Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-04
W. H. S. Orchestra
10 Give Concert for
Benefit Trip Tonight

Inc orchestra Of the WatervilJe san.
ior nigh school will give a concert IN
the Junior high school auditorium this
evening. the proceeds of which will be
USED TO help defray the expenses of
the trip the members of the orcbestr,
are TO make to Boston to take mart IN
the New England concIave of music
on May s. - Aiusic
me same numbers that the orches-
ira Will play in Boston will feature
the program this evening, but there
viii be added other selections and
solos.
The conclave in Boston is held under
the auspices of the New England Mu-
steal Festival Association and school
orchestras will be present from all
parts of the New England states to
we with one another for the prizes
which will be awarded for excellence
In playing.
The local orchestra will leave the
last OF the week in ample time to par
t1cipate in all the events of the con-
clave. Mrs. H. c. Marden. director of
music in the Waterville schools, will
have charge of the high school stu
dents during the trip.
On Saturday afternoon the contest
TOR high school orchestras will be held
, at the Boston Arena. Each orchestra
Will be allowed seven minutes in
which to play and they will be called
to the stage by an announcer. Souve-
Mrs Of the conclave will be presented
to all who take part and trophies will
be awarded to bands or orchestras
having the greatest number of players.
organizations travelling the greatest
number of miles to the conclave, or
ganizations composed of players with
the youngest average age and organ
izations having the greatest number
Of girls.
The personnel of the orchestra Is
as follows: violins, Smith. Rosenthal,
Johnson, Legendre, Donnelly, Cook,
Pachowski, Sweeney, DeLfsle, Buzzell,
Allen, Sherrard, McLeary, Beaudry and
Manell; trumpets, Shaw and Hutchins;
saxaphones, Quinton, Weed and Vigue;
trombones, Payson, Weed and Nc
Cracker; cello, Rancourt: clarinet, AL
len; flutes. Larsen and yose: drums,
Staples; piano, Mercier.
The solo number which the local or
chestra Is to present for the approval
of hundreds of musicians and eminent
judges is the overture Fair Maid of
PERTH" by Widdel, beautiful in it's
theme and shading. 1t will be per-
formed for, Waterville folks tonight as
the opening number in the concert.
Those selections which the general
committee has chosen and which will
be played by scores Of orchestras in
unison are: "Marche Pontificale." by
Counod; american Legion March," by
Parker, and "Givotte Celebre" in +
Major, by Martini. These three num-
bers will also be played as part OF
the concert this evening.
To round out an ideal program for
local people several special numbers
have been prepared which include the
violin solo alteration" by Borowski,
to be played by Francis Smith: from
bone solo, "Uncier Rufess Jubilee" by
Robinson, to be given by Warren Pay
son: and vocal solos by Miss Thelma
DeLisle Of 1.-THE Little Old Garden" by
Hewitt. Delightful entertainment will
be- found in the string trio numbers
nHabana" and MAY Flowers" by
Zamecnik, the trio being made up OF
Misses Donnelly, Rancourt and Mer-
cier. and the stringed quartet numbers
..Moment Musicale" by Schubert and
"Old Black Joe" by Pochon. This quar-
tet is composed by Misses Donnelly
and Rancourt and Messrs. Smith and
Rosenthal. The concluding number by
the orchestra will be Simpkin's march,
".Iust for Fun" played by request. 1t
"a believed that this program Will
sneak for itself and there need be no
further urging necessary to fill the
funior high school auditorium to ca
nacitv