The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
MARINE BAND IS
HERE THIS week
FAMOUS WASHINGTON oRGANIzA-
TroN COMES TO CITY audi
ToRIuM THURSDAY NIGHT.
GREAT MUSICAL CORPS
EXPERTS PRONOUNCE IT PEER OF
ANY SIMILAR BODY IN EUROPE.
WHICH MEANS ALL THE
WORLD.
GREAT MUSICAL CORPS


the finest military band In the Unifea
States Will be afforded the people OF
Richmond and vicinity on THURSDAY,
September 18th. when the Mar'as
band arrives from the national cap
ital to give concert at the CITY
auditorium. The band is almost as
old as the nation, for its origin Gates
back to the first year of the nine
teenth century. 1t has grown from
small beginnings, for at the outset lis
personnel consisted of about bakers
dozen Of drummers and fifers. To-Day
II is the equal OF the best that Ger
many, France or England can boast
Of in this line. In fact. experts I'm
band music declare that there are
very few In Europe that measure up
TO the Marine band in everything
that goes to make military musical
corps as nearly perfect as anything
can be in the life OF man.
The membership OF the band con-
sists OF fifty picked artists and same
twenty recruits" that is men OF less
renowned accomplishments than their
cotieagues but who, OF course, add 10
the volume OF sound which sometimes
is an important consideration THESE
recruits however, never form
part of the band when 1t is on one
Of it's tours. The present leader or
the Marine band, Lieutenant William
H Santelmann. yields rank TO no
one as baudu1aster, and under hia
direction the band has really attain
ed its gretest fame. Himself true
musician in the best sense of that
much abused word, inspired by the
| loftiest musical ideals, aiming only at
! the best that can be accomplished by
| individual and collective effcrt. Mr..
! Santelmann has succeeded. as no one
before him, In tnfusing In his men
not only absolute confidence In his
ability to accomplish at all times
| what he sets out to do, but In his
| singleness Of purpose, and In his I'M
eeasfng endeaYor to Keep the band
always up to its now unrivafted ex-
cellence
The Marine band IL one of the
institutions Of Washington. In its
full dress uniform Of red and hlut
1T presents as fine picture as any
one would wish to see. Its concerts
on the White House lawn and In
trent of ma gniacent capitol are al
ways attended by great throngs. Visit
I
No great official function liz complies
without the Marine band. To II car
be applied Sehillers motto for hi:
great poem. The Bell"-Vivos voco
mortus plango-for truly 1t calls tn
living and it's saddened strains ar
heard at the warriors tomb. The Ma
! rine band leads avery great parad
: that moves along historic Pennsyi
/ vania avenue: its presence is one o
the prominent features at the inaugu
ration of the president. as well as a
. the social functions at the Whit
, House when the president receives il
State; Ii was present when Mckinle
presented TO Admiral Dewey the swor
& voted that gallant sailor by con
gress; it has played the funera
, marches when Lincoln and CARTEL
: and Mckinley were borne TO .thei
: | final homes.
The programs OF the Marine ban
take in the whole field of musica
: composition from grave To gay, fror
{ sprightIy to severe. They are trui
= eclectic From the star Spangle
? Banner to the Sinfonia Eroica," fror
i Dixie to "Dinorah." from ''Tis tn
Last Rose OF Summer tn the Pre-
e lude TO "Parsifal,' from The Blu
a Danube" waltz to the Halielujal
r chorus of THE Messiah this 'in
a finite variety ranges. and thus tn
= "cognoscenti' as well as those VII
4 stand outside the portals of the tenn
{ Pile of the classics will have thei
various iilSings and preferences NOR
| than satisfied.
1t is decade since the Marine ban
was heard as far West az the Rockies
it is twice as long since 1t was hear
on the Pacific coast. Its present tou
| Is the greatest event in its histor,
and it will be many year befor
'the powers that be- will again gran
leave for the band to swing aroun
the circle" 10 such an extent