The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-05-21
Band of About Thirty Pieces Is
Planned for Glasgow in
Next Few Months.
s. A. MALANES IS DIRECTOR
Chamber of Commerce in Securing
Director Malanes Makes 1t Pos
sible for Musically Ambitious
to Receive Instruction.

Fr10ay to take Cnarge OF Cne GlaSSOW
Chamber of Commerce band. Meet
ings have already been held by the
local band enthusiasts and in very
short time it is expected the musical
organization will be in full swing. -.
Director Malanes has a wide and
varied experience in band work and
the chamber is indeed fortunate in
being able to secure his services. At
the age of II he finished an 18 months
course at the Boston Conservatory of
Music. He accepted his first teach
ing position with the government as
instructor in the United States Indian
school band at Phoenix, Ariz., which
position he held for a period of Ia
months. He. was then engaged by
Arend's Venice band at Venice, Calf,
during the summer season as solo cor
netist. During the following winter
months he played solo cornet at the
Orpheum theatre in San Francisco.
The following summer he was en-.
gagged by Sousa's band and stayed
with that famous organization fer two
seasons. He left Sousa to join the
Salisbury Symphony orchestra of Chi
cago. After this engagement he was
associated with the we'll known Victor
Herbert orchestra of New York. He
was then engaged by the Winnepeg
chamber of commerce to take charge
of their band. He left them some
months after to 60 on the stage with
the Six Brown Brothers in their first
appearance in vaudeville. He return.
ed to Canada and joined the London
School of Arts at Winnepeg.
When the war broke out between
Great Britain and Germany in 1914
he was member of a Canadian guare
unit and went into active service with
the Goth battalion. Shortly after hs
was appointed band instructor for the
10th district of Canada, receiving his
overseas orders some time after. While
in London he played several engage
ments with Beecham's orchestra, do
ing solo work exclusively, and during
his stay in London played at thu
Queens Hall before the Royal family
He was sent over to France with hi:
organization and remained there abou
IA months.
Director Malanes received his dis
charge from the Canadian army IL
January 1919, and since that time ha'
been doing solo cornet work in New
York, Chicago and Detroit. Recent!
he played a series of engagement!
with the Detroit Symphony orchestra
He has had several travelling orches
tras of his own and has opened sew
eral large theatres. After his dis
charge from the army he was Offered
an opportunity with Prof. Regnold'
orchestra, one Of the largest and bes
known concert bands in London. Be
fore leaving Detroit for Glasgow h
was offered another seasons engage
ment with Sousa.
Director Malanes has been suffer
ing for some months past with ner
vous troubles and thought it best t.
come out to Montana where he viii
be able to spend considerable of hi
time out of doors. He declares n
has not accepted the position with tn
Glasgow chamber of commerce witt
the intention of accumulating a for
tune but on account of necessar.
change in climate and conditions. h
is glad to be away from the city an
already is impressed with the pos
sibilities of every nature in this sec
tion of the country.
Director Malanes says that with tn
proper support on the part of the peo
pie of the city, Glasgow can easil
have one of the best musical organi
cations in the state. All he desire
is the material to work on and prope
interest on the part of the student
and the public. Younger persons wh
start taking instruction work now wi
have an opportunity of later takin
their places in the band.
It is his desire to form mandolr
and guitar clubs among the youn
ladies of the city. In the east at tn
present time, great interest is bein
taken in these clubs and some wonder
full results have been produced in
very short space of time, Each clu
usually consists of 25 persons. D
rector Malanes will also teach the sa,
ophone with the idea of later formin
a club. By starting Immediately, tn
tuition will be very moderate and wi
easily be within the reach of all.
reasonable amount of application an
study during the summer months wi
result in competent mandolin orche.
ira during the fall and winter whe
it is most needed and appreciated.
The music-loving people of Glasgo
are fortunate in being able to secul
the services of director of such vic
experience. The younger people (
the city have an opportunity of 81
curing musical education right hel
at home under as competent directic
as they would receive in some distal
city. They should take advantage
the opportunity thus made availabl
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