Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-03-31
EDINBURG, VA. March 20, '8'

MesSrs. Editors:
On last Friday and Sal
urday our little town was enliyened b.
the marital strains of tive Brass Bands
The Edinburg cornet band, haylns
determined for some time TO give
concert at the termination OF thei
series of instructions in music, invited
the band from McGaheysville, ant
thus combined there were from twenty
four to thirty pieces, with Prof.
Daughtrey as leader. The very all
seemed to be rent with strains, such as
we have not heard for many year.
Men, women and children, all seems
ed to we with each other, regardless Of
age, sex, color or "prevleus condition
of servitude " in heaping praise upon
the boys who were represented in a
local to your paper, several months
ago, as hopelessly beyond the control
of discipline upon hearing of the ARRIVAL
of their instruments at the Depot.
That all were highly delighted. the
sequel will prove. Scarcely had the
echo of the strains ceased reverberating
when a line of march, ere the twilight
had set in, was taken up for Academy
Hall and long before the time. fixed
upon Tor the opening exercises, arrived,
the Hall was we'll filed, with restless,
impatient audience, eagerly catching at
every sound or motion that seemed to
indicate a beginning Of exercises.
Finally the curtain rose and the au-
dience was charmed for two hours with
a musical feast, such as scarcely ever
falls to the lot Of people, living as we
do in a small village. to hear. The
greater portion of the music aud those
pieces which seemed to delight and
captivate the audience most were COM
posed by Prof. Daughtrey. And 1t is but
lust that should say that the most
of the music gwen to the band here, IS
his own composition and all arranged
by him.
But that piece Which called forth the
loudest cheers and the highest encom-
liners of praise, and, which, owing to
the incessant clamor Of the audience
on both Friday and Saturday nights,
was repeated, was the Mocklns
Bird"
The lnimitable skill and dehcacy
with which it was executed are beyond
description, and in the judgment Of
those who heard HIM Prof. Daughtrey
is beyond doubt a musician OF uns ar'
passed ability, both DIS an instructor ano
performer. But where all did so well
their part, it would seem almost ou'
Of Mace in a looker-on to make any IN
vidlous distinctions, but l know l viii
be pardoned by generous public wher
II state the high estimation in whlcl
Prof. Daughtrey, as an instructor, Is
held by, not only this community bu'
every community in which he has glyer
instructions. When, as was lntimatet
in the local to which reference has al
ready been made, only a few months
ago. the present band was an undisci
pied, unorganized mass, uncontrolled
and uncomfortable, nevertheless by the
skill of a master hand, order has beer
brought out OF confusion, discipline ha'
eliminated into perfect system, ant
the untaught ear has been drilled IL
harmony, and the self-willed have beef
gently su5dued; and the result is tn
highest type of mental and physlca
discipline, law. order, time, music. .
It has never been our privilege to at
tend musical concert, IN the exercise
of which, all seemed to be so much in
terested.
Whether it is due 10 the contrast be
tween this and former concert givel
by the band, to the intense interest II
the success of the enterprise, or 10 To
skill with which their instructor ha
disciplined the bands, l do net nov
propose to account for. Suffice 1t 7
saw that the concert was a complet
success. =.
And to the self sacrificing spirit
the ladies who took part in the exer
Uses, the members of the band are III
. der lasting obligations, and wheneyc
; called upon by the ladies if they do nc
I respond with the same willingness an
0 self-sacrifcing disposition, they are nc
the men l take them to be.
S The band is an honor to our It'll
e town; and as it is an institution
which all are interested more or les
= every citizen Of the town Is placed I'll
= der obligation to give such encourag
e ment to the member, as will convln(
= them that they have the sympathy
every citizen in our town, and If nee
J. be and the call be made, such pecunlar
: assistance given as will relieve the bal
/, of any onerous burdens.
], Aud may the time never come whe
the Edinburg Band, like so maj
d others, will refuse to obey the cal
l. made upon it for music.
,e Yours, NJ.
70 A RICHMOND FAMILY INHERIT