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Show SCHOOL BAUDS MASS III PRICE PRICE City streets hsre Thursday Thurs-day were thronged with high school bands of eastsrn Utah and western for the opening at a. m. of the Ninth annual Intermouataia Music festival. Hundreds of gaily garbed young musicians filled Price with music as drum majors twirled batons aad sent brass and cymbals, strings aad drums Into a cacophony of sound which will last throughout the neat three days. Ready for the big Job of Judging the 33 bands and orchestras sntsred in the conteet was an Imposing list of critics hssded by Karl L. King. Fort Dodge, Iowa, leader of the Fort Dodge municipal band and president of ths Amertcsa Bandmasters' Band-masters' association. Officials Gather Festival committee members whs will gather, with other officials ia ths Csrbon L. D. ft. stsks tabernacle taber-nacle Thursday at p. m. for the first event, include Dr. H. B. Coets-man, Coets-man, festival president; G. J. Reeves, vies president: Rsy Walters, secretary: secre-tary: Mehrln Wilson, contest director; direc-tor; Mrs. W. W. Hakalo, chairman of housing; George W. Leathern, i .w.l.- BV VI Williams. assistant contest director; W. B. Mclntire, transportation chairman, and Jaok JUcbvdsi-VbUciUt chair; msn. Ths first contest event in the tsb-arnacls tsb-arnacls will be competition between the seven bends from Hiawatha, Spring Glen, flunnyslde, Spring Canyon, Can-yon, Csstls Dale, Latuda snd ths Notre Dame high school of Pries. Professor Robert Bauer of Brighsm Young university, Prove, will Judge tMs contest Frldsy's program will open at 1:10 a. m. and the entire morning will be devoted to solo and ensemble competition. Orchsstra Contests Promptly st 1 p. m. an orchsstra contest will get under wsy between Price Junior high school, Orand Junction, Colo, senior high school and ths Carbon senior high school At 2:30 p. in. rrtday, Helper Jun-lor Jun-lor high. Carbon senior high and bands from high schools at Altsrra. in Duchesne county: Duchesns, Roosevelt and Grsenriver will compete com-pete I- a bsnd meet, with Mr. King as Judge. Winners of ths dsy's solo and ensemble events and ths Grand Junction orchestra and Carbon sen-tor sen-tor high band will give a concert Friday at 1 p. m. PARK CITY STUDENTS TO VIE IN BAND MEET PARK CTTY-Park City high school has oompleted plans to send its band to the National School Musis Competition festival, Region 10. to be held at PocateUo. Idaho, May II and 13. School board members voted to appropriate 350. and ths balancs has been raised by public subscription subscrip-tion and donations by ths various lodges snd civic organisations. Local M of ths Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers and ths Workers' Allisncs will stags a doubls dance Msy t. using two dance balls, to furnish ths balancs of ths fund necessary; the Elks and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the orchestras orches-tras will donats tbsir ssrvlcs and halls. ' |