The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-13
RndcIlne Series Dcrln, n,u,,,.,

-'i"e series begins Brilliantly,
tnat !ndomitahle. admirable and
successful improsario. W. T.. Radcl,c.
opened MS season at tho CIV Aual.
torium last night IN brilliant fashion
presenting, for tho nrst concert of
ms series. the United states Marin.
Band under the detection OF f.leu,en
any william II Santeimaun. with
three soiolsts assisting
True. only thirty-seven "soldiors ana
sailors too responded to the cA-cftn
ana musicianly direction OF their noted
conductor. bu; these were quite enough
TO M the barn to OVERLOOKING. WITH
out Creating any OF the re-echoing.
rcsounding ana dcafening din occas-
ional!y lnhscte.- upon US by othei.
ands-notably by Creatoro's And
further. an unusual number OF wood =
wind instruments In proportion to
those OF brass permitted the produc-
ton OF a tone more nearly like that
OF an orchestra than is often heard ia
bands. and very beautiful tone b,
was
Lieutenant San,eimann. unlike one
OF his predecessors who waved tho
baton over the Govern ncnrs own. rs
entirely free from anectation, IS easy
and natural IN his methods. como rct-
ing with decided beat directed a,
his organization and not a, the audi
ence. and, in consequence. is enabled
TO obtain from his men concerted play
ing Of a very high ords-
After the nrst few moments OF the
"Oberon' overture. with which the
concert began. the band played IN
complete accord with his every mo
tion OF baton or hand. with siugl.
exception which VIII DC REFERRED TO
later. His accomplishments. too botn
70 the singer and to the instrumental
soloists were OF character that
made us remember Victor Herbert :
offences In that line with renewed dis
gust
While the program might prohsbly
be described As popular and certain
~ it was enthusiastically appauied.
sun there were many numbers that
properly belong to what is commonly
Weber. Bizot Grieg and Dvorak. for
example. found place either on tho
program or in tho encore numbers.
Dvoraks "Humoresque" followed the
Peer Gynte" suite OF Gries, which.
with its four movements each more
exquisite than the one preceding, vas
proha hly the most completely satisfy
ing Of all the music offered rs band
or sIois's.
Jacques l.. Vanpoucke. hrst clarinet
OF tn. band. was also tho mrs; soloist
to be heard He played fantasia.
brilliantly executed. yet with pret-
" quality Of tone throughout. free
from the sQueal so often heard in the
upper register OF the clarinet and
from the scraping sound sometimes &C
companylng it's lower voice. and with
a wonderful display OF the superhu-
man breath control that seems to be
long to artists with the clarinet In
slant applause. long continued. forced
/ him 10 play again
Miss Mary Sherier. soprano. sang
the aria from Carmen" ''Je dis que
! ricn no m'epouvante." TO the great de-
light OF the audience. so warmly eX-
pressed that she. too. was compelled
to respond 10 tho applause. 4 very
queer arrangement OF tho sextette
| from Lucia di Lammermoor' followed
! Miss Sherier singing Luoias part
| while the other voices were suppl ed
by three trombones. cornet and tho
| baritone horn.
This was not particularly we'll exc
! cuted-they seemed unable to kecr
! absolute timo-but the audience com
PEELED still another effort. and she
sang THE Bonnie Blue Flag fol
lowed by yclls from the old soldiers
! from the confederate s'piN'tiS 4ApNi'
encouraged by the sympathetic house
But the one glittering star WIS Pc
ter Levin. who not only played the
military drum. tympani. triangle
cymbals and practically every inst.u-
ment OF percussion that exists. dur
Ing the whole concert. in manner
that won the intense admiration Of
those who appreciate a drummer. but
toward the end of the concert, hc
played the xylophone as 1t simply
cannot be played. 1t may be that h
actually did hammer the little strips
that I saw him strike and heard hin
sound. hut do not believe 1t Al
ter seeing and hearing Peter Lewin''
performance on the xylophone. 1t IS
easy to understand why he became z
little mad as he ncared the finals o.
his number and OF his many encore:
and why every member of the hanf
was apparently. as interested in hi'
work as was the audience. Why. ever
santclmann applaudod him. The MAI
is an accomplished musician an ir
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