Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-23
WARREN CITY BAND
WINS SECOND
Band Boys Bring Back Handsome
Souvenier from the Canadian
City ~

The Warren City Band, under the
leadership of George G.. Johnson.
won second prize in the band contest
given at the Winnipeg fair last week.
There were five bands that entered
the contest. the Warren band being
the only band to represent the
United States and they certainly did
it in a way in which the country as
whole can take pride in. -
While Warren citizens know that
they have good band, there are
very few who realize that we have
band that can furnish music equal
in quality to that of many of the
large professional bands. Also they
do not realize the great amount of
advertising that the city of Warren
and Marshall County, gets when the
band takes trip to outside towns.
Through the efforts of the band the
city Of Warren will soon become
known as the Home of Good Music.'
George G.Johnson, the director. is a
firm believer in the phrase found in
all school copy books Practice makes
Perfect" and the Warren Band is
the result of long. hard and faithful
practice. Mr.. johnson is to be con-
graduated upon the results of his
labors. ~.
The other competing bands were:
Portage La Prairie. Moose Jaw,
Cardston, and Treheme, all
Canadian cities. M - .s.....-
w Band master Innes, of Times Or
chestra band, was the Judge.
The test piece selected bv the
board was from Pettee's "The
Rivals" and each of the bands. in
turn. were required to play this.
Afterwards each band plaved selec-
tion of its own choosing.
We are going to give the scoring of
the two leading bands as given out
by Prof. Innes In the Winnipeg Free
Press. and let our readers judge for
themselves the fairness of the deci-
sion:
GAS to the Portage La Prairie
band. he felt the tuning of the band
was fair. the tuber solo very good,
the general conce otion fairly good.
tempo in the three-eights moderate
rather better than any of the other
bands. and the marks of precision
and expression fairly good. but not
quite as good as Warren band"
GAS to the Warren band, the tun-
ing was good. the tuber rather
better. general conception good. He
felt that the playing of the alto Of
the two cornest was good. but did
not like the three. .eights. which he
thought was too, slow. That. OF
course. was matter of opinion.
After close com mparlson of the
scoring of the bands it will be seen
the Warren Band scored several
points higher through out the entire
piece than did the Portage La
Prairie band.
It is presumed that Prof. Innes
lacked the courage to give the first
prize to band from the States, be-
ing from the States himself. sgE
Following the band contest there
was cornet solo contest in which
George Johnson won second prize.
playing "Peek-a-Boo."
Three hundred dollars was the
amount of the second prize which
the bows will put to good use. They
also were offered the job Of furnish
ing music for the entire five days at
the Winnipeg fair for next year. il
they should desire to take it.
The names of the members of the
band and the instrument they play
are as follows:
Director: George G. Johnson.
Piccolo: A. Jacklin.
Clarinets: N. S. Hegnes. Arthur
Bratrud. Fred Swanson. VIM.
Wattam, Otto Bystrom.
Comets: Chas. Grinder. Clarence
Peterson. R. B. Taralseth. W. s.
Robertson.
Altos: InRolf Grinde]and. Hugo
Anderson, Ed. Lundgren, r. .Sjoberg.
Trombones: N. T.. Bystrom, Robt.
Setterholm. Ivan Peterson.
Bases: James Heng. Otto Ander'
son.
Drums: ]. B. Trembly, G.. s
" Wees. ri 35,
Invitation note stationery at tht
Sheaf Office.