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PRESTO-TIMES
TO FIND BAND CHAMPION
Efforts for Honor Take Place at School Band
Competition May 27 and 28 at Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
America's champion school band will be chosen
in a two-day musical battle in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
May 27 and 28, when high school bands from prac-
tically every section of the country, comprising about
2,000 juvenile musicians, will vie for the national title.
Prior to this, sectional and state contests will have
been held in 26 states to select the best bands to
compete in the national contest held under the joint
auspices of the Committee on Instrumental Affairs
of the Music Supervisors' Conference and the Na-
tional Bureau for the Advancement of Music.
Many of the state contests already have been held.
The states which are scheduled to have bands repre-
senting them are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Cali-
fornia, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kan-
sas, South Dakota and Texas. The six New Eng-
land states will have one band represent this section
selected in a special contest May 20 at Boston.
The Program.
Each competing band will play four types of com-
position consisting of a warming up march, not to
MUSIC SELLERS BE READY!
With
This
» w
SOUK—The Fastest
on the Counter.
"CAROLINA"
{New Song Hit)
Growing
Seller
I'm Coming Back
To You.
Jack Smith, The Whispering Baritone of Victor Rec-
ord Fame, sang it in Boston for a week with pro-
found success.
Featuring it now, and hundreds of
other professional Stars.
TAIL SPECHT, with his Recording Orchestra, says
i t s a PEACH.
(Soon Will Be on the Air Everywhere)
SPECIAL: For Show Window and Counter Displays.
Write for terms and price. Sample Free.
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE,
Reading, Pa.
REMICK SONG HITS
Just Like a Butterfly.
The Whisper Song.
Four Leaf Clover.
Moonbeam, Kiss Her for Me.
Hello, Cutie.
I'll Take Care of Your Cares.
All I Want Is You.
I Need Lovin'.
Blame It on the Waltz.
Hello, Blue Bird.
I've Gotta Get Myself Somebody to Love.
I'm Back in Love Again.
The Night of Love.
Cabarabia.
When Will We Meet Again.
be judged; an assigned composition, one composition
to be selected from a list of twenty prepared by the
Committee on Instrumental Affairs of the Music
Supervisors' Conference, and two well known num-
bers to be prepared for playing in unison with the
other bands.
The committee consists of J. E. Maddy, Ann Arbor,
Mich., chairman; Jay W. Fay, Louisville, Ky.; Lee
M. Lockhart, Council Bluffs, Iowa, who will be gen-
eral director of the National Contest; Russell V. Mor-
gan, Cleveland, Ohio; Victor L. F. Rebmann, Yon-
kcrs, N. Y., and C. M. Tremaine, of the National
Bureau for the Advancement of Music, New York.
Three musicians of national reputation will be
named as judges to decide which is the best school
band in the contest. The bands will be judged on
six main points: Instrumentation, interpretation, in-
tonation, tonal and harmonic balance, tone quality
and precision.
The Prizes.
The grand prize for the national championship
band is a handsome trophy, hew T n out of solid ma-
hogany and symbolizing a temple of music, with
beautifully carved columns and a decorative arch.
In the center is a solid bas-relief cast in bronze rep-
resenting group music, by the sculptor Luini. There
also are first, second, third and fourth place tablets,
etched in design similar to the trophy. These tab-
lets, together with medals and trophy and with hon-
orable mention for fifth and sixth winners, will be
given in both classes A and B. The prizes are do-
nated by the National Association of Band Instru-
ment Manufacturers.
Keener interest is being shown this year in all
the state competition, according to the various state
directors, and National Director Lockhart expects
the Council Bluffs contest to excel any of its prede-
cessors in point of musical talent and competition.
GETS CONN OUTFIT.
Twenty-five instruments made by C. G. Conn, Ltd.,
Elkart, Ind., were recently sold by N. A. Brownlee,
manager of the Conn Atlanta store, Atlanta, Ga., for
the Territorial Staff Band of the Salvation Army.
The organization is a notable one in that section and
plays every Saturday afternoon over station WSB.
The outfit includes two saxophones, two five-valved
Wonderphone euphoniums, eight Victor model cor-
nets, one slide trombone, two tenor horns, one E flat
bass horn, two baritone horns, four alto horns, drums
and cymbals.
PERIOD OVERTON BENCHES.
In a recent letter advising the trade on late Over-
ton styles of piano benches, the S. E. Overtoil Com-
pany, of South Haven, Mich, says: "The new Over-
ton benches must be seen to be appreciated. Order
an assortment now. Show a few different styles on
your sales floor or in your window. You will have
many opportunities to sell Overton Period benches
separately to replace old benches and stools, as well
as with your new Period pianos."
May 21, 1927.
OLD GUILD IN CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of National Organization of Fretted
Instrument Artists to Be Held in New York.
The American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolinists and
Guitarists will hold its twenty-sixth annual conven-
tion at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, on Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, May 23,
24 and 25, but a general get-together event of an
informal character will be an enjoyable feature of
Sunday previous to the opening date.
In addition to interesting talks and discussions dur-
ing the business sessions the officials have arranged
a series of social events 'that promise enjoyment. For
Monday evening a program called "An Evening with
the Serenaders," has been scheduled. It will be under
the direction of H. L. Hunt and will include Alice V.
Conklin, mondolinist; William D. Bowen, plectrum
banjoist; Alex Magee, banjoist, and Mr. Hunt, tenor.
Famous artists and teachers of fretted instruments
will appear at the grand concert to be given on the
evening of Wednesday. The banquet, at which well
known artists on the banjo, mandolin and guitar will
appear, will be held at the Hotel Pennsylvania on the
evening of May 24.
MUSIC PUBLISHERS TO MEET
Interesting Session Promised All Concerned on
June 14 at Pennsylvania Hotel, New York.
The Music Publishers' Association of the United
States has announced the date of its annual meeting
as June 14 with the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York,
as the place. A great many topics of interest to the
men who sell music as well as to those who compose
it will be discussed by the men who publish it. The
vital question of the bulletin will be discussed in all
its phases and the attitude of all concerned will be
made plain.
The officers of the Music Publishers' Association of
the United States are: Harold Flammer, New York,
president; William Dean Preston, Boston, vice-presi-
dent; Emil Gunther, New York, secretary, and Carl
Fischer, New York, treasurer.
OPEN REPAIR SHOP.
A competent repair department is a strong feature
of the new Brabbitt-Jenney Music Co., Cedar Rapids,
la. Charles Brabbitt has been associated with a
musical instrument manufacturing plant for several
years and is widely known as a music teacher. John
Jenney is equally well known as leader of the Cedar
Rapids Ladies' Band.
ALL DAY SATURDAY CLOSING.
At a recent meeting of the Boston Music Pub-
lishers' Association held at the Art Club, a committee
of two, James Smith and Charles W. Homeyer, was
appointed to find out the attitude of the trade on the
proposition to close all day Saturday during the
months of July and August.
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
FOR TRUE ECONOMY BUY
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always
STYLE 25
Send for catalog and price list
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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PRESTO-TIMES
TO FIND BAND CHAMPION
Efforts for Honor Take Place at School Band
Competition May 27 and 28 at Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
America's champion school band will be chosen
in a two-day musical battle in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
May 27 and 28, when high school bands from prac-
tically every section of the country, comprising about
2,000 juvenile musicians, will vie for the national title.
Prior to this, sectional and state contests will have
been held in 26 states to select the best bands to
compete in the national contest held under the joint
auspices of the Committee on Instrumental Affairs
of the Music Supervisors' Conference and the Na-
tional Bureau for the Advancement of Music.
Many of the state contests already have been held.
The states which are scheduled to have bands repre-
senting them are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Cali-
fornia, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kan-
sas, South Dakota and Texas. The six New Eng-
land states will have one band represent this section
selected in a special contest May 20 at Boston.
The Program.
Each competing band will play four types of com-
position consisting of a warming up march, not to
MUSIC SELLERS BE READY!
With
This
» w
SOUK—The Fastest
on the Counter.
"CAROLINA"
{New Song Hit)
Growing
Seller
I'm Coming Back
To You.
Jack Smith, The Whispering Baritone of Victor Rec-
ord Fame, sang it in Boston for a week with pro-
found success.
Featuring it now, and hundreds of
other professional Stars.
TAIL SPECHT, with his Recording Orchestra, says
i t s a PEACH.
(Soon Will Be on the Air Everywhere)
SPECIAL: For Show Window and Counter Displays.
Write for terms and price. Sample Free.
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE,
Reading, Pa.
REMICK SONG HITS
Just Like a Butterfly.
The Whisper Song.
Four Leaf Clover.
Moonbeam, Kiss Her for Me.
Hello, Cutie.
I'll Take Care of Your Cares.
All I Want Is You.
I Need Lovin'.
Blame It on the Waltz.
Hello, Blue Bird.
I've Gotta Get Myself Somebody to Love.
I'm Back in Love Again.
The Night of Love.
Cabarabia.
When Will We Meet Again.
be judged; an assigned composition, one composition
to be selected from a list of twenty prepared by the
Committee on Instrumental Affairs of the Music
Supervisors' Conference, and two well known num-
bers to be prepared for playing in unison with the
other bands.
The committee consists of J. E. Maddy, Ann Arbor,
Mich., chairman; Jay W. Fay, Louisville, Ky.; Lee
M. Lockhart, Council Bluffs, Iowa, who will be gen-
eral director of the National Contest; Russell V. Mor-
gan, Cleveland, Ohio; Victor L. F. Rebmann, Yon-
kcrs, N. Y., and C. M. Tremaine, of the National
Bureau for the Advancement of Music, New York.
Three musicians of national reputation will be
named as judges to decide which is the best school
band in the contest. The bands will be judged on
six main points: Instrumentation, interpretation, in-
tonation, tonal and harmonic balance, tone quality
and precision.
The Prizes.
The grand prize for the national championship
band is a handsome trophy, hew T n out of solid ma-
hogany and symbolizing a temple of music, with
beautifully carved columns and a decorative arch.
In the center is a solid bas-relief cast in bronze rep-
resenting group music, by the sculptor Luini. There
also are first, second, third and fourth place tablets,
etched in design similar to the trophy. These tab-
lets, together with medals and trophy and with hon-
orable mention for fifth and sixth winners, will be
given in both classes A and B. The prizes are do-
nated by the National Association of Band Instru-
ment Manufacturers.
Keener interest is being shown this year in all
the state competition, according to the various state
directors, and National Director Lockhart expects
the Council Bluffs contest to excel any of its prede-
cessors in point of musical talent and competition.
GETS CONN OUTFIT.
Twenty-five instruments made by C. G. Conn, Ltd.,
Elkart, Ind., were recently sold by N. A. Brownlee,
manager of the Conn Atlanta store, Atlanta, Ga., for
the Territorial Staff Band of the Salvation Army.
The organization is a notable one in that section and
plays every Saturday afternoon over station WSB.
The outfit includes two saxophones, two five-valved
Wonderphone euphoniums, eight Victor model cor-
nets, one slide trombone, two tenor horns, one E flat
bass horn, two baritone horns, four alto horns, drums
and cymbals.
PERIOD OVERTON BENCHES.
In a recent letter advising the trade on late Over-
ton styles of piano benches, the S. E. Overtoil Com-
pany, of South Haven, Mich, says: "The new Over-
ton benches must be seen to be appreciated. Order
an assortment now. Show a few different styles on
your sales floor or in your window. You will have
many opportunities to sell Overton Period benches
separately to replace old benches and stools, as well
as with your new Period pianos."
May 21, 1927.
OLD GUILD IN CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of National Organization of Fretted
Instrument Artists to Be Held in New York.
The American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolinists and
Guitarists will hold its twenty-sixth annual conven-
tion at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, on Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, May 23,
24 and 25, but a general get-together event of an
informal character will be an enjoyable feature of
Sunday previous to the opening date.
In addition to interesting talks and discussions dur-
ing the business sessions the officials have arranged
a series of social events 'that promise enjoyment. For
Monday evening a program called "An Evening with
the Serenaders," has been scheduled. It will be under
the direction of H. L. Hunt and will include Alice V.
Conklin, mondolinist; William D. Bowen, plectrum
banjoist; Alex Magee, banjoist, and Mr. Hunt, tenor.
Famous artists and teachers of fretted instruments
will appear at the grand concert to be given on the
evening of Wednesday. The banquet, at which well
known artists on the banjo, mandolin and guitar will
appear, will be held at the Hotel Pennsylvania on the
evening of May 24.
MUSIC PUBLISHERS TO MEET
Interesting Session Promised All Concerned on
June 14 at Pennsylvania Hotel, New York.
The Music Publishers' Association of the United
States has announced the date of its annual meeting
as June 14 with the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York,
as the place. A great many topics of interest to the
men who sell music as well as to those who compose
it will be discussed by the men who publish it. The
vital question of the bulletin will be discussed in all
its phases and the attitude of all concerned will be
made plain.
The officers of the Music Publishers' Association of
the United States are: Harold Flammer, New York,
president; William Dean Preston, Boston, vice-presi-
dent; Emil Gunther, New York, secretary, and Carl
Fischer, New York, treasurer.
OPEN REPAIR SHOP.
A competent repair department is a strong feature
of the new Brabbitt-Jenney Music Co., Cedar Rapids,
la. Charles Brabbitt has been associated with a
musical instrument manufacturing plant for several
years and is widely known as a music teacher. John
Jenney is equally well known as leader of the Cedar
Rapids Ladies' Band.
ALL DAY SATURDAY CLOSING.
At a recent meeting of the Boston Music Pub-
lishers' Association held at the Art Club, a committee
of two, James Smith and Charles W. Homeyer, was
appointed to find out the attitude of the trade on the
proposition to close all day Saturday during the
months of July and August.
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
FOR TRUE ECONOMY BUY
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always
STYLE 25
Send for catalog and price list
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).