Show the band at pr price ice amid cheers and well wishes a no noisy isy although somewhat sleepy group ot of young folks of the music department and their supporters boarded the excursion strong bound for price utah and the state and intermountain music contest last friday morning A noisy cheerful group that was determined to come home with all of the honor that they could get the soloists and ensemble groups left thursday morning in the school bus and private cars the soloists contested thursday afternoon and ever evening fing and the ensembles contested early friday morning they went vent down to the depot to meet the and contestants to the headquarters at the tha Ila masonic sonic temple the meals were served at the relief beliet society cafeteria in the basement of the tabernacle building the food was well prepared and attractively served and the popl people of price certainly gave the park city group a hearty welcome they very considerate and helpful in their attitude toward us we appreciated very much their hospitality and thoughtfulness ul the band contested their concert work friday evening and their parade work saturday afternoon the girls glee club sang dilday afternoon and the boys glee sang friday evening then saturday night the band participated in the program held at the kiwanis field at the field a wonderful program was held which was a fitting climax to the enormous contest which had been completed the program consisted ol of several unique fireworks reworks fl displays instrumental selections a flag parade speeches from the governor of the state and from the th mayor of pi ice and selections by the music students assembled the fireworks reworks fl display with a beautiful niagara falls display the carbon county high school has an enormous C painted on a cliff clah back of the high school and from the top of this cliff poured a cas cascalle catle of fire and light above the falls rose the mast of the smoke emoke find and the bass drums provided the roar of the falls then just before the flag parade by the carbon pep club to lm l m o fl to rc l tt ft wee desciar et 77 liets soared high in the air and burt burnt colored sparks above the crowd two american flags floated down on lighted parachutes As taps was being bounded by the lour four trumpeters trum peters a blay ing good night was lighted sit at the end of if the field it was truly an unforgettable program at the program the results ot of the contests were announced and ive saved them for the last because they say last the best out ol of seven soloists who contested tour four rated A or superior rating and the other three rated B or excellent cel lent of the two ensembles the saxophone ensemble rated A arid and the brass ensemble rated B the judges made the comment on the brass ensemble that they played tor for an A rating but not memorizing memo r iz the selection took down artistic appearance p pe arance enough to place them in the B rating the band rated excellent in their concert work slid and superior in their parade work the judge gave the band the honor or of saying that they were the only band to receive a perfect score for or their ability to play while on the march the drum major also received a superior rating the girls glee club was given an A rating and the boys glee was given a B rating the contest was vas a success lor for park city and the tired happy group that clambered off the train at 0 30 sunday morning had again returned home victorious we are proud of our music students and especially of their capable director byron jones |