Hopetoun Brass Band Photo Collage. Fifteen detached photos of band membersKalma bendigoentertainment

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Small cards of sheet music, scored for all the instruments in a brass band for the music entitled 'Once upon a time'. Most likely arranged and scored by Frank Wright. As in the style of the early part of the 1900's, the music was hand written, then copied. The instruments included are - 1). Soprano cornet, 2). Repiano cornet, 3). 2nd & 3rd cornets, 4). Solo & 1st horns, 5). 2nd horn, 6). Euphonium, 7). 1st & 2nd Baritones, 8). 1st & 2nd trombones, 9).Bass trombone, 10). E flat Bass, 11). B flat Bass and 12). Drums etc.frank wright, brass bands, march cards, once upon a time, sheet music

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PMMB 'disbanded' in the 1960s.Hat from Port Melbourne Municipal Band uniform: white plastic with red plastic band and visor, band lettered in blue 'P*M*M*B', under gold insignia of crowned lyre. Gold strap across front of band. Tan leather inner band and beige fabric liningarts and entertainment - music, port melbourne municipal band

PMMB 'disbanded' in the 1960s.Hat from Port Melbourne Municipal Band uniform: white plastic with red plastic band and visor, band lettered in blue 'P*M*M*B', under gold insignia of crowned lyre. Gold strap across front of band. Tan leather inner band and beige fabric liningarts and entertainment - music, port melbourne municipal band

Carton labelled Ringwood Brass Band - donated by the band, unknown date (still to be catalogued)