The daily sentinel., 1905-01-27

CredtOre
y and His Italian Band

If anyone imagined that there
would be vast difference between
the work of Creatores band and our
own Sousa, last night, in favor of
the latter. they We're greatly unde-
Seivct!, ;ss GTeatofe ami mis- Italian
band captured our city by storm.
Creatore has won for himself a
great name in four years that he
has been before the American pub
lie. Unheralded. four years ago he
landed in this country, and with his
band has won the sincerest nattery
from musical critics in every great
city in which he and his band have
appeared. The writer heard him in
his first season at Willow Grove
Park. near Philadelphia, in 1901,
and he was then Just beginning to
win fame as band master.
There is difference, distinctive
and material, between the playing
OF Sousa and of Creatore. While
Sousa leads in national airs and in
his wonderful and soul-stirring
marches. Creatore and his band have
that indescribable something which
gives the very greatest charm to his
music.
There were only eight numbers
TO the program last night which in
eluded a harp solo and solo by the
prima donna soprano of the organi-
zation. Nine Joanna BariH. But,
so gracious was Creatore in his res
ponses to the great applause received
after each number that he almost in
variably responded with another
splendid number.
His opening number was a march.
American Navy" written by him
self, and this was fun of stirring pas
sages and brought at once to the no
tice of his audience the vast volume
which could be produced by his in
strumentation. which was largely
brasses. but which were softened by
the great number of reeds in the
band. The piece has patriotic dash
and reminded one considerably of
some of Sousa's great marches.
The familiar civilian Tell over
ture was splendidly rendered. This
classic is generally included in al
most every notable musical program
and the rendition by Creatore did
not suffer by any heard before. The
music as it gradually swelled in
crescendo and then to a
wonderful climax of music, carried
his audience by storm and then was
it apparent that Creatore was a born
leader.
The harp solo by Sig. c. sodero,
was splendidly executed. and he was
made by the demonstrative applause
10 respond again.
The sextette from Lucia" with
the tubas, comets and the ever-pleas-
ing trombones, was especially pleas
ing and closed the first part of the
concert.
The solo by Nine. Barili was really
one of the events of the program
She sang the waltz song from Ar
diti's "Parla," and her technique
throughout was splendid Nine.
Barili has a simple, unaffected stage
presence. and her singing was most
pleasing. and through this and her
beautiful voice which is surprisingly
mellow for even lyric soprano, she
reached the higher notes with ease,
her enunciation being gratifyingly
distinct.
The storm, yes. whirlwind. of APP
plause something unusual for
Grand junction audience-gave evil
dence that Nine Barili had won the
house by her magnificent voice, and
her recall was foregone conclusion.
and to this she graclously respond
ed and sang THE Mocking Bird" in
English. Her mastery of the Ian
suage was perfect and no one could
have told other than that one of our
countrywomen was singing, because
of the ease and perfectness of her
enunciation Again was she recalled
and sang a liquid Italian selection.
But the greatest of all the num-
bers of the program had been re
served for the last and was a fitting
finale for one OF the grandest musical
entertainments ever heard in this
city. II was the grand selection of
Carmen" In this number Creatore
was the band leader par excellence.
Here he showed his mastery Of his
organization, and. while his physi-
cal gyrations We're many, they
seemed to be needful to enthuse and
lead his band up to. the enthusiasm
with which they seemed to respond
to his every movement
Carmen" under any circumstan-
ces. when played even modestly. is
grand. Last night. with the splen-
did organization playing it. It ap-
preached almost the sublime. and
men and women in the audience felt
as if they must rise as If by a hid
len motive to give expression to
their feelings. 1t was the very great
est rendition of any piece ever heard
in the city, in our modest Judgment.
and well worth the price of admis-