The Pensacola journal., 1913-04-26
BAND CONCERT
| At KEYSER HALL
A BIG SUCCESS
SMALL CROWD GATHERED AND
HEARD SOME OF THE BEST
MUSIC EVER RENDERED IN
PENSACOLA.
BY eiIfIIan Scott.

The finest band ever organized in
Pensacola; the nearest approach TO the
Creatore band heard here in years.
So much may be said as the result
of the performance given by the Pen
sacola Concert Band last evening al
the Keyser hall The one regrettable
feature was the smallness of the au-
dlence, which, however, made up in
enthusiasm and applause what it
lacked in numbers.
The failure on the part OF tire public
to attend is of course no indication
of the unworthiness of the band. not
at all: it Is an indication OF the in
adequacy of previous bands, and Illus
tratdon Of the proverb "once bit, twice
shy
have patience. and continue coura-
georlsIy the splendid work it has taken
in hand: and, sure enough, the pub
lie viii flock to hear IT
With absolute confidence in what the
future has in store for it, let it go on
adding to tts repertoire; and let it be
an ambitious repertoire: the material
is there, the conductor is there, and
the pubic Is not far off: public
which loves good music and plenty OF
1t, and a public which viii pay for It
generously once it catches on to the
fact that it is the real article It is
paying for and getting. There is plen-
ty OF money in Pensacola: money for
everyone who is qualified 10 earn it;
but 1t Is not being given away. and
those who would earn II must be able
aud willing to deliver the goods, and
it Is right here where the Pensacola
Concert Band is bound to succeed, al
ways provided 1t has patience and
good business management.
Perhaps the most important nnztter
from the business point of view Is the
finding Of an ideal location, where the
public can congregate in their thou
sands every evening throughout the
long. delightful summer, and enjoy
the music and other attractions In a
free and easy manner, amidst con-
genial surroundings in the open air.
1t is not the purpose OF this article
to indicate any particular spot which
will fulfill the necessary conditions
b5rt only to accent11ate the necessity
for such q spot. It should be easy Of
access, and on the waterfront, where
the cool breezes from the guh can
reach. It should be equipped with b
large band stand to accommodate
forty performers, and have seating ar
ran nyements and facilities for refresh
merits for TWO or three thousand per-
SONS.
The much discussed pleasure pier
would be the very thing, and It is a
great temptatf ON to say where 1t ought
to be: but, ''nuff sed," Pensacola needs
a playground. and needs It badly: a
private corporation with the courage
to tackle the job would pay handsome
dividends, and-tfle Pensacola Concert
Band would earn them.
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thirty pieces, consisting of wood, wind,
brass and drums, and was under the
conductors11ip of Bandmasber J. s.
johnson, who exhibited all the at
tributes of a frst-class conductor.
The program. which was rendered
m a truly magnificent manner, was as
follows:
Part I.
Overture Onenbach.
CeFebrated Minuet, Paderewsh.
Clarinet solo, Griswold-J. S. Mar
tin.
..Stars and stripes Forever" sousa.
Part ~.
"Poet and Peasant Suppe
Medley, Indian Maiden Fulton
anvil Chorus from 'Tf Trovatore :"
Verdi.
Characteristic, "Muttering Fritz"
Sousa's stars and Stripes Forever"
took the audience zby storm and was
re-demanded- every number
was played with such verve and pre-
cision that the delighted audience
would fain have encored them all.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that some
of the leading spirits of the musical
circle in Pensacola will investigate
and interest themselves in this fine
band, and see to 1T that the public
have constant opportunities to listen
to the first rate programs 1t IS in
position to offer, with advantage to
the Pensacola people as well as to
the members of the band