The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
KIDS RUN THE SCALE
They do More. They Capture and Amaze
Their Audience.

Lest night was kids Night" at the
Garfield hall and not a person in the city
who attended the concert given las
night was not ONLY delighted bat per-
fectly amazed. Such concerts sho "
that the art of teaching music has kept
fully apace with other advancements.
In fact there were children playing
instruments last night in that concert,
with more clear perception of the task
and beauty of the music between the
ages of six and twelve years than a
few years since was found by persons
who had practiced for twenty years.
The writer heard the class of perform
ers when they began the task of learn
ing music but a few months since, and
was one that wanted than expunged
from the face of the earth, but when
he witnessed what they had accomplish
ed and heard them play the same pieces
of music as many of the high salaried
bands he was ready with the audience
present to say, it is truly wonderful.
There is not a member Of the band but
who is not only a credit TO their teach
err and themselves, but to the city of
Wichita
The following are the members of the
band proper:
Art Frankenfield, picalo: Freddie Wor
rail-, Eb clarionet; Audrey Sanford, Eb
clarinet; Willie Needles. LIST BIB clarinet;
Walter Bolte, Solo BIB cornet; Paul
Gore, 1st BIB cornet; George Ritter,
% BIB cornet; Eddie Wisenf1uh, F1b alto;
Eddie Needles, Eb alto; Roy Dewing,
1st tenor; Leo Koplin, I'd tenor; Harry
King, I'd tenor; Purl Leibach, baritone;
Karl Parks, baritone; Clyde Harris,
trombone; Clyde Murphy. trombone;
Otis Cone, BIB bass; Walter Hartzel tu-
ba; Lew Zimmerman, tenor drum; Mi
nor Gibbons, bass drum.
The opening piece by the entire Young
American band composed of twenty
pieces. was we'll executed and was re
ceiVed with generous applause, as was
also the solo by Mrs. Billadeau which
was rendered in a pleasing manner. The
lady has a remarkably sweet voice.
Purl Leinbach was next on the pro-
gram with a baratone solo, Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep" He was
encored and responded with Coming
Thro' the Rye
Nearer My God to Thee" was played
by a seXtette OF horns and was one Of
the best pieces of the evening.
The violin solo by little Miss Hazel
Worrall, lullaby, was so heartily ap-
plauded that she had 10 respond. when
she played a duet with her teacher,
Professor Sanford. "Old Black Joe"
She is indeed a prodigy, and bids fair
10 make her mark in the musical world
The cornet solo by Clarence Powell
'STha Old Kentucky Home" assisted by
the Sanford family was grand for one
so young. and marks the young man as
possessing rare musical talent.
The clarinet solo by Harry Mcdonald
another infant wonder. Star Spangied
Banner was 4 sumner and il response
played 'SWhere Did You Get That Hat
The music by the young orchestra was
delightful
The duet In the Starlight" by little
Hazel and Fred Worrall' was well exc
cuted. The stage was strewn with
beautiful flowers which were thrown 20
little Hazel and her brother which
speaks for itself.
The piano solo by Willie Needles was
received in a shower OF flowers
Audrey Sanford next rendered beau
tiful clarinet solo with variations
The Bohemian polka by Walter Hart
zell was next on the program.
The sand Jig" by Gail Holding was
''out OF sight"