Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1914 — Last Band Concert of the Season Thursday Evening. [ARTICLE]

Last Band Concert of the Season Thursday Evening.

Instructor Otto Braun, of the) Boys’ Band, informs us that the! final band concert of the season; will take place Thursday night of j this week, provided the weather is favorable, and in Otto’s own language, “If the weather is hot favorable then the last one has already took.”f ThekConcerts this year have been the best we have ever had. The boys have developed into good individual musicians and have been able to learn, new pieces for. each concert and play them almost perfectly. The Thursday night crowds have been large, many coming from some distance to enjoy the music. Since the new brick street was completed the convenience for autos and all has been much increased. By the opening of next season the fine new boulevard lighting system will have been installed and this should greatly add to the pleasure of the concerts. The new class of hand boys will he given instruction throughout the winter and doubtless many of them will be ready to join the old organization for next year’s concert season. It may he said that Prof. Braun has solved the hand question for Rensselaer. This used to he one of the most perplexing questions, coming up annually, and it was hard to maintain a trained band. Now there are enough musicians so that several may be brought together on very short notice and a band able to give very good music can be gathered up along the street in 15 or 20 minutes time. This is a fortunate thing and we are glad that Prof. Braun last spring moved to Rensselaer, where his services as a bandmaster are so much appreciated.