The Washington times., 1927-04-01
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| HONOR LEADER

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TO many radio listeners, and TO
music lovers throughout the United
States, the playing Of the Captain
Santeimann march by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra at
| the beginning Of its conc ert his aft.
ernoon, will be REQUIEM for the
service OF one of the most earnest
| and useful musicians tire country
has boasted, who retires from active
duty after most useful lifetime in
the world Of music. Too much can
not be said Of the nork that has
been done BY Capt. William II. San.
lehman in the cause OF good
nlusie-in a highly successful en-
deavor TO establish in Washington
a national orchestra Of the highest
character. He retires with the high.
est honors the Government can
bestow on him, as an officer with
the rank Of captain in the United
/ States Marine Corps. He is the
first Of q long line of very able
men to hold leadership of the United
States Marine Band to achieve such
q position.
In stepping aside Captain Santel-
| mann has an assurance many path
/ finders lack when they lay down
their burdens--that his work will be
carried on to even greater achieve.
:nent by Taylor Branson. the second
leader of the band, who will
undoubtedly be promoted to leader
ship. As a director. and particu-
iarly as a director Of orchestral
MUSIC, Branson is probably without
an equal among the bandnasters Of
the country. As we have several
times remarked, the band and the
orchestra are two very distinct
musical units and success in the
direction OF one does not by any
means imply ability to direct the
other. Branson is one of few
trained bandsmen we have ever
ence of the mediums clearly and
who has given special thought TO
orchestral direction and concert
program building.
The band concert this afternoon,
which WRC viii broadcast at $3.50
O'Clock, will be typical Branson
program and win contain one de.
Icided novelty. duet arrangement
Of THE Blue Bells of Scotland" .
which will be played by Musicians
Silvio onfrey, oboe, and Siegfried
Scharbau, bassoon. Another novelty
will be Grandao's Spanish dance, to
be played by the orchestra.
ORCHESTRAS ARE
BROADCAST FEATURES
Orchestral music is to be the main
Feature of the evening broadcast with
one new feature program of which
much is promised and which WIZ
will send to its constituent stations
lat 8 o'clock under the title OF the
'Philco Hour" Music of a lively
sort, both instrumental and vocal,
will predominant in the program,
(which, it Is promised. will provide
many surprises.
Another tabloid of a current
Broadway success. presented with
members Of the company engaged
in the production at the theater, will
start the WRC porGram at Gas. The
Burlington concert ut 1880, will have
Fred East, baritone, as soloist this
week. Then comes the Goldman
Band concert. In the Lord Calvert
hour, which comes at 8 o'clock,
Emil Splitter, oboeist and English
horn player, will be the soloist
and will play two oriental numbers.
| A<Odto AdlLIL1du anu his anglo
Persians, who send their music
from WEAF at 10 o'clock, will pro.
vide one of the most various assert.
ments of their brilliant history this
evening. starting their exercises
with Ketelbey's .'In a Monastery
Garden" and travelling fairly well
around the world in search of mu.
steal novelties. The Wheeler Wads.
worth dance tunes win finish the
WEAF contributions OF the evening
as well as the WRC program.
In the dialling distances there will
be novelty talk at WRNY which
may attract listeners at 7:45, IL there
Is anything in titles. since it pro-
poses to discuss the "Forty-Thou-
sand Germs in a Kiss" Joseph III.
kraus, OF Science and Invention
Magazine, will be the talker. The
usual Royal Hour from WIZ at $50
will feature Russian music this
evening with Helen Clark, contralto,
and Charles Harrison, tenor, as
soloists. The Northwestern Univer.
sity Glee Club is scheduled for con.
cert from WIS. Chicago, at gao,
and at 10 o'clock there will be
another OF the VIDAL musical