Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

music as well as in nature
that indicate the change in
season. In the Spring-in fact
from the Christmas holidays on
until warm weather-the college
and university glee clubs flock to
the National Capital and MARBLE
a capella and with accompani-
ment. The circuses follow the
crocuSes.
In the Fall, teachers and stu
dents fly back to reopen studios
and, as the final indication that
a new season is definitely begun,
the service bands begin to pack
their shining brass instruments
and take them on tour in pro-
grams given throughout the
country. Then, with Winter i'm
minent, they return and, as
orcheStras, give programs that are
frequently most ambitions until
the seasons have rolled around
again and the call of the park
concert enthusiasts is sounded
once more.
The first of the three service
bands that show such friendly
rivalry in Washington, to break
away for the annual tour is the
United States Marine Band, which
has as its subtitle, THE Presi-
dents Own" This band leaves
tomorrow for tour that will last
nine weeks and carry the band
throughout New England and the
East Coast States even as far into
the Middle West as Ohio. Capt.
Taylor BranSon is quoted as hav-
ing stated he was trying some
thing little out of the ordinary
in his programs this year, giving
classical selections as we'll as more
popular band numbers and fea-
turing American composers.
Among the latter are LuciuS Hos
mer. Arthur Pryor, Matthew Lake,
Herbert Clarke, Victor Herbert
and John Hazel.
The United States Army Band
sets forth on it's tour a week from
tomorrow under Capt. William j.
Stannard, who has been drilling
his band in special new world
programs to take to the EXPOSE
ticn in Spain next Spring to show
the Old World that the Americans
are active in building their musi-
cal foundations and producing
varied and muSicianly music in
many Of the countries this side
Of the Atlantic.
The United States Navy Band,
Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader, is
the only one of the three service
bands giving full list of engage
mentS this week in the National
Capital. This band, too, Is dis
tinguishing itself as fine organ
ization in the Interpretation of
Latin American music and shared
with Capt. STANDARDS organiza-
ton, the honor of having the
leader of the National Band of
Panama, Prof. Alberto Galimany,
conduct 1t on several occasions
within the few weeks of his short
stay in Washington. The United
States Navy Band had the dis
tinction of playing the numbers
which formed the major portion
Of the Pan American concert pro-
gram, given before about 1000
people assembled on the Esplanade
and in the gardens of the Pan
American Union Building last Sat-
urday night, a week ago. On this
occasion Lieut.. Benter won par
ticular appreciation for his inter
probation of the brilliant, barbaric
music in the suite, entitled
Babylon, of which the second
movement, THE Queen of the
Night" was played This work is
written by a Haitian composer,
Senior Ellie, and has become a |
favorite with Washington audi |
enceS.
COMMENT has been made fairly |
recently on the subject of |
conductorless orcheStras in these
columns. The most recent de-
velopment in the case of con-
ductor VS.. the orchestra, takes up
the proposition of one conductor
leading two orcheStras simultane-
ously. Cincinnati, Ohio, home of
the Cincinnati Symphony OrcheS-
ira, which has been heard quite
recently in Washington, sends out
the information that Fritz Reiner,
leader of that orchestra, will use
televiSion as an aid for direction
of a special number requiring a
double orchestra in a concert to
be given there November II. The