The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-30
MARINE BAND IN CONCERT
The Two Concerts Given by the Ma
rine Band Found the Highest
Favor With the Audience.

The concerts given by the United
States Marine band in the corn palace
Monday afternoon and evening give a
fine indications of what to expect for
the rest of the week. Both programs
contained numbers of a very high
character. and when the overture
Jubilee was finished for the first
number on the afternoon program
the audience went wildly enthusiast
tic over the playing of the organiza-
ton. Lieutenant Santelmann carried
the players through the very difficult
passages with much skill. There is
a strength Of character in his work
that is thoroughly enjoyed, and his
direction is watched with as much in
terest nearly as the playing of the
band. ne Is q man OF large physi-
cal Development, possessed Of a fine
musical intuition and conception of
the best musical works, and this was
demonstrated In several Of the heav-
Ter numbers that were presented. They
were given with a different interpreta
ton than ever before, this being par
ticularly noticeable in the Tannhaus-
.er selection of the evening, where q
soft passage was playd with the even
smoothness of tone which was a mar
vel in effect. What appeals to the
senses as particularly excellent is the
singing tones of the instruments,
and the resonance. There is not a
section of the band which stands out
with any great prominence, and yet
they can be heard with a di%stinctness
that is something to be enjoyed.
There is not the blaring of the in
struments, nor the crash in forte
passages, yet the volume is there.
The large number of reed instru-
ments in the band gives it that fine
orchestral or organ effect. The reed
section is an excellent one, there be-
ing % in it. The harmony horns are
six in number and three ponderous
passes, which showed a ~nexecution of
great brilliancy in the Jubilee over
ture. The cornet and trombone and
baritone sections finish out a band
that is very popular with the corn
palace audience, while the big bass
drum the snares and kettle drums
add to the whole.
Several of the lighter selections
were played at both concerts and the
comedy of 81 am Afraid to go home
in the Dark was thoroughly enjoy
ed because of the rapid changes from
short passages of the most classical
airs to the popular song. Lieutenant
.Santelmann is very gracious with his
,encores and responds without hesi-
'tation after nearly every selection.
At the afternoon and evening con-
|certs Miss Myrtle Lee sang solos, both
of which were given with band "a
compartment. Her voice sounded
rich in its sweetness and power and
seemingly without effort her tones
penetrated every portion of the vast
room. She was given great applause
at the end of each number and she
responded with epcores. The palace
management was fortunate to Sc
cure her for the week.
At the evening concert Arthur Wit
comb played a ccrnet solo, which
demonstrated a fine ability on his
part. and the audience was with him
in the applause which followed. Mr..
Witcomb produced a beautiful tone
on the instrument and his execution
is fine.
The vaudeville acts were received
with much glee and the artists are
proving themselves very entertaining.
The concert program for this even
ing and tomorrow afternoon are pub
lished elsewhere in the paper.
The management has arranged the
concert programs for the twelve con-
certs in book form and they will serve
as souvenirs and will enable the peo-
pie to know just what numbers will
be played throughout the week.
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