The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-30
Sank Centre
Band Played
At Starbuck
Young Folk Thrilled At The
Chance of Playing I'm
der Composer
A SPLENDID PROGRAM
Many Local People Attend
Annual Music Festival
Sunday

Once in a lifetime comes the
thrill of playing a concert, made up
exclusively Of numbers composed
by one man, and playing them I'M
der his experienced baton. 1t was
Centre Municipal Band and about
three hundred musicians of the
West Central Band Association on
Sunday at the annual Band Festi-
val at Starbuck Under the person.
al baton of Karl L. King, national
ly famous composer of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, the gala event of the day
eliminated the fiesta in a grand
concert of the massed bands. At
tended by nearly three thousand
people milling about the City Park
in Starbuck the festival was one
of the most grandioso events stag
ed by the Association.
A genial, courteous man is Mr.
King. Experienced in the ways of
the band world he whipped that
huge gathering of musicians of
varying talent into a unified whole.
Each section lost its raggedness
and took on a precision miracu-
lousy perfect for so short re-
hearsal Said Mr.. King at the be-
ginning of the rehearsal, 1--WE new
err seen a group play less staccato
notes" But in short order he made
his wants known and the event
went off without hitch. Members
of his old band were there from
varying sections of the country,
and several distinguished visitors
graced the festival-all to meet Mr..
King.
Chosen as one of the bands to
present an afternoon concert the
Sank Centre band acquitted itself
well. Overheard by members stand
ing around were favorable COM
ments in regard to the local organ
ization. They remarked pleasingly
in regard to the finish. tone quality
and execution with which DR. Han
sons band reeled off their num-
bers. Glenwood. under the direction
or Orrin Torrison, contributed to
the afternoons entertainment with
their particular offering, a trum-
pet trio. whose perfection was SUI
perb. The Brooten-Hoffman band,
under direction of Ralph Forde,
composed largely of older mus
icians, offered in tribute to Mr..
King his famed overture Princess
of India" The afternoon program
was begun by the Starbuck Com
munity and High School Bands.
Specially featured were the Alex
andria Girls Drum Corps which
Unanswered in perfect drills dur
ing the massed band rehearsal.
Beginning the program for the
band, the committee, headed by M.
Casper Johnshoy, paid tribute to
Mr.. Kings native state with his
own composition iowa Band Law"
march. The program exclusively Of
Mr. Kings compositions followed
with the Desert Patrol" march, a
rollicking tune with a desert air,
and swung into his Magic Gar
den" overture. From there 1t NOV
ed easily into the Enchanted
Night" waltz, and brought the aud
fence back with the fast moving
acknowledgements march.
The lifting melodies of "A Night in
June" serenade followed, and
South Dakota State College"
march was sandwiched between the
Serenade and I'm a Moonlit Gar
den." "Robinson's Grand Entree'
march and "Trouping Days" clos
ed the program.
"Trouping Days" might have
honored one of the bass section.
John A. Miller, of Alexandria, and
brother of Joe and Charles Miller,
of this city, sat in with the band
and pumped his tuba as Justify as
any Of them-and in his fifty-first
year of tuba playing.
During the business session con-
Quoted by the band members as
sembled, Mr.. Torrison, of Glen
wood, was elected general chairman
of arrangements for next years
festival. He extended an invitation
to the bands to assemble next year
at Glenwood.