The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-31

Birmingham Is very proud of her pro- gressive and accomplished citizen, MT. Philip Memoli, who for many years past
 has Ceen enc of the most important fac tors in the musical advancement of this city-one of the most enthusastic-on Of the most loyal-and one of the most de- sirable men connected with the towns progress.
 A native Italian, MT. Memoli, has that inborn love of music that comes with the exotic influence of that far off southern clime-where the atmosphere is laden with melody and song, where the child of the streets as well as the court musician knows music like 1t knows it's alphabet where music is in the heart. in the mind and in the stul, and every word and ey- cry thought breathes mellifuous sound to the accompaniment of a nature that is filled wilh that mystic love of harmony that cnly the native born can feel and unde.: .:,tIid.
 | alr. M, n.oli has but rsse ,t,y ret'nl ca
 from a three years trip to sunny Italy,
 where he reveled in the delightful musi-
 cal atmosphere of which he is no notable
 a part-studying and perfecting himself
 in his chosen art, and reaping untold ben
 eft from the excellent advantages that
 were offered.
 When went abroad three years ago."
 MT. Mcmoli said in telling me of his trip, T went to study and perfect mysef In Conducting, Harmony, Composition and
 Instrumentation. I fully realized how litrle I really knew. I felt the need of study and plenty of it, and 1 made up advantages offered there. In the first place, went to my native town-Naples-- and there had to live for six months before l could secure the necessary pa ners that would admit me to become a student at the College of San Pietfo Mclello. an institution maintained and ordered by the Italian Government Then the ducs tion of the leadership of the Mu- nieipa Band, a magnificent organization of 50 members. came up, and my old frier ds knowing my love of that sort of thing, arranged that the office of Con duotor should be offered to me. This, of course, pleased me very. very much. and my work soon began in earnest"
 ''Tell me about the Municipal Bands on the other side.' I asked Are they very grand looking-in full uniform and all that or are they, too. temperamental, too | muscanly, too poetic, to think of such | trivial things as mere appearance?' l Oh. indeed" said Mir Memoril they
 are Just as punctillous as we Americans
 as to their looks and dress. The entire
 Band, which we call over there the Granl Band. as compared to the smaller bands,
 is dressed in full regimentals all save the
 conductor-who appears in Citizen $ dress"
 1 Tn the presentation of the great mu- slca works by such an organization as
 the Grand Band you speak of, how does
 1t differ from the band work of Amer | icans?" I asked
 For instance MT. Memoli cited when band presents an operatic selec- I ton, it is given in it's entirety. The solo
 rarts are tal1en-the Prima Donna. by tae Cornet; the Contralto by the Contraltc flgelhorn; the Tener by the Tenor Flu
 gelhorn, and the Baritone is represented by the Baritone Fugelhorn. The reed in struments represent the first and second Violins while the Viola is given by the l Contralto Clarinet, an instrument whicl