Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-25
NORWICH AUDIENCES HEAR


 Brought to this city under the auspices oI the Norwich Chamber of Commerce ana the local military companies. the Uhlted States Marine band, the -Presi- dents own band from Washington eava afternoon and evening programmes or Monday at the state ornlorv before bio audiences that were stirred to ent4,u- slastic applause, to which the band gen. erously responded with many encores In the afternoon, hup dreds of school chil- dren from all parts of the city grasped the opportunity to hear the band at inc special price given them and the armory was filled. In the evening an audience of about 1,5Oo attended the concert. The following were the programmes:
 Afternoon Programme. William H. santelmann, leader; Tav- Ter Branson, second leader Soloist-Principal musician, Robert B. Clark.
 Overture. William Tell Rossini Entr Act, The Valley of Topples, Charles Ancliffe Solo for Trombone, Loves En- chantment, Arthur Pryor Scenes from Ballet Music, Prince Ador, Cornelius Ruebner
 
 Northern Rhapsody, Lucius Hosrger 1 Valse Suite, The Bachelors,
 William H. Santelmann Descriptive Idyle, Musicians Astray In the Forest, Herman | Humoresque, Amt We Got Fun, J. Bodewalt Lampe The Star Spangled Banner.
 Evening Programme.
 soloist-Principal Musician Arthur S Witcomb.
 Overture. Peace Jubilee. Carl Reineckt Spring Morning Serenade,
 Pierre Lacomt Solo for Cornet, Willow Echoes
 Frank simor 1 Principal Musician Arthur S. Wftcomb Grand Scenes from The Valkyrie,
 Richard Wayne,
 IntermissioL Prologue Pocahontas,
 William H. santelmanl (To an Apotheosis of the Princess o the Forest, by Randolph Kelm)
 Through many dSngers past,
 To a tortured doom at last,
 Smith do entreat Thee
 Say live. else Thy Matoaka dies,
 (Pocahontas A slave, my daughteri
 I give his life to Thee. (Powhatan Invitation to tbe Dance, Weber -Weingartne Translated for Military Band by William H. Santelmann Hunt rian Rhapsody, No. 14,
 Frank Lisz : The Star Spangled Banner. Leader Santelmann and his mus , clans, each one an artist o. his lnstrt rnent, gave a programme tftt was pel lection in band music. FrUtn the dalr tiest and most delicate treatment neet ed in some of their numbers to crashfn crescendos at the full strength of tn forty instruments. the musicians wer 7 instant in response and control to th : baton of Leader Santelmann, wonder ful in attack and playing at all time l with a velvet tone and an. excellent ba ance that indicated their artistic capac : ties and their long association as playing organization. The cornet solo, Willow Echoes b l Arthur S. WitconsS. was a triumph : the handling of th1o instrument, throug which MT. Witcomb seemed to be speal ,. ing with a rnarvelously beautiful huma I voice, rather than producing sound from brass.
 Alter the opening nu1lhOeF, ne Ddll gave as an encLre, Souvenir (Drdla), melodious nuu15er that was a favorit After the second selection on the pr ? gramme, they gave for an encore u well known Second Connecticut marc which was given a rousing burst of al V plause for it's spirited rendering.
 The Sextette from Lpcia, by two co nets, two tronbones and two horns, W; : the encore given after the Pocahonti ' prologue and was so enthusiastfcaF app auded that another encore, a qua ; tette, Rigoletto, was given. Another inhressive encore number VI q the Semper Fidelis march, the off1ci march of the marine corps, for whit the band members marched to the fro : of the platform and stood. This VI a given after the sixth number in the ev l. ming programme. Again an encore VI = asked for and the band responded wi e Spanish Love Song GA. Seid1er), whi . contained some singing and whistlil y passages which were effectively given. RAIO EAGLE ATTEMPTED TO