Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-11-06
Versatility And
BriIliance Mark
Programs PIoyed

Versatility and brilliancc marked
The Tuesday afternoon and even
ing performances OF the United
States Navy Eand as they present
cd classical Semi-cla::;ic::i, poau-
lar and novelty numbers before on
ihusiastic audiences twice filling thc
cnt.:c auditorium OF the Henderson
high schC oil. Ii. Charlie; Hrcndlcr
WAS conductor and officer i'm charge
Of the band. whose appearance wns
sponsored by the Henderson Kiwanis
Club.
Anchors Awcigh". the traditional
navy song, began the matinee musi-
cal numbers, all Of which were
heartily applaudcd. The dreamy ro
mantle melody, 1.-The Studcn,
Prince by Sigmund Rom3c:g was
followed by John Phillip Sousa's
rousins Jack Tar March.
"On The Trail from Grand Cam
yon Suite by Ferde Grocc illustrated
wildly the clipping of the burro:
and the singing Of the COWBOYS as
they moved along the trail. The
various brass, wood wind and per-
cussion instruments under eXper,
handling by the navy men painted
an eXuberant musical portrait If
the picturesque journey down the
trail.
Changing the tempo, the band
rendered two pleasing novelty num-
bers: Three Blind Mice AT A
Night Floor Show" by Carl FRANC
kiser and Tho Cricket and the Bull
frog"-the latter being a piccolo and
bassoon duet showing the decided
contrast between the high piccolo
notes and the low bassoon tones as
well as offering delightful tune.
The special arrangement CT the
Three Blind Mice" theme formed
unique number briefly characterize
ing night CLUB floor show during
which tap dancers. acrobats, ballet
dancers and others performed 10 the
variations of The Three Blind
Mice" theme.
Possibly the outstanding Of the
afternoons selections were the two
dances. The Russian Dance" and
The Dance OF tho Flutes from
Tschaikc wsky's 'Nutcracker Suite.
The melodic tones Of the harp pre-
sentcd soft flowing background for
the superior exhibition OF the entire
band. The lively Stars and Stri oes"
march followed the "Mutcrackcr
Suite" dances.
Overture ID TIE Bat" by Strauss
and "Pavanne" by Morton Gou!d
were delightfully."- interpreted by the
band, WHO demonstrated par ex-
collencc in presenting the mellow
tuncful airs.
Casey Jones' by Harold Walters,
fCrmHr member Of the United
States Navy Band, captivated the en-
tire audience as the men seemed 10
bring the locomotive right into the
auditorium.
Climax of thn matinee program
was Deep Purple" by Pete. dc Rose.
featuring Tony G,iscr. saxaphonc
SolOiSt. This popular mum scr Vas
especially arranged for the band by
Brinly RcthcI. As IN encore number
the forty-mcm5er Land played ::
"NCcturnc".
There was no lctdoHn for the re-
maindCr Cf The matinee perform
anCc as the band swung into "Radiy |
Hits o. l9lG'-"All Through thc |
Day. Sioux City Sue. Sym
phOny' and Dom What Conc. |
NGlCncly WIN NDG;I!S on Inc !dSi |
two. Songs Of Stephen FCstcr anG |
old Southern folk songs were blend |,
cd into Southern Rhapsody" Di |
Lucius Home" as the cOncluGin" !
number. The tand's rendition Of tn |
medley oF tres received a Grgvcn' |
ovation as the audience laUGcd tn, !
entire performance.
NIGHT PROGRAM
From the opening strains oil
Anchors Aweigh' the evening au-
diencc sat cnthrallcd through pro-
gram Of marches, classic and semi |
classic selections and novelty num- |
bers. each reectiOn moving the |
listeners 10 the very scene of the |
music's action.
First number was Introduction
10 Act III From Lohengrin" by WaG-
ner and interpreted the gaiety fol-
lowing the marriage of Lohcngrin |
and Elsa at the end Of the second |
act. A livelv march, "Thc Wings |
of Victory" followed.
The audience was then lulied by |
the sound of swishing waters as the |
drummers moved brushes across the |
drun'hcadS in mississippi Suite" by |
Fcrde Groic. Tho first movement !