Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
THE MARINE BANDS TRIP,
It Will Leave for Pittsburg Tomor-
row Afternoon

The United States Marine Band. Will
liam II. Santelmann, conductor, will leave
Washington for Pittsburg, Pa. on Sunday
at 9:1O pm, over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for weeks engagement begin
ming September 30. at the exposition in
that city, now in full tide of success. It's
performances will constitute a feature of a
series of band and orchestra concerts con-
Quoted by the foremost leaders and the
best musical organizations Of the coun-
try.
AS it Is the first appearance of the Of
hcial band of the government at Pennsyl-
terest Will be had by the public to hear it.
and equally so by Leader Santelmann to
meet every expectation. There will be
four daily concerts. each subdivded into
four parts, at 2, t. 40 and $50 2. m, with
five or six numbers in each. The person.
mel composes fifty musicians. William H.
Santelmann, leader; Walter F. Smith. sec
ond leader; soloists. w. S. De Luca, pic
Vanpoucke, clarinet August Pf1eger, sax
ophone: Walter F. Smith, Arthur S. Tit
comp Hans Wunderlich. comets; Ole j.
May, euphonium; George o. Frey. bori-
| tone; Harry A. Stone and Louis M.
Kruger, trombones. The supports, second
and third, are picked men of the seventy
two performers vino make up the full band
on occasions of public ceremonials or
White House functions.
The Introductory performance at pm.
MONDAY afternoon opens with Won Weber's
livening composition. closing with the
melody of America followed by a waltz
movement by BONN, Herbert's ever tune
full Idols Eye" euphonium solo by Ole
j. May taken from Libe traits 'Pyramids'
and a patrol and march, the former by
Sousa and the latter by Santemann.
In the afternoon the "Debutante," a good
example of Santelmann's waltz method.
hn hn1 ,nI,
circles in official, congressional and public
life. will be given in it's best form, to-
gether with Rogan's new Military Tat
too
specially arranged program of six numbers.
introducing a clarinet solo by Vanpoucke.
taken from Bender, one of the foremost
composers for that leading instrument
which will form a suitable prelude to the
overture of SantelmannS new sonata.
"Pocahontas,' based upon an apotheosis of
| the princess of the forest written for him
by Randolph Kem. This overture is pro-
1t In course of preparation and. tentative
performance the beginning of a new
school of distinctively American music
possessing the stately dignity of the classic
style with the free treatment SO much in
vogue.
The succeeding daily programs will be
characteristic OF Santelmann's mastery of
the literature of his rarest art, his extra
ordinary faculty of discrimination in the
selection of his melodies. their adaptivity
and tuneful and yet symphonic variety
In addition to the "POcahontas" over
tu:e, Thomas Jefferson March and
Debutante Waltz the bandmaster will
interspace each days programs with other
selections from his own compositions as
Our Glorious Banner" march; the
Voice of Our Nation" a patriotic fan
tasia; Our Volunteers. a waltz; Hearts
Message" a caprice, and Ride Of the
Hussars," a galop descriptive of the dash
of the bold riders of the imperiol army.
AS the final number of each days per-
formances the national anthem will be in
terpreted in a way that will create a feel
ing of true patriotism.
At the conclusion of the Pittsburg per-
formances the band will depart for New
York for a concert at the Hippodrome Oc-
tober 6. leaving for Boston in time to be-
gin two weeks engagement. after which
the band will return to it's station in Wash
ington.