Frank Wright

Conductor, Adjudicator and Composer, he is acknowledged to be one of the foremost brass band authorities of our time. He has adjudicated at almost every important Band Festival in the world, including the Championships of Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales, at Belle Vue (Manchester), and at the Royal Albert Hall. In Holland this year he was one of the three judges at the International Muziekconcours at which 81 orchestras and bands from 14 different countries competed and which was described on the Continent as "one of the greatest Competitive Musical Festivals ever held in Europe."

He is Music Director of the London County Council (Parks Department) and a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He was Brass and Military Band Adviser to the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain, 1951. E.B.

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The Rushden Temperance Band was formed in November, 1875, and is one of the oldest Midland Bands. It has had a remarkable run of success for a strictly amateur band, and is thus well known throughout Britain.

As a Broadcasting combination it is regularly engaged in the Midland, Home and Light Programmes.

As a Concert Band, the "Temps," as they are commonly known, are engaged in most of the prominent Parks of Towns and Cities within a radius of 70 miles. Engagements for 1951 include Derby, Northampton, Coventry, Nottingham, Birmingham, Dunstable, Cambridge and some two or three visits to London to play in L.C.C, Parks.

The Band is fortunate in its soloists, Mr. Geo. Sayer receiving National Honours when he became the Champion of Great Britain 1946-7; Mr. Ron Benning was Area Champion in the same year, and last year was awarded the 1st Prize at Fodens' Solo Contest among 62 entrants.

For three successive years the "Temps" have been prizewinners at the September Belle Vue, and this is regarded as a remarkable feat for an amateur band.