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t3 iCRESCENT BAND L ARRANGING FOR SUNDAY CONCERTCurwensville Muticiins Will Offer Clearfield People Free Musical Treat at The High School Auditorium.ONE OF OUR BEST BANDSITnTA**•L’JI*2bL*irjei rv1uI*f1r.»tRatnr5fieid:nerts1C-veystipThe Crescent Band of Curweoa-/ille will give a concert In the Clearfield High School auditorium Sunday afternoon* February 13, at 3 o’clock. The Crescent Band If one ^ of the very best bands in this section ' of the state, and as this concert is absolutely free everybody who can Jo so should avail themselves of the opportunity to hear this ?concert. 1 The Crescent Band was formerly supported by the Crescent Refrac- % tories Company, but * this company ippears to have cut off its financing ’ of the band and the boys are taking v this method of, getting before the :ublifc, The boys are paying their ywn expenses to Clearfield jjid coma here because they know Clearfield people appreciate good music.The following brief history of the Crescent Band will be of interest lust now: *The Crescent Band was organized fanuary22, 1918, and the organlza- ,ion constitution and by-laws at that .ime made and adopted are still in effect. The officers at that timejlected were placed in office for as -long as their services would be to c,he good of the band or until a vol. ntary withdrawal from office.The officers elected were;President, Letterio Brrigo. • ^Manager, J. M. McKinley. :Director, Harry Circolo. Secretary-treasurer, ‘ Boyd W. Smith. - ;Assistant manager, Daniel SulH- -i * «van. ' {Since the time of the above election the following officers' have been,' hanged:Director, J. M. McKinley.Assistant director, Tony DeMarco. Assistant manager,' Daniel, SVilli-•an withdrew his membership, from '-he organization and ho assistant lanager has been elected.Under the direction of Mr. * -Cir-olo the Crescent Band attained a - ■ igh proficiency .in' handling-.mUsic 1 'C a very high standard, and sin^e ’■he office of director passed into the,-, hands of the present director' and-' sis assistant, the grade of music -ilayed by the band’lias reached /a -till higher standard.Director J. M. McKinley is known 'hroughout the Pittsburgh district nd also this county as a mUsiriqn -of great talent, and thd Crescent' Band has been fortunate in securing' him as a director.Assistant Director Tony DeMarco has been, until recently, connected with' the best concert bands of the country, spending the last season in Kilanjolo’s Concert Band: • 'Solo Trumpeter H, S. Gassier was the director of the (famouB Buckti'- I University Band until he located in Curwensville.' •Assisted-, Trumpeter Lawrence Girardi v. as in the Detroit Axle • Company Band until' December 15,. 1920.Several other members are not natives of Curwensville, but have been called to that town by the Crea-' cent Refractories Company in order to give the company one of the bestr •bands in the state.
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Clearfield Progress
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Feb 09, 1921
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