Arizona republican., 1904-12-04
A PASSIONATE LEADER
Something of FerulIO, Director of the
 Ellery Band.

There has much discussion ir Mill waukee regarding Francesca F'erullo,
 the young leader of the Eilery Royal Italian Band, many people seeing this young man so demonstrative in his leading and going through what they
 considered so many cOntOrtions, de- claring that it was all done for ef- feet and that he was really an actor seeking to attract attention to him
 self by exaggerated movement. Be
 fore the Italians had been playing over
 a week, however, the current Of opin-
 ion had set strongly in the other direc-
 tiOn and the more firmly were
 they convinced that Ferullo's
 actions and gestures on the
 stage were entirely spontaneous
 and the result of the emotion excited by the music which he was leading.
 Indeed, this young man, so quiet, so uncbtrusive, so boyish in his ways off
 the stage, becomes when he goes among his musicians a truly inspired man who is seen to be absolutely un- der the dominion of the grand music which he is interpreting. So powerful is the attraction exercised by the FL lery Band, under the passionate lead ership of .Ferullo. that people having
 once felt the magnetic charm of this phenomenal music find themselves ir-
 resistibly drawn into the currents. There are scores of people in Milwau- kee who during the eight weeks of the bands stay there, did not miss a single concert.
 Ferullo who has been setting Mill waukee and all other places where he has appeared, music mad, is but 25 years of age, though he has been doing active work in his profession fer ten | years past. Before MT. Ellery brought him to America some four years ago
 to play the oboe in his band, this hyp- notic young leader was member of
 the orchestra at the famous San Car | los theater in Naples that shares with 1 the great La Scala of Milan the honor of being the leading home of grand opera in the world. Before that time, the boy had pursued course of ardu- ous study at the Royal Conservatory l at Naples, graduating with full hon ors in all departments of that insti- 1 tuition. While in the San Carlos Orches- | tra, he enjoyed the benefits which ac- crue to a young ambitious fellow in i playing under the greatest modern 1 Italian masters, such as Mascagni | Manchinelli, Mugnone, Puccini, Leon cavalIo and the other moderns whose wonderful operatic work has placed | them in the van of operatic compost tions. Under them, Ferullo learned all | the accents, tempt ard effects which | the composers themselves used in she l interpretation of their own works, and when leading enc of the great operas ] composed by these men of the young
 CT Italian school, he reflects the native
 spirit of the composer to absolute per
 lection.
 | The handsome gold music stand used
 by SignOr Ferullo while directing the EIlery Band, has become an object of almost historic interest. This stand is a particularly handsome one. made of hardwood, carved by hand and gild- l ed throughout and was purchased by he first forsook the quiet paths of journalism and tock up the strenuous life of band manager. This music stand since it's purchase has been used by Sorrentino, director of the Banda Rossa; Adinolitti. the director of the Royal Marine band of Italy; the now famous CreatOre who directed the El- lery band for a year and a, half; Emilio Rivela, who was his successor, and ManfredO- Chiaferelli. the immediate predecessor of FeruIIo. MT. Ellery says
 that every one of these mem has his
 merits, but that not one of them is
 as worthy as FerulIO to stand up in
 front Of the gilded music rack and di- rect his grand band.
 Tickets for both concerts of the band
 are now on sale at Goodman's drug
 store