The Dalewool Auckland Brass Band was founded in 1919 as the Auckland Watersiders Silver Band. The band retained this title until the early 1950s when it became the Auckland Metropolitan Fire Brigade Band. The next name change occurred in the 1960s when it merged with the Onehunga Band to become the Waitemata Onehunga Silver Band. The band reached A grade championship status in 1949 and achieved its first New Zealand Champion Band title in 1957. Sponsorship by a local engineering firm saw the band's name change to Turrells Onehunga Brass Band, under which name they won the 1977 New Zealand Championships under the musical directorship of Errol Mason. Errol was arguably New Zealand's most famous cornetist and was certainly its most successful. He was victorious in the New Zealand Cornet Championship on 10 occasions and followed on to become New Zealand's Champion of Champions six times. He transferred this musical ability and search for performance excellence to the baton, where he led the band to numerous contest successes. More information...
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