The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-07
1sNEs, GRAND BAND CONCERTS.
The Grand Musical Entertainments at Saw
in Rock To Day by Innes' Famous Band.

In ROCK IO-DaY 1nDes rduiUuS oaho'
If the weather is fine thousands will
enjoy the two grand concerts to be CIV
en- to-day, afternoon and evening, by
lines splendid and famous band Of
fifty musicians, assisted by eight Sc
lected vocal artists, the famous electric
accompaniment and by the National
Guard and war veterans. At the mat
inee "a Day at the Worlds Fair will
be given, Tonight the gorgeous spec
tacle War and Peace will be pre-
sented with grand fireworks display.
Reserved seats may he obtained at
LOOMS. The matinee opens at 1880;
evening performance at 8:15. A grand
treat is in store for all who attend. OF
the performance by lines band at
Toronto the Toronto Journal of July
Both, says:
Notwithstanding Barnum & Bailey
and Jupiter Pluvius over 1000 people at
tended the Innes band concert at Mas
sey hall last evening and enjoyed a
rich treat The band deserves all the
fattering notices that have appeared.
Mr.. Innes is a gentleman of fine ply
sique and has his musicians under the
most perfect control, bringing from
them the different effects without os
tentation--in fact like an organist at
his instrument. Lassen's FEST" over
ture (Mr. Innes' arrangemenD was the
opening number and served we'll to
show the capabilities of the organiZa-
| ton. First the wood-wind players
were brought prominently out, and then
the horns, then the bass, and finally the
| full band was brought into play in
Isplendid ensemble. The audience went
| into raptures at once and demanded an
encore which was given. Mendels-
sohn's Spring Song, for reeds only. was
| a pretty variation, but no piece during
| the evening exhibited the control of the
conductor over his men like Strauss
| ''Pizzicato" concert polka. Such an
exhibition Of exactness in time and re-
Spouse to the baton is seldom witnessed.
Grieg's peer Gynt" was also most
taking feature in a descriptive sense,
and most grotesque effect was given
| I'M a solo by the bassoon, accompanied
by the bass instruments. The piece
was uproariously encored. The bands
remaining number in the first part was
the acknowledgement March," an
original and pretty conception by Mr..
Innes, which met with the warmest
favor. Mr. Times explained that the
march was dedicated to the Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph during the engage
ment of the band at the Grand Army
FESTIVAL there, and facetiously remarked
1 that he did not claim to have composed
the "Red, White and Blue" which was
Iplayed by the trombones in unison, the
three players advancing to the front
and being Joined by Mr.. Innes himself
when the rapturous encore was respond.
ed to.
The second part of the program
was descriptive of a day at the worlds
fair, and introduced the singing of birds
at dawn of day, the morning prayer
(sung by six vocalists), trip on the bis
whaleback particularly we'll represent
ed, the various sounds of the Mid
way Plaisance, different national airs
etc, including a concert by Innes
band and a solo by 1.-The great from
bone player in the world" as the pro
gram said. 1t turned out tina
Mr.. Innes himself was the player, ant
after listening to the triple-tonguing
the variations, and fine execution gen
orally, one could easily. concede tn,
claim.
Miss Martha Garrison Miner sang il
the first part the waltz song from "Ro
meo and Juliet" showing a soprano o
splendid quality and range. and trained
to the highest point of excellence. He
singing will easily rank among the bes
that has been heard in Toronto. Ate
double recall, Miss Miner gave 9TH,