family. Wally Derbyshire was our band Patron and still playing died September 2012 at 83years. Today in the Senior Band consists of the Wilson, Derbyshire, Robertson, Yardnley and Barrie the family groups. Te Awamutu Brass voted in their first woman President, Denise Wilson, who held the position from 2003 – 2009 and her family has had a long association with the Band starting with her father, Fred Ryan. John Pye, a Band member, is the current President returning for a second term and he also comes from a banding family. His sons Robert and Stephen were both playing members of Te Awamutu Municipal Band for many years. David Haberfield is the Band’s longest playing member with 63 years of service. New Zealand National Youth Brass Band throughout its history has had representatives from Te Awamutu sitting in the ranks. This year the 2010 BBANZ National Youth Brass Band had a young Te Awamutu Brass Eb Bass player, Fraser Robertson, as a member. Many other ex-Te Awamutu players have also gone on to be members of this Band while registered with other Bands. New Zealand Secondary School Brass Band (as it is now known) has had players Robert Pye, Daniel Wilson, Te Reo and Kaperiera Hughes, Teresa Derbyshire and Fraser Robertson play as members while registered with Te Awamutu Brass. November 2004 the film ‘Her Majesty’ was partly filmed in Cambridge with Te Awamutu Brass Band used as extras on the set for a Street March to replicate Queen Elizabeth 11’s visit in 1953. Cambridge was chosen to be ‘Middleton’ the town the Queen visited because it had retained its special character with the Town Hall and buildings proving to be ideal backdrop for the royal parade. The gala premiere was held at the Regent Theatre in Te Awamutu January 20th 2005 with the Band once again playing in a Street March to accompany the leading actor and actress to that premiere. 2005 Te Awamutu Brass was invited to represent the ‘C’ Grade Bands of New Zealand in a Commemorative Concert celebrating 125 years of Brass Banding in New Zealand. The Band gained this honour by being the longest current contesting ‘C’ Grade Band in New Zealand. The concert was held on Good Friday in the Wellington Town Hall prior to the BBANZ National Contest held at Easter that year. At this National Contest Te Awamutu Brass was represented by their two bands Te Awamutu Brass in the ‘C’ Grade and Te Awamutu Brass Auxiliary in the ‘D’ Grade sections. The Senior Band was placed 3rd over-all in the ‘C’ Grade under Conductor, Malcolm Gapes and 1st in the Street March lead by Drum Major, Yvonne Cullen. The Auxiliary Band was placed 2nd Hymn, Test and Own Choice under Conductor John Pye. A great result. 2008 was a great year for the Band when they won the BBANZ National “C’ Grade Championship in Christchurch after a dry spell of 20 years. Barry Cullen also won the ‘C’ Grade Conductor’s trophy.

The Band has gained places in the ‘C’ Grade over the years winning numerous National Championships in Solo and Party events. A good example was in the Junior Under 19 Quartet in Invercargill 2002 won by four young ladies, Te Reo and Kaperiera Hughes, Danielle Johnson and Sarah Corney. 2006 John Gibbons, composer, arranger and current playing member in the Band was made an Honorary Member of the International Military Music Society as the greatest

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Te Awamutu Brass Cornet Section 2002

Front Row 2nd

3rd

Cornets: Kaperiera Hughes, Sarah Corney, Teresa Derbyshire, Danielle Johnson Back Row Solo Cornets: Te Reo Hughes, David Haberfield, John Hargreaves

BBANZ and Te Awamutu Brass Long Service Bandsmen

David Haberfield 64 Years Wally Derbyshire 64 Years Jim Irvine 55 Years

BBANZ ‘C’ Grade 2008 Band Conductor of the Year Te Awamutu Brass Conductor Barry Cullen Winners of Open Duet with Clive Burnell

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living march composer. John has written 39 Street Marches. The Band was truly honoured to play the T.A. Centennial March 2010 for its premiere performance on stage at the Centenary Concert. John has given 51 years service to bands throughout the North Island and has made a name for himself recently as an instrument repairer. Te Awamutu is a rural town of 9,000 people and is the only rural town in New Zealand to boast two active Bands. Te Awamutu Brass has always had a very successful learners’ programme developed under Lloyd Lee and carried on after his retirement by his son, Barry, followed by John Pye, Alison Derbyshire and at present these players are under the baton of Steve Derbyshire. The Te Awamutu Brass Auxiliary was formed in 2001 to give young players a taste of competition and prepare them for the Senior Band ranks. 2009 in Napier with Barry Cullen as conductor, the Band was 2nd in Own Choice playing Northern Landscapes and 2nd Street March lead once again by Drum Major, Yvonne Cullen. The Band was placed 3rd overall in the National ‘C’ Grade Championship. 2012 Te Awamutu Brass were placed 2nd in the National ‘C’ Grade Contest in Timaru. The Band/s compete in most WAIBOP Regional Contests on a regular basis. The Mata Mata Music Festival has become a major event for the Te Awamutu Brass Auxiliary. Both Bands have won either Gold or Silver Awards each time they have entered. In May 2009 Te Awamutu Brass Auxiliary won the Hymn and Pohlen Cup for the first time. Te Awamutu Brass has over their 100 years hosted excellent Bands in concert and in 2007 Dalewool Auckland Brass, one of New Zealand’s top ‘A’ Grade Bands, came and joined Te Awamutu Brass for an October concert. Dalewool was under the baton of renowned Conductor, Nigel Weeks. A highlight of 2009 was an invitation for the Band to play at the Hamilton Garden’s Summer Festival and combine in a finale with the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra. The Band played before a crowd of three thousand on the Rhododendron Lawn under the stars on a glorious night. The night event and crowd brought back memories when the band played on several occasions at the Military Tattoos held in New Plymouth. Over the last three years Te Awamutu Brass has awarded BBANZ Service Awards to nine people totally over 387 years of service to the Brass Band movement. Two of these players have attained 60 year’s service. David Haberfield and Wally Derbyshire are still active playing members in our Bands. Long time service awards in the last six years have been presented to David Haberfield, Wally Derbyshire, Davey Johnson, John Gibbons, Jim Irvine, John MacLean, Pauline Allen, Michelle Robertson, John Pye and Steve Wilson. The Band is actively engaged in fundraising and the major avenues of income in the last six years have been Food and Entertainment Trails, Concerts, Raffles, a few Steins and Christmas town caroling on the ‘Murrell and Garland truck’. The old Bedford truck was later purchased by Davey Johnson and was driven for many years by Davey. When two trucks were used for carolling the services of Keith Cairns were called upon. The ‘Murrell and Garland’ truck was finally sold by Davey and is now being restored to its former glory by its new owner. The Band has recently been using a truck loaned by Joyce and Warrick Brown. The Band is humbled by the generosity of so many people in the district.

Today, grants have formed a major part of the Band’s income to provide finance for purchasing new instruments and maintaining and up-grading the bandroom. The kitchen and upstairs lounge have been re-decorated and equipped for the Centenary celebrations by grants and voluntary work.

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Te Awamutu Brass Bandroom

420 Albert Park Drive

WAIBOP Regional Contest Hamilton

Te Awamutu Brass Auxiliary 2001

Back Row: John Pye (Conductor), C. Robinson, A. Derbyshire, P. Derbyshire, R. Pye, T. Hughes, A. Langridge, M. Robertson, S. Pye, S. Stanbridge Middle Row: D. Rae, T. Derbyshire, D. Johnson, E. Verstappen, S. Mc Gowen, H. Brown Front Row: K. Stuckenburger-Patterson, J. Bissett, S. Robertson, S. Stuchenburger-Paterson, J. Lea, M Derbyshire, J. Verstappen, T. Allen

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2009 the Band became a Charitable Trust. The Band would like to thank all those who have joined us this weekend in Te Awamutu to celebrate our Centenary. The committee and members would like to thank you one and all for your assistance and support over the years whether as a player or a supporter. Without you our Band would not be here today.

Te Awamutu Brass Centenary March 2010

2010-2011 BBANZ Junior Solo Ebb Bass Champion

Fraser Robertson

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Te Awamutu Brass Honours’ Board

Brass Band Association of New Zealand Champion Soloists

1954 L R Lee Cornet

1954 J Edgecombe Trombone 1955 L.R Lee Cornet 1958 E Caulton Soprano 1958 L.R Lee Cornet 1958 D Hansell Horn 1958 J Edgecombe Trombone 1959 E Caulton Soprano

1961 L R Lee Cornet 1971 R Edgecombe Baritone 1973 L R Lee Veterans 1975 D H Ansell Tenor Horn 1975 R Edgecombe Baritone 1976 R Edgecombe Baritone

1987 G R Keenan Junior Soprano 1990 P R Gibbes Junior Soprano 1993 D C Wilson Junior Baritone 1994 R Hickman Junior Bass Trombone 2008 F Robertson Junior Ebb Bass

Brass Band Association of New Zealand

National Band Members

L R Lee P B Adams D H Ansell

R Edgecombe G Kerby

Brass Band Association of New Zealand Youth Band Members

L B Lee

P B Adams J H Dixon R A Lee

W Denton G R Keenan

Te Reo Hughes F Robertson

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Te Awamutu Brass Presidents 1910 - 11 W F Stewart 1935 - 36 A Brown 1980 – 84 D Johnson 1911 - 13 J T North 1936 - 39 H C Rainey 1984 – 88 V R Egglestone

1913 - 14 W F Stewart 1939 - 42 W Sinnott 1988 – 94 D W J Haberfield 1914 - 16 J Jackson 1942 - 43 R H Close 1994 – 97 R S Death 1916 - 21 J L Lawson 1943 - 44 J C Montefiore 1997 – 98 W N Derbyshire 1921 - 24 G G Downes 1944 - 47 S J Nobes 1998 – 2003 J E Pye 1924 - 27 F C Montefiore 1947 - 50 W Tootill 2003 - 2009 D C Wilson 1927 - 29 A E Patterson 1950 - 53 L E Mansfield 2010- 2011 J E Pye 1929 - 31 S Clark 1953 - 65 J Murrell 2011 D C Wilson

1931- 33 A E Warburton 1965– 72 C B Burnett 1933 - 35 G Galloway 1972– 80 A S McMillan

Te Awamutu Brass Conductors

1910 - 13 E Moeller 1991 - 92 D W J Haberfield 1913 - 16 A Newsome 1992 - 94 S W Derbyshire

1916 - 18 J T North 1994 - 1995 G Moverley 1918 - 27 A Newsome 1996 - 2004 B A Cullen 1927 - 31 Mr McMahon 2004 – Jul 2007 M J Gapes 1931 - 38 R Close 2007 - 2011 B Cullen 1938 - 41 E Willers 2012 Te Reo Hughes 1941 - 45 R Close

1945 - 51 L Lee 1951 - 79 L Lee 1979 - 91 L B Lee

Te Awamutu Brass Life Members

A Newsome V R Egglestone R A Reid A Bygrave A Fletcher J E Irvine

G Galloway Mrs P Atkinson J H Mc Lean R North C B Burnett P M Allen W Tootill A G Freeman MBE J E Pye L Armstrong R H Bovill S L Wilson E Hooper A S McMillan D C Wilson D Edgecombe D W J Haberfield

L Mansfield F J Sherwood J Murrell W N Derbyshire L R Lee D A Johnson T J Sklenars L B Lee

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Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu 1965 Lloyd Lee, Ned Freeman and Arthur Fletcher

Te Awamutu Municipal Band 1965

First female marches in a skirt in Alexandra Street