Show Fam Famous us Navy Band To Play Play- III In Salt Lake Tabernacle The world-famous world United States Navy Band will play in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Friday evening May 1 at pm p.m. as part of its annual spring ring tour THE BAND will also give a matinee concert May 1 at pm p.m. in the Highland High School Auditorium which is open to the public This years year's spring tour will take the United States Navy Band from coast to coast during April and May These tours are made at no expense expense expense ex ex- pense to the Government the costs being underwritten by local sponsoring groups IT WAS IN 1925 that President President President Pres Pres- ident Coolidge signed a special special special cial act of Congress designating designating designating the Washington Navy Yard Band as the official United States Navy Band Since that time the Band has toured every year except for forthe forthe forthe the years of world war II The band is in the main a great military symphonic band which presents the works of the great masters with professional skill It has been labeled a Big Brass Band Ban which plays the worlds world's most stirring marches with a grandeur grandeur grandeur gran gran- deur and flourish of its own On Un the other hand its it's ultramodern ultramodern ultramodern ultra ultra- modern sw na honette sec sec- tion gives sparkle to light operas and the latest hit tunes THE BAND has made thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of radio broadcasts during during during dur dur- ing the past 45 years the best known being the United States Navy Band Hour The full professional stature of the United States Navy Band has evolved from small beginnings A six piece band first showed up in the Navy records of 1838 Today the Band is composed of more than individual artists WHEN THE United States summoned its men to arms in 1917 stirring music was required to cheer the departure depart depart- ure and welcome the return of the uniformed thousands Much of the finest talent of the great symphony orchestras was recruited into the Navy and there was a great spawning of bands within the armed services commissioned to play for armed men and civilians With the Armistice these bands began to disappear as quickly as they had come The rousing music began to tobe toy to tobe be missed in the pattern of I national life We thus giving rise to the formation of the United States Navy Band which has now safely exceeded exceeded exceeded ex ex- ex- ex the original expectations expectations expectations of the Congress which made it an official part of the national scene THE BAND traditionally plays for the funeral services services services ices of Navy men interred d in Arlington Cemetery however however however how how- ever most of their duties are of a broader scope and they render with ease compositions compositions compositions com com- positions from the worlds world's great composers They play for the inauguration ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies as well as many of the official functions of the White House Commander Donald W W. Stauffer band conductor received received received re re- re- re the baton on Dec 30 1968 Commander Stauffer hasan hasan has hasan an auspicious educational background background background back back- ground having earned B B. B A. A AND M. M A A. A degrees from the Eastman School of Music and anda a PhD in Music Education from the Catholic University of America He has gained recognition in the fields of conducting performing teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing and writing TICKETS FOR the United States Navy Band concerts in Salt Lake City are available at the Utah Symphony Office Office Of Of- fice 55 West 1st South |