Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-02 | Page 21 | Sousa's Programs Reveal America's Musical Tastes

SOUSAS SOUSAS SOUSA'S PROGRAMs PROGRAMS REVEAL I 1 AMERICAS AMERICA'S MUSICAL TASTES t 4 A t a 1 1 i r I t F s 1 What VJ Is probably the mo most t cons eom- com comprehensive e history history- of ot AmerIcan musical tastes and their changes front year to ie ear r is preserved In inthe Inthe I Ithe the programs rams of Corn Com John Philip SOU Sousas Sousa's band Bousa Sousa Is IB now on his first third annual tour at atthe atthe the head of the whIch b ars his name name and because hIs concerts take place In e every cry se llon of America Sousa more than any ot other er American musician has op- op op opportunities to sense the real musi musical cal tastes of ot the American people I When When hen I first began my lour less than a l million per per- persons persons per persons sons heard my concerts concert each sea sea- season sea season son the great bandmaster said ald recently Now about three million persons hear henr my concerts each Sear ear The period during which I have been before the public has been one of o rapid expansion In fn Ine e ery phase of our life and that InI I Is I true also of music Wagner for In- In Instance instance In Instance stance was wag scarcely known to the people when my career began and It may be of Interest when I add that I pia cd selections I front from ten years yearn earH before the opera was given alien Its first production at the Metropolitan Opera house houe In New York And while I I am in al n reminiscent mood I might add that I pla pIa ed edthe the recently popular justIs March of or th the Wooden Soldiers JUs just I is years s ago At the outset of m career the scope I of f brass band music wa was wan ex extremely circumscribed Something of thE expansion which has taken place Is Indicated by the fact that I my novelties nO this season will In- In clue In-clue clue band arrangements of two compositions by I pianists One Is Percy The Country Gar Garden I den and the ether Ernest Ung's s The Victory Ball which created created cre- cre a deep Impression and much I discussion when played last lut year yearby yearby yearby by The Philharmonic Orchestra of York and by the Chicago o and New York Symphony orchestras I think I was the first band con con- conductor conductor conductor ductor to pIa play Grieg a s Peer suite and the collection and weaving ing ing of material such ouch a as the grand opera opera choruses which this year form Corm the basis of ot The Merrie rie Mer-rie Ier- Ier rio Chorus and the collocation which last lut season seMon took look the form ofa of a bouquet of best beloved tune tunes and this year a dance collocation en- en en On On With the Dance also have become possible And I ma may add that the march form hn has h a In- In Increased In Increased creased ed In popularity until I find that I mu must t writs write at lest least le st two new march numbers each year In order to keep pice p with the public ta taste te