Auckland Bands Association Solo & Party Results

On Sunday 21^st May, the ABA held their annual Solo & Party Contest at Alfriston College, Manurewa. This year saw a huge increase in entries (over double last year’s), due in the main to many more junior entries following a Youth Band camp a few weeks earlier.

This increase meant we needed an extra hall, and the help of four adjudicators – Mason Elliot from Dalewool Auckland Brass (and current NZ and Australian Champion of Champions), Denis Spurdle (Bandmaster of the RNZAF Base Auckland Band), Kerry Wood (principal cornet of North Shore Brass) and Darrell Farley (bass trombone from Dalewool Auckland Brass).

We also needed much more help for supervising the halls, and the ABA would like to say a huge thank you to all who gave up their time to make the very busy day run smoothly.

Percussion Under 16

1st Dylan Laverick (Kumeu Aux Brass) 80 points,
2nd Mitchell Borger (Kumeu Aux Brass) 79 points

Restricted Under 16

1st Cohan Chapman (Papakura City Brass) 78
2nd Mason McQuinn-Taylor (Kumeu Aux Brass) 77
3rd Lydia Alecock-Hill (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Aux) 76
 Samuel Davidson (Papakura City Brass) 75
 Ethan Coutanche (Kumeu Aux Brass) 75
 Danielle Williams (Kumeu Aux Brass) 74
 Altan Aksoy (Kumeu Aux Brass) 74
 Carl Steadman (Kumeu Aux Brass) 74

Restricted Over 16

1st Nicholas Taylor (Kumeu Brass) 79
2nd Helen Beech (Kumeu Aux Brass) 80

Slow Melody Under 13

1st Caroline Filimoehala (Auckland City Youth) 78
2nd Martha Petia (Kumeu Brass) 77
3rd Anne Filimoehala (Auckland City Youth) 76
 Logan Thompson (Kumeu Aux Brass) 75
 Reuben Rakena (Kumeu Aux Brass) 75
 Joshua Tagaloa (Kumeu Aux Brass) 74
 Trent Tagaloa (Kumeu Aux Brass) 74

Not Slow Melody Under 13

1st Martha Petia (Kumeu Brass) 79
2nd Reuben Rakena (Kumeu Aux Brass) 77
3rd Joshua Tagaloa (Kumeu Aux Brass) 76
 Logan Thompson (Kumeu Aux Brass) 75
 Trent Tagaloa (Kumeu Aux Brass) 74

Slow Melody Under 16

1st Johnathon Fuller (Papakura City Brass) 86
2nd Gemma Malungahu (Auckland City Brass) 78
3rd Linda Filimoehala (Auckland City Youth) 74
3rd Kereta Petia (Kumeu Brass) 74
 Robert Parker (Auckland City Brass) 73
 Nathan Cutforth (Papakura City Brass) 72
 Dylan Webb (Kumeu Brass) 72
 Lineni Malungahu (Auckland City Brass) 70

Not Slow Melody Under 16

1st Gemma Malungahu (Auckland City Brass) 77
2nd Kereta Petia (Kumeu Brass) 75
3rd Johnathan Fuller (Papakura City Brass) 73
 Robert Parker (Auckland City Brass) 71
 Dylan Webb (Kumeu Brass) 71

Slow Melody Under 19

1st Josh Finlay (Kumeu Brass) 80
2nd Kurt Macdonald (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 75
3rd (Jordy Robertson-Bickers (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass) 73
 Isaac Faulkes (Papakura City Brass) 70
 Johnathon Faulkes (Papakura City Brass) 70
 Teri Macdonald (Kumeu Brass) 68
 Russell Lawson (Papakura City Brass) 65

Not Slow Melody Under 19

1st Kurt Macdonald (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 80
2nd Jordi Robertson-Bickers (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass) 76
3rd Patricia Robertson-Bickers (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass) 74
 Josh Finlay (Kumeu Brass) 70

Slow Melody Any Age

1st Steven Packer (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 89
2nd Sean Whyte (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 88
3rd Julie McKee (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 87
 Arsene Latu (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 86
 Peter Whyte (Kumeu Brass) 86
 Dianne Beetham (Auckland City Brass) 85
 Tex Gredig (Papakura City Brass) 85
 Dougald Shirtcliffe (Auckland City Brass) 84
 Adam Bymolt (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass) 84
 Vickie Ward (Band Royal NZ Artillery) 84

Not Slow Any Age

1st Carol Goss (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 95
2nd Steven Packer (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 94
3rd Luke Christianson (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass) 91
 Sean Whyte (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 85
 Adam Bymolt (Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass) 84

Championship Slow

1st Andrew Large (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 96
2nd Andrew Leech (Auckland City Brass) 95
3rd Sergio Marshall (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 93
 Fendall Hill (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 91
 Darrell Farley (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 90
 Lisa Rogers (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 89
 Steven Packer (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 86
 Sean Whyte (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 85
 Rebecca Lewis (North Shore Brass) 84
 John Sullivan (North Shore Brass) 83
 Kerry Wood (North Shore Brass) 82

Championship Not Slow

1st Andrew Large (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 96
2nd Fendall Hill (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 95
3rd Andrew Leech (Auckland City Brass) 93
 Sergio Marshall (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 91
 Steven Packer (Dalewool Auckland Brass) 89
 Lisa Rogers (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 88
 Carol Goss (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 87
 John Sullivan (North Shore Brass) 86
 Mike Ryan (Auckland City Brass) 85

Duets Under 16

1st Joshua Tagaloa/Trent Tagaloa (Kumeu Aux Brass) 75
2nd Kereta Petia/Martha Petia (Kumeu Brass) 74

Duets Under 19

1st Josh Finlay/Nicholas Taylor (Kumeu Brass) 80

Duets Over 19

1st Lisa Rogers/Sergio Marshall (Trusts Waitakere Brass) 90
2nd Vickie Ward/Lisa McKinley (Band Royal NZ Artillery) 85

Quartets Over 19

1st Auckland City Brass 86
2nd Smiths Locksmiths Manukau Brass 84

Ensemble Over 19

1st Trusts Waitakere Brass 90
2nd Papakura City Brass 85

Special Awards

Tuffin Shield (highest points for a competitor under 11 years)

Reuben Rakena (Kumeu Aux Brass)

Sullivan Cup (highest points for a competitor under 16 years)

Johnathan Fuller (Papakura City Brass)

Conductors Cup

Kumeu Brass