Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-04
BANDCOMPL[ETES
PARK CONCERTS.
To Give Some Special Pro
grams During Remaining
Weeks; Had Busy Year.

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One Of the largest crowds that has
attended the band concerts this sum
mer gathered Sunday afternoon in.
Central park to hear the final concert
of the season given by the Grand
Forks Municipal band. The program
was made up Of request, numbers,
and understhe direction Of e. A. Moses
a splendid concert was given, inclld-
ing the much favored Ballet
Egyptienne" by Luigini, and the IN.
7. H1ppodrome. March," by Sousa, be-
sides a generous sprinkling Of popular
airs. I'm Z "
The program given Sunday COM
pletes the regular schedule of ten con-
concert, which will ibe given In the
each summer, and which have been
divided between Riverside and Cen
trail parks. The band will appear
Tuesday night in a special outdoor
concert, which will be giben in the
East Grand Forks city park, and this.
together with the two street, dances to
be held on the evenings Of August Z
and IA, will complete: the outdoor
programs of the band this yeaf. Mr..
Moses said today.
Began Concerts Sts Valentines Day.
The band opened It's concert season
this year with benefit dance concert
given indoors on st. Valentines day,
and its first regular concert was given
in the auditorium on Easter Sunday.
Besides the ten park concerts given
Sunday afternoons, several mid-week
concerts have been given In the eve
nings, and other summer engagements
include concerts and street music dur
Ing the Decoration day parade, the In
ternational Harvester barbecue, the
u. c. T. convention, the Homecoming
celebration, the North Dakota State
fair and the East Grand Forks COM
munity picnic. An average Of thirty
five musicians makes up the person.
mel of the band, although a great
number more names appear on the
books as band members. Some new
equipment has been added during the
past season including new drums and
new uniforms.
To Bring Sousa's Band.
The big project which the band has
undertaken for the fall months is the
bringing of Sousa's band to Grand
Forks. A band of over sixty members
under the personal direction Of Amer
ica's leading band, man, John Philip
.Sousa, will appear here in concert
October 80. The Municipal band has
undertaken to provide the financial
guarantee which was necessary to
bring the famous band to the city.
The local organization also plans to
give a series Of concerts during the
winter months, n according to pres
ent plans these will be given about
once a month. MI. Moses. said. The
concerts will be held in one of the To-
cal theaters.
East Grand Forks Concert
The concert which will be given in
East Grand Forks on Tuesday is the
annual complimentary concert given
to that city. Five or six members Of
the band are East Grand Forks men,
Mr.. Moses, and the band have estab-
lished the custom of giving one COM
~plimentary concert each year in the
city park.
On Thursday of this week the sec
ond OF a series of street dances will
be given on the square in; front Of the
Masonic Temple. and the band will
furnish the music. 1t is planned that
on the following Thursday another
dance in the nature OF a masquerade
will also be held. 1t is not yet ;decid-
ed; Mr.. Moses said, whether Or not
other street dances will be given this
year.