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Weston Silver Band

Weston Silver Band, Toronto, Ontario held its annual Slow Melody Contest

on Tuesday, January 28. 2003 at Central United Church located in the
heart of what was the old village of Weston, long since subsumed into
the city of Toronto. This is an opportunity for any member of the band
to play a slow melody and to have his or her playing adjudicated. In the

past it has uncovered fresh talent and motivated many of our players to
strive for greater achievement. This year's adjudicator was Ivor Snell,
just retired from many year's service as principal euphonium of the
Salvation Army Canadian Staff band.

The winner is presented with the Jack and Trudie Thomas trophy. Jack,
now retired from the band, played for many years beginning in 1920.
Players competing came from almost every section of the band. The winner

of the trophy was Weston's principal cornet, Ryan Baker who gave an
outstanding performance of Mendlssohn's "O For The Wings of a Dove".
Ryan is a fourth year student in music performance at the University of
Toronto who, in addition to Weston, plays in a number of other groups
and has shown significant growth as a player and a musician since
joining Weston five years ago.

Much to his surprise, but well deserved, was the second place finish of
Dave Pearson, our E flat tuba player. Dave played his own arrangement of

"O Isis und Osiris" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute". Obviously, given
Dave's placing, this proved to sit very nicely for the tuba and was
played with Dave's considerable artistry and sensitivity.

Third place went to Theresa MacDonald with the traditional Welsh melody,

"Watching the Wheat". Theresa's principal instrument is trombone but she

plays first baritone in Weston and played her solo on her euphonium
proving both her skilll and her flexibility.

Other participants were, Christian Veenstra, trombone; Graham Young,
soprano cornet; Mary Anne Pearson, bass trombone; Mark Doughty, cornet;
Cathy Webb, flugal horn; Alan Black, cornet (Alan has been playing for
65 years); and Jo Krommenhoek, cornet.

The band begun the program with the Alford march "Voice of the Guns".
After the contest the band played Ballantine's "Mid All the Traffic" and

brought the audience back from a short intermission with "Hello, Dolly".

That was followed with Hime's arrangement of "Nicaea", dedicated to the
memory of the late Colonel Clifford O. Hunt, former Director of Music
for the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian National Exhibition, past

president of the American Bandmasters' Association, a holder of the
Sousa Medal and The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. The Colonel was a
tremendous supporter of bands in Canada, including the Weston Silver
band. The progam concluded with the march "Ravenswood".

This concert was conducted by David Buckley, principal trombone, because

Weston's Musical Director, Rob McGubbin, was away on business for most
of the January rehearsals. Robin capably filled in on trombone at the
contest.

Weston's next concert "Voices of Spring", is on Saturday April 12, 2003
at the same location.

Dave Buckley.

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