The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-07-01
THAvIU
and HIS
BAND IN
PLEASING
CONCERT
cHAUTAUouA eoERs RECEIVE A
MUSICAL TREAT MONDAY AZ
TERNooN AND EVENING
VOCAL NUMBERS A FEATURE
THAVIU A GREAT BAND LEADER

Did you hear Thaviu's band at the
Chautauqua Monday night? If you
did YOU have pleasant memory
for heritage. If you did not you
are o-be consoled and commiserated
for what you missed by your absence.
At both the afternoon and evening
concerts the band made distinct hit
with the people of Canon City by its
masterful playing To musicians its
work was treat par excellence and
to those unski1led and uncultured in
that art it was an event not soon to be
forgotten.
Canon City people have had the
pleasure during recent years of list
ening to some famous bands at home,
but it is safe to say that none of
them have pleased them to the same
degree that Thaviu's did by its su-
perb playing Monday night. Herr
Berger's Hawaiian band justly re-
nowned as one Of the best organiza-
tions of the kind. filed an engage
ment at the opera house here a few
years ago, but it did not evoke the
enthusiasm of lovers Of music that
Thaviu's did, nor has any other for
that matter ever heard in this city.
There is something distinctive about
its playing others fail to attain, try
as hard as they may. In the judg-
ment of many people, who are compe-
tent to form critical opinion, it is
the equal, perhaps the superior in
some respects. to the best known or
ganizations of the kind in the coun-
try, not excepting the Marine band at
Washington. D. C..sor Innes band. SO
long popular with the people of Dem
YER
The attendance at the Chautauqua
on Monday was larger than ON any
previous day. due to the attraction
provided of their love OF music and
of their desire to hear one of the real
ly great bands of the country. The
applause that followed the rendition
of each number on the program was
convincing evidence of their enjoy
ment. The program at both the after
noon and evening concerts was well
balanced and was designed with a
view of affording the greatest amount
of enjoyment to the largest number,
of people. The selections were a
mixture Of classical and popular
music and were SO nicely blended to
he provides them with a program
that is easily comprehensible and un-
be extremely pleasing to all. Mr..
Thaviu says that there are people in
every community that like to hear
familiar music and. for that reason,
derstood. Mr.. Thaviu himself likes
music and considers some of the airs
of American composers the most
beautiful In the world.
As a band director Mr.. Thaviu is
unsurpassed and has the faculty OF
bringing out the best qualities of the
individual players. as well as the ut
most harmony and power OF the band
as . leader and thorougly compre-
hends what his men are capable OF
doing and proceeds In busipess-like
manner to show their accomplish
ments In the most advantageous way.
There are others in the rank and nIe
capable of directing the band, but not
with the same effectiveness Is Mr..
Thaviu himself. He possesses . sort
OF genius for Leadership and his place
in that respect would be hard To MI.
At Monday afternoons concert there
was some hne solo work, but 1t the
later entertainment vocalism was sub
stituted for individual instrumental
ism Tho operatic singing in con.
nection with Thaviu's band concert
Monday night was Of the most de-
lightful description and won admira-
fion and applause Of the great assem-
blage present to hear 1t. There was
= charm and delight about the work
Of the singers that captivated the
audience and the applause which they
1nspired necessitated their. return to
the platform several times for . rep
etitlon Of what they had previously
sung. The band and its operntic ac-
cnmpaniment combined to make an |
entertainment ~ lasting IN its impress.
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