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Show Marine Band For Granite Arts Granite Arts Concert Series will open its 1959-60 season on Tuesday, October 27th, with its first concert. The United States Marine Band will be the headline attraction. Dr. O. C. England, chairman of the local Granite Arts Assn., announced that his organization had been able to secure this top band. It is 161-years old, theoldest military symphonic organization in the country. It only leaves its official duties in Washington once a year to make a concert tour, which takes it this year to 63 cities, and over a 10,500 mile tour. Founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress, it has played for every inauguration since that ot Thomas Jefferson. Tickets are now on sale at all leading music stores .Members of the Granite Arts committee are as follows: Dr. O. C. England, chairman; J. Victor Bess, vice chairman; Marvin H. Strong, program pro-gram chairman; Lew J. Wallace, membership chairman; Delbert W. Smedley, publicity chairman; and Dr. W. Melvin Strong, secretary-treasurer. All events of the season win be at the Granite High School Auditorium with the exception of the Granite Youth Symphony program pro-gram which will be held at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. |