Evening star., 1932-04-17
10 NEW NUMBERS
ON CONCERT LIST
viii Be Played for First Time
Tonight on Bandmasters'
Program.

Ten new numbers, written especially
| for the occasion, will be presented for
the first time tonight at the annual
concert of the American Bandmasters
Association, to be held at $50 o'clock
at Constitution Hall
The Army, Navy and Marine bands
will take part in the concert, spon-
sored by the District Of Columbia
| Chapter, American Red Cross. with
the composers of the new numbers,
for the most part, conducting their
own works.
In addition. special arrangement
| Of Chopins Funeral March by Victor
Jean Grabel, secretary of the associa-
ton, will be conducted by him, open
| ing series of four of John Philip
Sousas outstanding marches.
The concert is to be dedicated to
/ the memory of the great bandleader,
who died last month.
Medal to Be Presented.
The member of the association who
has done most TO advance bands and
band music during the past year will
be presented the Bandmasters Medal
| at the concert tonight. The medal will
be presented by Secretary of Labor
D0ak. and its winner was not to be
| announced until tonight
Among the new numbers Is a fan
tasia, "MidShipmen" by Peter Buys,
conductor of the HagerStoWn. Md,
Municipal Band. who viii conduct the
Navy Band through his number; a
| prelude and Scherzo. "HammerSmith," 4"
written for the occasion by Gustav
Hoist, well known English bandmaSter,
/ who will direct the Marine Band in its
presentation; "Huntingtower Ballad"
| written for the concert by Ottorino
Respighi, celebrated Italian musician,
which will be presented by the Marine
Band, under the direction of Capt
Taylor Branson. its conductor
Other new numbers include "A Chi
nese Festival" by Maurice Arnold !;
Concert Overture in F Minor" by Capt.
Charles O'Neill: The Wind in the
Leaf1eSS Naples" tone poem by Lieut..
! Rivers" by George C. Gault: Sky
ward by Nathaniel Shilkret: Sabbath
Evening in Camp" by Capt. r. b Hay
| ward, and Edwin Franko Goldman's
new grand march, University" to be
played by the massed service bands un-
der direction of the composer.
VIM WIN SUHuuCb.
Besides those already mentioned,
bandmasters who will conduct either
one of the three bands or the massed
bands in presentation of some of the
numbers are Lieut. Charles Benter, di-
rector of the Navy Band, who was in
charge of arrangements for the Wash
ington convention: A. A Harding, di-
rector of bands at the University of
Illinois; Capt. William J. Stannard, di-
rector Of the Army Band: Walter M
Smith, head of Smiths Band, Boston;
Frank Simon. director of the Armco
Band, Middletown, Ohio; Herbert L.
Clarke, director of the Long Beach
Calf, Municipal Band and world
premier solo cornetist, and Arthur
Pryor, director of Pryor's Band.
Besides the officers elected yesterday
the following were named directors of
the association: Glen Cliffe Bainum
Lieut.. Benter. Peter Buys, Richard B.
Hayward, we'll known conductor, and
Karl L. King, composer, band leader
and publisher.
A committee composed of three
A. B. A. members and three members
Of the High School BandmaSters As
sociation will select the high school
student at the annual contest for stu
dent musicians in bands throughout the
United States to take place within the
next few months, to receive the $500
scholarship established yesterday by the
association. The scholarship will en-
title the student to attend the National
Music Camp at Interlachen, Mich. for
season to continue his study of his
favorite instrument.