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MUSIC
in California
test were to be held during less was won by Lodi, Reverda L. Cross-, di-
Music Week. Accordingly
rector. This contest was very close, and the
HE logi-
a
subcommittee
was
bands
of high quality for one-year bands.
cal way
formed with Mr. De-
Santa Rosa and San Mateo were close be-
to
de-
lano at the head
hind the winners. Santa Rosa's band was very
velop musicians is
of it, sanction
beautifully drilled, and gave a fine rendition of
to reach
them
was secured
the "Largo" (the test piece). The instrumenta-
through
the
tion of this band was marked off by the judges
schools, is
the
as it had a preponderance of saxophones.
opinion of E. J-
The entrants in Class B were Arcata, Prince-
Delano, of
the
ton, San Rafael Military Academy and Sonora.
musical merchan-
Princeton, long-time champion of the Sacra-
dise
division of
mento Valley Association and fresh from its
Sherman, Clay & Co., San
recent latest victory there against all classes,
Francisco. With Mr. Delanu
locked horns with a tartar in the shape of
this is more than a mere
Wood's fine band from Arcata, but won by a
opinion. It is a judgment that
point or two. Sonora was not far behind. E.
he backed with action, and
Whitney Martin, of Stanford University, War-
there is probably no man in
rant Officer J. C. Coe, former instructor in the
any State who takes more active interest in
United States Army Band School, and Grant
the school-music question in his State than Mr.
Falkenstein, experienced bandmaster and head
Delano does in the State of California.
of
band instruction in the Fresno schools, were
Among his many duties with Sherman, Clay
the judges. These represented the army, the
& Co. is that of editing a magazine called
university and the public schools.
"The School Musician of California," and the
Herman Trutner's band from Oakland Tech
from C. M. Trcmainc, secretary of the National
latest issue is devoted almost entirely to school
opened the ball, and then E. O. Brose and the
Bureau-'for the Advancement of Music, and cir-
music anjd State and sectional band contests.
Burlingame band took the stand.
Charles
culars" announcing the contest were sent out.
The 1927 annual Northern California State
Lamp then brought on the Polytechnic Band
. The response to this circular showed that the
Band Contest was the most successful ever
of San Francisco. Lamp, owing to a little
movement was a popular one. There had been
held, and the officials in charge are already
lethargy among the powers that be, had not
busy with active work arranging the 1928 con- . some contests in the State previously, under
been able to enter the contest definitely until
the auspices of various independent districts,
test. This contest will be held in San Fran-
less than a month before the contest.
His
each working under its own rule, but there
cisco as part of Music Week, under the auspices
snowing with about three weeks' rehearsals
had been no joining up of these districts, and
of the San Francisco Civic Association. Mr.
was remarkable. At this stage of the contest
the opportunity to compete under rules stand-
Delano has been reappointed chairman of the
the judges came to the conclusion that there
ard all over the United States was welcomed
committee.
was no foolishness about it, and that if they
warmly, especially as it gave the first and sec-
The story of the 1927 contest is an interest-
were to arrive at a result at all, they could
ond winners the right to compete in the Na-
ing one. Early in the year Chester C. Rose-
not be lenient on. any slip or omission. It
tional Contest if they so elected.
crans, executive director of San Francisco's
was a battle of thoroughbreds.
The gontest was held in San Francisco, May
Music Week committee and also of the San
Followed, in the afternoon, Berkeley under
7 and 8. Three classes were represented, and
Francisco Civic Association, decided that it
Earl Morton, Woodland with F. C. McRey-
there were a total of fifteen entries. The Class
would be a wonderful thing for music in gen-
nolds, Piedmont with Alexander Ball and then
D contest for bands of one year's sending or
eral if an official State high school band con-
T