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Hahndorf Band Festival 2008
In the blaze of mid-morning sun, five of our bands assembled at the Eastern end of the town centre for the annual Hahndorf Festival Street March. Salisbury stepped off smartly to be followed by K & N Spring Gully, Enfield, Mitcham and the host, Hahndorf, bringing up the rear.
To each of these bands, congratulations are due for the promptness with which they assembled ready for step off under rather trying circumstances and our thanks are extended to the two very efficient traffic controllers from the Mt Barker Council who diverted traffic for the duration of each band’s march. And each of our bands provided a great spectacle and a fine listening experience as they traversed the five or six minutes of the march.
Under the watchful eye of adjudicator, David Gardiner, Musical Director of the Tea Tree Gully Redbacks and Principle Trombone of the Band of the SA Police, K & N took out the prize for best on the march, followed by Salisbury in 2nd place and the host band in 3rd. For their trouble K & N picked up a cash prize of $250, generously donated by the Mt Barker Council; not bad for 5 minutes work!
The afternoon was pleasantly occupied with the entertainment concert held in the Hahndorf Institute (Have you ever played on a smaller stage?) Quite a good crowd attended throughout the afternoon enjoying a diverse program of excellent music. Bruce Raymond will, no doubt, remember his entry for some time to come; those in the audience certainly will.
At the end of a most enjoyable afternoon’s music, our Adjudicator retired to face the difficulty of awarding points for each performance, and during this lull in activities, our President, Dr Kevin Cameron, had the pleasant task of presenting an NBCA 25 Year Service Award and SABA Life Membership to an absolutely astounded David Moss of Enfield. David was both gracious and humble in his response.
The points awarded for the contest, after handicap adjustment, were very close, but again K & N took the day, ahead of Mitcham with Hahndorf again in 3rd place. Congratulations to K & N Spring Gully for a very successful, and profitable, afternoon. In addition to the cash prize of $250, they took home two shields, donated by SABA as perpetual trophies for the street march and the entertainment program, together with an individual trophy for each which will reside permanently in their trophy cabinet.
On behalf of our President, Committee and Members of SABA, our congratulations to all participants for the day’s entertainment, and to our hosts, the Hahndorf Town Band for their organizing efforts. Just being there made one proud to be part of such a great organisation as ours.
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