The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-21
MUSIC PLEASED.
Banda Rossa's Second Concert
Was a Pronounced Success.
Albert Reid's s. Guardians of
Liberty =" COmplimented.

your march is good-lt is a very
fine march and is original and pleasing.
We viii play it again
This was what Sorrentino. leader Of
the Red band said to Albert Reid, the
Topeka composer and artist, during the
1ntermission at last nights concert He
had sent for Mr.. Reid TO talk to him
about his march. The Guardians of
Liberty" which the band had played
as the first number and which it was
compelled to repeat in response to an
enthusiastic encore
SOrrentino was generous in his en-
cores and he played lighter and more
familiar airs
The salary list of the Banda Rosa
IS too large. That was proven last
night to the entire satisfaction Of the
audience when a double quartette of
horns and reed instruments played My
Old Kentucky Home" Just the way it
ought to be played and without any
railway eating house twenty minutes
for dinner gong effects. When eight
men can play as they did SOrrentino
has no need for 20 musicians
The concert Friday night brought
Sig Maestro Eugenio SorrentinO and
his 40 musicians closer to the people
than did the heavier and more classical
programme OF the opening night OF
course the famous Italian bandmaSter
would not cut out the classical, nor was
ne expected to. but he did interject a
half dozen encores that brought a
breathing spell between the heavy num-
bers, gave the common people in the
audience a chance to pat their feet to the
swing OF this piece and the dash OF
that and then above all SOrrentinO fin
ally resOrted to the little trick that has en-
deared John Philip Sousa TO the thOus-
ands and thousands who have heard his
band, viz he touched the patriotic spot
LOT
coated musicians started out with the
soft notes of The American Patrol"
representing a band approaching in the
distance Near and nearer drew The
band, louder and louder grew the music
until when the music sounded if the
marching band We're playing full blast
right In front of you as you stood upon
the curb. the music quickly and without
a bObble was changed TO the stirring
strains OF The Red. White and Blue"
There seemed to be few IN the audience
who knew what was coming and when
the patriotic American music suddenly
relied forth from the platform there
was an instant's hush. only for an in
slant, and then the audience gave Sor-
rentino an imitation of rea l19 caret
Topeka applause That was not all. Az
fast as the music changed to Dixie"
and other American pieces the applause
changed and grew more enthusiastic.
" hen the partOl marched away to the
dimming starins Of Yankee Doodle
SorrentinO and his men had captured
the audience. That's what he should
have done the first night
Then Bottega played Because Love
You" as a trumpet solo. The band
handled the swinging strains of La
Paloma" to a nicely. The playing Of
My Old Kentucky Home" by the eight
musicians was the sweetest, softest
number that has been heard during the
series Of concerts, and was a pleasing
innovation among SO many heavy
pieces
Wherever the Banda Rosa has
played it has been said that the longer
they stayed there the better they were
liked They have been in Topeka
but two days. but that is true of the
Auditorium concerts Sorrentino is all
right. so is his band The music they
play is like the pipe OF peace. The
effect of il is not felt all at once. It
gradually takes hold of a person. and
a plebeian mortal who could not play
THE Irish WasherWoman" on a Jews
harp. and wouldn't know a symphony
IA F. from a drowning cat in a water
bucket. really is held speIlbOund or
dazed during the playing Of the Wag-
merriam selections. Anyway something
gets the matter with him and he for
gets the bills he owes and everything
else. he becomes so interestd in the
heavy work OF the players
The programme of the closing con-
cert, tonight viii be found on page II
Of the State Journal