The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-16
; Schools To
H |d Music
Festival Here
Libby Schools Will Be
Hosts to Visitors
From Troy, Eureka
BANDS, ORCHESTRAS,
CHORUSES IN PROGRAM

The public school music students
fof Eureka, Troy, and Libby will
participate in the Fourth Annual
Lincoln County Music Festival ct
Libby on Saturday, April Is. APP
proximately $50 students from the
three towns will spend busy day
rehearsing and performing in two
public concerts and parade
through the streets of Libby. Ar-.
tivities will begin at 10 o'clock In
the morning when THE glee clubs
and choruses of the three schools
will meet together as one large
chorus to rehearse number for the
evening concert. Approximately rs
voices will sing three numbers un-
der the direction of Mr.. James An
derson, music director of Eureka,
Mr.. a. G. Roberts of Troy; and Mr.
R. w. Sargent of Libby. The cho-
ruses of the three schools have been
rehearsing these numbers in their
respective schools for several weeks
past.
ColorfuI Band Parade
AT 1870 the bands and marching
units of the three schools will par
ticipate in colorful parade down
Mineral Avenue from the high
schooFfto the Chef corner and back
UP California avenue. The blue
and gold of the Libby band with the
crimson of the Libby drill SQUAD.
the maroon and white of the Troy
marching unit, and the orange and
black of the Eureka contingent will
be combined in a riot of colorful
marching and snappy music.
AT l:30 In the afternoon the bands
of the three schools will merge into
a massed band Of 1870 musicians for
"a rehearsal of the three stirring
numbers which this big band will
perform as part of the evening con-
cert.
At 800 the afternoon program
will begin in the Junior High School
auditorium. The afternoon program
will consist of half hour perform
ance by the music groups of each
school. The program for the after
noon performance will be found in
the high school news section of this
edition Of the Western News.
Between 4:30 and 600 p. m. the
student sWill be treated to sun
light dance in the auditorium of the
New Central building.
125 Voices
The evening concert will begin at
300 D. m Each school will con-
tribute three numbers to this pro-
gram To close the DAVIS activities
the massed chorus of 125 voices will
sing three numbers and the 1870
piece massed band will perform
three numbers. The program for
the evening concert is printed in
this weeks issue Of the Tamarack
on page s of the Western News.
Every effort is being put forth
to make this the most ENJOYABLE
and Worthwhile event ever offered
to Lincoln County young people
and adults as well. The public is
cordially invited to attend any or
all of the activities of the day. The
dance, however, is open only to
music students.
Never before in Lincoln County
has SO much fine music been in
GUIDED in a single days program.
Attention is called particularly to
the afternoon and evening pro-
grams, which include numbers by
the greatest of composers, modern
and classical The strains of Bach.
Mozart, Tschaikousky, Stephen Fos-
ter, Sigmund Romberg, Vincent
Youmahs, Sousa, and others equally
noted will be heard both afternoon
and evening. A large variety of
musical groups will perform, par
ticularly in the afternoon. Bands,
choruses, glee clubs, small instru
mental and vocal ensembles, and
orchestras will contribute to a pro-
gram of unusual interest.
A charge of Is cents for adults
and Is cents for students will be
made for the evening concert There
Will be no charge for the afternoon
program or the rehearsals, how
ever
Urged to Attend
Citizens of Lincoln County are
urged to avail themselves of this
splendid opportunity to witness this
climax of the season for the music
students of Lincoln County. The
leaders of our nation from coast
to coast are urging the American
people to turn to community music
as one of the greatest of all forces
for building the morale and the
heads up" spirit so much needed
in these troubled times. Those who
attend the festival programs will
have frequent opportunity to join
in audience singing of many of our
best loved American patriotic songs.
In short, day of unusual interest
and profit is promised to all citi-
zens of Lincoln County, young and
old