The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-07-11
Will Appear In Concert
At Starbuck July IA
AT $3.50 O'Clock
CONTINUOUS CONCERTS
Fifteen Bands Will
Take Part In Event
Massed Band To Play

Plans for the annual picnic of
the American Legion Band, to be
held in conjunction with the West
Central Minnesota Band Festival
at Starbuck, next Sunday, July IA,
have been completed, and the local
organization members and their
families plan for good time that
day.
Baked Virginia ham and trim
Minis will be the picnic menu, and
Win Gallup, manager of the band,
stated Sank Centre friends, who at
tend, may take part in the feed.
That is If there are not too many
from here in attendance at Star
buck Sunday. There will be ice
cream cones for the Riddles. The
picnic dinner will be served at six
o'clock Sunday evening.
Fifteen bands will take part in
this annual festival, and the con-
certs will start at one o'clock Sun
day afternoon. Continuous con-
certs will take place until five
o'clock, and in the evening mass
ed band concert, including mem
bers Of all bands, will be held.
Sank Centres band will appear
on the afternoon program at $3.50
o'clock, with a complete concert OF
popular and classical band music.
Sank Centre people and those of
the surrounding community are
heartily invited to attend this band
festival, which is the highlight OF
musical events in Central Mime
sofa this year.
It is expected that upwards of
5000 people will attend this mus
ical event which is free to the
public. There will be plenty OF
good parking space, with an ex-
cellent bathing beach and ideal
picnic grounds to make it an ideal
place to spend the day.
The afternoon concerts will begin
at 100 o'clock with the following
bands taking part:
1:0O.-Starbuck Community Band
1:30..-.........--.Starbuck School Band
2:00-....-........-............- Glenwood Band
2:30.................---.---.-- Morris Band
3:OO............-......-...-- Alexandria Band
3:30.-...--...-..-...-. Sank Centre Band
According to the rule each band
is to play 20 minutes, allowing five
minutes before and after for get.
ting on and off the band stand
Bandmasters please plan your
playing pieces so as to complete
your concert within the time limit
At 400 p. m. the massed bands
must be gotten into playing posi-
ton, then each director as assigned
takes the massed band through one
selection in rehearsal and also al
the evening concert.
Massed Band Program 1880
God Bless America. Berlin
audience Sing With Band)
Americans We, March. Souse
King Cotton March .---------Sousa
Niobe, Romantic Legend -Ruberts
Clarinet Solo .-.-----.......----Al Hapke
Night In June, Serenade.--.-----Kine
Lassus Trombone .----.------.--Fillmore
Espana Waltz Waldteufe
Trombone Solo, DR.. e. McGonagle
Chocolate Soldier .-...-........-.-..Strauss
Trouping Days March .----..---Kine
Selections, Glenwood Trumpet Trit
Stars and Stripes Forever...-.-Souss
(Leading trumpets, trombones, pic
colos lined up in front. These
should have last strain memorized
for the finale.)
Only one bass drummer will b.
used at a time, each bandmastel
directing a selection will use his
own bass drummer in rehearsa
and concert.
Besides the bands set for playing
during the afternoon the following
have already sent word that they
are coming for the massed bant
rehearsal at 400 and for the eve
ming concert: Royalton, Staples
Hanska, Brooten, Usage, Evansville
Wheaton, this totals nearly 50'
players.
A very large tent will cover al
the playing space and much Of tn,
audience, rain or shine. Yours fol
good active cooperation for a rea
fine Band Fest. A good time, good
band fellowship. Sincerely yours
M. Casper Johnshoy, r. s. Forde
committee.