The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
FOUR REHEARsAL5 {. EN TWO DAYS THEN
 COMES CONCERT
Junean City Band, Men $ Chorus 10 Polish Off Pro-
 qram for Tomorrow Eve

Four rehearsals in two days is the record preparation by local musicians to make ready for the Tuesday night concert in the Gross Twentieth Century Theatre by the Juneau City Band and the Juneau Mems Chorus under the batons of Joseph M Shofner and Ernest En- er respective conductors of these yroups.
 At noon on Sunday the Mems Chorus met in the theatre and was guided through it's program by Di- ! rector Ehler. An hour and half later in the grade school auditorium \ Conductor Shofner put the band through strenuous workout.
 Final dress rehearsals will be held | by each group tonight. At 2 o'clock the Mems Chorus will gath CT in the odd Fellows Hall, while the band will again rehearse in the school auditorium, starting promptly 1t 7:30. Members of each organlza- ton are asked to be on hand early for the final preparation.
 Variety of type in the numbers chosen for the concert is the fea- ture that is obvious. Opening with the concert march, March Heroic by Holmes, the next presentation is he famous composition of the Fin nish composer, Sibelius, entitled Finlandia.
 Most often the piano IS featured as an accompanist for the soloist. This is reversed in the next num- per, when Miss Dolores Matiila will l present the piano solo, La Rougette, by Bennett, with the accompani- nent by the band. The next band offering will bring visions of Andal- usia, when the Suite Espagnole, Ma laguena is played.
 Tc carry out the desire of the l program planners to give the aud fence variety of music, the Mems Chorus will next present the re- nowred Schubert's Serenade. Then will fellow a group of Negro Spirit uals, including Were You There?", Nobody Knows De Trouble I Seen" and Heaven, Heaven"
 The authorship of many of the spirituals is not known. They have a depth of feeling found in no other music and may Ee said to re- fleet the deepest emotions of a people held in slavery, but with such human appeal as to live after the human bondage no longer ex- ists. The Chorus may be ex- pected to acquit itself well with these numbers.
 The third portion of the program will then proceed with the band playing one of the most popular groups of the popular composer, Cole Porter, in group of his hit numbers arranged as medley.
 A light and playful number, Badinage in Brasses. in which the trombones are featured, answered in turn by the baritone and comets in counter rhythms which make the number altogether delightful. l Concluding with the outstanding military march, Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa, the concert offers an evening of entertainment that gives premise of again demonstrat- ing that Juneau is, in reality, a community possessed of worthwhile and qualified talent.
 l The object ot the program is pri- marily that of giving the city an 1 evening of musical entertainment At the same time the performance has another objective, that of pro- viding funds with which to pur- lchase uniforms and to thereby make possible more presentable appear l ance of the band at the public functions for which 1t is asked te play.
 Sponsored by the Juneau Rotary Club, the committee, of which Dr c. E. Albrecht is chairman, assisted by Arthur Uggen, Neil Friedman and Ralph Mize, reports an excel lent advance sale of tickets, ane fine support of sponsors. Hence with the music in store for Tuesday evening it is predicted that the house will not only be "sell-out' but that those who attend will hear | some really fine music.