Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-05
BAND HOME IN TRIUMPH.
Salt Lakes l'avoritc Musical Organ,
izatiOIl on Deck as Winners.

"a a L.
Held's band returned last night, from
seven hours late. The musicians were
figuring on reaching Salt Lake at $40
p. M. and marching through the streets.
hut owing to the lateness of the hour,
public demonstrations were necessarily
eliminated The band was also l. hours
late in reaching Albuquerque, which
beat them out OF the afternoon and
evening concerts Mr.. Held was
secluded to give. However, this was
forgotten in the generous reception
accorded the Salt Lake musicians.
cup in the band contest Is all historic
fact; the I1l Paso band of 40 MeXicans
took the second prize, 500, and the AL
buquerque band OF % men, came in
third The Ell Paso men thought they
had the first prize Well in hand, and
are much disappointed, although the
+ fairness of the award WAS ullques-
toned. The contest occurred last FRI
day afternoon. with the bandmastcr of
the TWenty-lirst infantry and a local
band leader named Ellis as adjudica-
tors. The Salt Lake band PLACED the
We'll known Fest overture. scoring So
out of d possible 100. The I'll Paso
band played q fantasia from Faust"
scoring So points, though Mr.. Held
thinks 40 points would have been the
proper figure. -,
The performance of the Salt Lake
musicians was n revelation to the
Mexican musicians. There was u big
5reglmental band present from Chihud-
3hua, but 1t did not enter the contest,
and altogether there We're eight or ten
bands in town. So there was all tie
martial music the congress could stand.
The Salt kers criticize the Mexican
players as having inferior Instruments
4. ~, 49,,
We're of the valve variety and poorly
made at that. The playing was char
5;4cte1izcd by very ragged work on the
attack, and there was little finish in
performance, although much of the
music was Of high order of COM
position. The Mexicans seemed to have
got set notion of rythm. peculiar to
their race. which they could not get rid
Of, so that in some numbers as
Faust" the Salt I4akers could hardly
make out what the Mexicans were play
ing, although perfectly familiar with
the score by American arrangers. The
New Mexico and Mexican musicians ap-
preciated bright and early the clever
ness and skill OF the Utah bandmen
to the extent of cutting short their own
programs in order to listen to their
northern confreres. 1'he vigor and uni-
son in attack, the fine quality of tone
the snap and vim in performance, the
UNIFORM teClllllEdi accuracy, tdutt gen
eral Intelligence of phrasing and eN-
preston that marked the playing of the.
Salt Lake band, We're eye, openers to-
the swarthy children of the south Nh
Held was obliging; he played as often
as requests came in. and never failed
5of a great and appreciative audience.
The reed section came in especially for
comnendation.
Mr.. Held says that the Utah fruit
land aEriealsuraiS hibiti Sfap tsiArpa
$anything in the rest OF the exhibit.
easily winning the $1,000 Hearst cup.
The Utah display was left for eXhibi-s
ton during the territorial fair, which:
opens this week. The arrangements OF
the exhibits was most praiseworthy;
the various articles being placed to the
best advantage. All visitors spoke of
/ the Utah showing IN the most COM
mandatory terms. Mr.. Held lays. all
the bla1nc' for this on the broad shoul-
5der.s of Fred Kiese of Ogden, who ap-.
peared to be omnipresent.