Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1904 — CONCERTS BY MASSED BANDS [ARTICLE]

CONCERTS BY MASSED BANDS

Prizes Aggregating $30,000 to Be Distributed at the World’s Fair. Never were musical events in America planned upon such an elaborate scale as those of the World’s Fair. A series of concerts will be given by competing bands in contest for prizes offered by the World’s Fair. These contests will take place in Festival Hall, Sept. 12 to 17. Nine cash prizes, aggregating $30,000, are offered for the successful bands. The prizes are divided so as to give to the organization scoring the highest number of points $3,250; $2,500 will be given to the band scoring the second highest number of points and $1,500 to the one getting the third highest number. The above division is made for bands in Class A, which consist of twenty members. In the B class SIO,OOO will be given In prizes—first, $4,500; second, $3,500; third, $2,000. Class C, which Includes bands of thir-ty-five members, will enjoy the division of $12,750. For the organization scoring the highest number of points a prize of $6,000 has been named. The second prize is $4,000 and the third $2,700. Bands employed by the Exposition are not permitted to contest All players must be bona fide members, and each musician must have been enrolled at least three months prior to the date of the contest Each band most send to the bureau the name of its members and a nominal entrance fee. Festival Hall concerts by massed bands will be given at 7:30 each day during the contest in which all contesting bands will take part under the direction of a distinguished conductor. All bands entering must agree to play one concert in addition to the competing concert and massed concerts. A separate programme has been prepared by the Bureau of Music for each class, and each band will play through the full programme of its class. The numbers In all three programmes are by eminent composers and are choeen with the view of bringing out the qualities of the bands performing them. The list of composers includes Wagner, Goonod, Offenbach, Verdi, Salnt-Saens, Bizet, Btraoss and Leoncavallo.