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Issue: 1929 Vol. 88 N. 19 - Page 50
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Harmonica Champions for 1929 Crowned
With Impressive Program in Philadelphia
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J A t left: Edtia Lee |
| and Harry Rose, |
|
1929 Girl and
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| Boy Champions |
| of
Philadelphia's |
| Great Army of ^
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At right: §
^Crippled Children-
| of Widener Me-1
|
PHII.AHEI.PHIA, PA., May 3.—The harmonica
again had its day in Philadelphia yesterday,
when the seventh annual Harmonica Contest
was put on in Baptist Temple under the aus-
pices of the Boy Council of Philadelphia. The
contest, ably directed as usual by Albert N.
Hoxie, was a grand success and the auditorium
was crowded to capacity by an interested
throng of more than 1,000 people, in addition
to the 1,800 individuals composing the various
harmonica bands competing for prizes. For
the second consecutive year, first prize in the
contest limited to the confines of Philadelphia
was awarded the crippled children from the
Widener Memorial School. Their playing was
of a very fine character and in the opinion of
all present they richly earned their laurels.
The program began with an organ prelude b>
G. Walter W. Laise, accompanist of the Phila
delphia Harmonica Band, and was followed by
greetings from Albert N. Hoxie, chairman, Boy
Day in Music. The next event of importance
was the introduction of the six boy champions
of former years and the five girl champions
from 1925 to 1929. Edna Lee, thirteen-year-old
lassie from the Catholic Home for Destitute
Children, won this year's crown in the girls'
contest held a few days prior to the boys' con-
test in City Hall.
The high spot of the evening was unques-
tionably the performance of the Philadelphia
Harmonica Band, playing "Chanson Arabe"
from "The Scheherezade Suite" of Rimsky-
Korsakow-Kreisler, this event having been
under the personal direction of Mr. Hoxie. The
morial School,
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1 Winners of First |
1 Prize
|
in
Contest
Band i
|
Hon. Harry A. Mackey, Mayor of Philadelphia,
was a distinguished guest at the affair and ad-
dressed a few remarks to the enthusiastic audi-
ence.
The individual prize winners were as follows:
Harry F. Rose, first prize; John Pugliese, sec-
ond prize; Ramon Spritzler, third prize, and
Robert Schneider, fourth prize.
The contest for bands located in Philadelphia
resulted as follows: Widener Memorial School,
first prize; Catholic Home for Destitute Chil-
dren, second prize, and Presbyterian Orphanage
Girls' Harmonica Band.
The contest for bands located outside of
Philadelphia resulted as follows:
Prospect
Park Harmonica Band, of Moores, Pa., first
prize; St. Vincent's Orphanage Harmonica
Band, Baltimore, Md., second prize; Old York-
Road Harmonica Band, third prize. Incidental-
ly, the members of the Baltimore band averaged
eleven years of age.
The trophies and cups awarded to contestants
were presented by the Evening Ledger. The
judges were the executives of the Boy Council
of Philadelphia and were as follows: Mrs.
Robert A. Davis, Lena Blanche Jones, Albert
N. Hoxie, Raymond Kraus and Frank R. Sun-
shine.
Everyone attending the affair agreed that it
was a bigger and grander competition than
ever and the enthusiasm on the part of the
various groups reached a higher pitch than on
any previous occasion. After the contest it
was learned that the happy bunch of youngsters
from the Widener Memorial Industrial Train-
ing School for Crippled Children were over-
joyed with their victory and slept soundly until
noon of the following day. Jessie M. Rowe, di-
rector of the school, stated that several of the
crippled children were taken from their frames
and done up specially in plaster casts in order
to be taken to the Baptist Temple. The physi-
cian in charge did this in order not to disap-
point them after they had worked so hard.
Kenneth Goodyear, aged six years, proved
one of the sensations of the evening when he
was introduced as the 1929 mascot. He was
acclaimed as a "future champion and a full-
fledged member of the Philadelphia Harmonica
Band." The F. A. North Co., 1306 Chestnut
street, supplied an upright piano of the Jaco-
bean period for the contest, and it was an-
nounced that this instrument will be featured
on the program of the Harmonica Jubilee to be
held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in this
city on May 9.
Selections Announced for
Selling King Instruments
Band and Orchestra Contest
in Johannesburg, S. Africa
ing statement on behalf of the meeting:
"In drawing up the list, the committee also
adopted a new policy, aimed to encourage the
States to adopt the national list and at the same
time better satisfy the requirements of their
own participants. According to the new policy
there will be a National Class A and Class B
required piece of considerable difficulty, since
it is intended to test the merits of the picked
bands and orchestras of the country—the only
ones likely to come to the national. In addi-
tion to this set piece, there are three alternative
numbers set for each class in the State con-
tests, varying from fairly easy to rather diffi-
cult, the States being left free to decide which
of these three pieces is best suited for the needs
of their schools. The committee requires, how-
ever, that one of these three pieces be used as
the State required number in all States with
which it co-operates.
"The reason the list was got out so early this
year is to enable States to include the numbers
in their contest bulletins, which are often issued
during the Spring preceding the annual State
contests, that is, almost a year in advance of
the event."
CLEVELAND, O., May 6.—An interesting letter
from S. Gordon, proprietor of the Magnet
Music Supply Co., Johannesburg, South Africa,
has been received recently by the H. N. White
Co., this city, telling of his experiences in
handling King band instruments in that terri-
tory. In spite of numerous selling obstacles
such as difference in pitch, importing difficul-
ties, European competition and the like, Mr.
Gordon has managed to build up a good de-
mand for King instruments among the musi-
cians in his locality. His letter is in part
as follows:
"It is now three years since I first introduced
King instruments in ' the Transvaal and am
pleased to say that during that time, I have
succeeded in supplying King instruments to
most of the leading bands not only in the
Transvaal but throughout South Africa.
"The 1049 King trumpet has created a sen-
sation and I am now waiting keenly the arrival
of the new 1051 model."
The Committee on Instrumental Affairs of
the Music Supervisors National- Conference has
compiled and issued the list of required and
selective numbers for the 1930 National School
Band and School Orchestra contests. The list
w a s drawn up at the meeting on April 13, at
which standardization of instruments also was
dealt with. Announcement of the latter de-
cision already has been made.
For the 1930 National Band Contest the re-
quired numbers are:
Class A: Beethoven, Egmont. (Full con-
ductor's
score published)
Oliver
Ditson
(New).
Class B: Saint-Saens, Princess Jaune. (Full
conductor's score published) Carl Fischer.
For the 1930 National Orchestra contest the
required numbers are:
Class A: Meistersinger.
Class B: Unfinished Symphony. (First move-
ment, no repeats) Franz Schubert. G. Schinner.
C. M. Tremaine, secretary, issued the follow-
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Harmonica Champions for 1929 Crowned
With Impressive Program in Philadelphia
gji iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiyi
J A t left: Edtia Lee |
| and Harry Rose, |
|
1929 Girl and
I
| Boy Champions |
| of
Philadelphia's |
| Great Army of ^
1 Harmonica Play-g
|
ers.
At right: §
^Crippled Children-
| of Widener Me-1
|
PHII.AHEI.PHIA, PA., May 3.—The harmonica
again had its day in Philadelphia yesterday,
when the seventh annual Harmonica Contest
was put on in Baptist Temple under the aus-
pices of the Boy Council of Philadelphia. The
contest, ably directed as usual by Albert N.
Hoxie, was a grand success and the auditorium
was crowded to capacity by an interested
throng of more than 1,000 people, in addition
to the 1,800 individuals composing the various
harmonica bands competing for prizes. For
the second consecutive year, first prize in the
contest limited to the confines of Philadelphia
was awarded the crippled children from the
Widener Memorial School. Their playing was
of a very fine character and in the opinion of
all present they richly earned their laurels.
The program began with an organ prelude b>
G. Walter W. Laise, accompanist of the Phila
delphia Harmonica Band, and was followed by
greetings from Albert N. Hoxie, chairman, Boy
Day in Music. The next event of importance
was the introduction of the six boy champions
of former years and the five girl champions
from 1925 to 1929. Edna Lee, thirteen-year-old
lassie from the Catholic Home for Destitute
Children, won this year's crown in the girls'
contest held a few days prior to the boys' con-
test in City Hall.
The high spot of the evening was unques-
tionably the performance of the Philadelphia
Harmonica Band, playing "Chanson Arabe"
from "The Scheherezade Suite" of Rimsky-
Korsakow-Kreisler, this event having been
under the personal direction of Mr. Hoxie. The
morial School,
j
1 Winners of First |
1 Prize
|
in
Contest
Band i
|
Hon. Harry A. Mackey, Mayor of Philadelphia,
was a distinguished guest at the affair and ad-
dressed a few remarks to the enthusiastic audi-
ence.
The individual prize winners were as follows:
Harry F. Rose, first prize; John Pugliese, sec-
ond prize; Ramon Spritzler, third prize, and
Robert Schneider, fourth prize.
The contest for bands located in Philadelphia
resulted as follows: Widener Memorial School,
first prize; Catholic Home for Destitute Chil-
dren, second prize, and Presbyterian Orphanage
Girls' Harmonica Band.
The contest for bands located outside of
Philadelphia resulted as follows:
Prospect
Park Harmonica Band, of Moores, Pa., first
prize; St. Vincent's Orphanage Harmonica
Band, Baltimore, Md., second prize; Old York-
Road Harmonica Band, third prize. Incidental-
ly, the members of the Baltimore band averaged
eleven years of age.
The trophies and cups awarded to contestants
were presented by the Evening Ledger. The
judges were the executives of the Boy Council
of Philadelphia and were as follows: Mrs.
Robert A. Davis, Lena Blanche Jones, Albert
N. Hoxie, Raymond Kraus and Frank R. Sun-
shine.
Everyone attending the affair agreed that it
was a bigger and grander competition than
ever and the enthusiasm on the part of the
various groups reached a higher pitch than on
any previous occasion. After the contest it
was learned that the happy bunch of youngsters
from the Widener Memorial Industrial Train-
ing School for Crippled Children were over-
joyed with their victory and slept soundly until
noon of the following day. Jessie M. Rowe, di-
rector of the school, stated that several of the
crippled children were taken from their frames
and done up specially in plaster casts in order
to be taken to the Baptist Temple. The physi-
cian in charge did this in order not to disap-
point them after they had worked so hard.
Kenneth Goodyear, aged six years, proved
one of the sensations of the evening when he
was introduced as the 1929 mascot. He was
acclaimed as a "future champion and a full-
fledged member of the Philadelphia Harmonica
Band." The F. A. North Co., 1306 Chestnut
street, supplied an upright piano of the Jaco-
bean period for the contest, and it was an-
nounced that this instrument will be featured
on the program of the Harmonica Jubilee to be
held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in this
city on May 9.
Selections Announced for
Selling King Instruments
Band and Orchestra Contest
in Johannesburg, S. Africa
ing statement on behalf of the meeting:
"In drawing up the list, the committee also
adopted a new policy, aimed to encourage the
States to adopt the national list and at the same
time better satisfy the requirements of their
own participants. According to the new policy
there will be a National Class A and Class B
required piece of considerable difficulty, since
it is intended to test the merits of the picked
bands and orchestras of the country—the only
ones likely to come to the national. In addi-
tion to this set piece, there are three alternative
numbers set for each class in the State con-
tests, varying from fairly easy to rather diffi-
cult, the States being left free to decide which
of these three pieces is best suited for the needs
of their schools. The committee requires, how-
ever, that one of these three pieces be used as
the State required number in all States with
which it co-operates.
"The reason the list was got out so early this
year is to enable States to include the numbers
in their contest bulletins, which are often issued
during the Spring preceding the annual State
contests, that is, almost a year in advance of
the event."
CLEVELAND, O., May 6.—An interesting letter
from S. Gordon, proprietor of the Magnet
Music Supply Co., Johannesburg, South Africa,
has been received recently by the H. N. White
Co., this city, telling of his experiences in
handling King band instruments in that terri-
tory. In spite of numerous selling obstacles
such as difference in pitch, importing difficul-
ties, European competition and the like, Mr.
Gordon has managed to build up a good de-
mand for King instruments among the musi-
cians in his locality. His letter is in part
as follows:
"It is now three years since I first introduced
King instruments in ' the Transvaal and am
pleased to say that during that time, I have
succeeded in supplying King instruments to
most of the leading bands not only in the
Transvaal but throughout South Africa.
"The 1049 King trumpet has created a sen-
sation and I am now waiting keenly the arrival
of the new 1051 model."
The Committee on Instrumental Affairs of
the Music Supervisors National- Conference has
compiled and issued the list of required and
selective numbers for the 1930 National School
Band and School Orchestra contests. The list
w a s drawn up at the meeting on April 13, at
which standardization of instruments also was
dealt with. Announcement of the latter de-
cision already has been made.
For the 1930 National Band Contest the re-
quired numbers are:
Class A: Beethoven, Egmont. (Full con-
ductor's
score published)
Oliver
Ditson
(New).
Class B: Saint-Saens, Princess Jaune. (Full
conductor's score published) Carl Fischer.
For the 1930 National Orchestra contest the
required numbers are:
Class A: Meistersinger.
Class B: Unfinished Symphony. (First move-
ment, no repeats) Franz Schubert. G. Schinner.
C. M. Tremaine, secretary, issued the follow-
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