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*» . i rv • cithf baud'*Wiwy *diMMMgrf- •; ' :,i: ...... Bauer Cum Ben Pnnil***John Bauer «u bora near Htidal*burg, Germany, in' imov and came to| 2inmll« in LM7. He had been -educated in his native place and;, hadChurch Folk Objected to Their “No toe and They Ha*• WPrait l« toH ay Mt w,v -ve--Mr*:.J;/J,;ifHtek; of the Cbandler*-,vili#V -rbedI/■'whoa* • -father. *u John B*uar//fWmAnyye#n loader of the■.rvrwith t!i* '‘Orahtv Benefit Con-■ tb#.5W«ii«r-.-tilhad|en ;y. Monday? !lt;Kw,-.; 18;studied piano ahd violin muale under Botde.' of the maiiten., Ignorant - ofthe English language^and .penal]* ^ vu he; on reichlng. Zanesville*-, -Buthe secured -work/ and preaenfly he attracted the attention of Alency At*wood (than leader of the local band), by maon of hie thorough Knowledge of tatiiaid arid became, a member. -/ But ho knew nothing of the cornet until hie chief lobned him the in* etrumant and - 'save; hie rudimentaryins traction,/ within' a week he had mastered lt\ and holding a place inthe band; Atwood took Ujp circus »«■1008; :for, the benefit / of i the Helen PurceUfidme^^^GebestRieta, ;Tha Talde: of ttte/publication la: '--jrwtlyi *nh*nr^;/toy/;apicture •• ofthe: ;:b*ndV:idg»!y:: popular leader,. by.shephotoa df the band at it existed in1862: aha' 1880, by a good biography ofDirector Bauer, vand.: a - history. • of:. his famous band, • -A .Choice M»isllt;*l ltei*etlon» .. •• The benefit Concert program vW;as•' follows:; ‘Bridal March,- TahigiauBer..Wagner -Overture, Festiral/.-. . .Leutner: . Selection, il V Trovatora/ •v; Verdlc:Aria from Mltrane, Ahl rendima.; ,' '•*- AROSSisic in about 1868 and his new pupil became ■•= the - leaders-';'; -The. coming/of the CM1 war disrupted his miuslcal plans and. he? Joined Atwood - on the road,, '.an'-,:'.'amoclatlpn::; which . lasted, about- a year - -when • hi - returned: to Zanesville and resumed leadership ofthe ban'd.: / Not a fenny ill HI6 Pocket ' The 80th iahiv*rsiMry :.of': hi* arrlva in Zanesville fell on a day; which eh-abted the--'band to celebrate theVbcca.-sloh.; The .program’s v biography tells the .'story': • ...i' “As has .been eaid.when-Mr. Bauer first saw ZanesvlUe he wairbroke and 83 in-debt. A remarkable coincidence j#.'.' related'.; .by. Mr. Bauer about the 50th anniversary- of- his coming to Zanesville. On that •„ day'..- the; band, was-returnlng from an engagement and members. suggested' that -as- It. was.' .the 50th, anniversary of his arrival Mr; :* iBduer could not: do better than treat:1h©dbnvPc5avndiibt•4 A *4 * 4 *-• •■*■ . Mary - Qebeat Riets/ .’Dances,': ✓ ;• j.^/polish \,\:;-£vYi-..-Y.. . / :8h«rjcenkaHungaiian ^:*.* *; Bfahros.: Alro-American (cocoanut dance),;...• '• ■» * •,* •HermannJ^iintasia* My Ola KentviOc Home;• (41 i a « T * •,*.••• “..*•* • *. . (ablo» loritjxe aufcrthtr, lnstrumenta);:• -Overture, Tbe Mill on.the Cliff,. • • .a * • ► v 4. • • ai ('•, 4, • .■ * * . Rcissi^er•:.FttraphraBe^ Boreley. '• ,Nesvadtaa■ lt;S«xtetef• Lneia •...'v’m.'v***Donaettl•• MacUuy» Popular aira.. v..,.. • Mickey 'Vftktn Two. that LOve are Parted .• r *; . (Old.Italian',, : ,'Secphi-3.hf» pretty *-‘ Creature. • (Old Eng- •U»h) arranger t3y'b. Lane-,Wilson ;. ;Mary • at ■ Rtetz.' ' ^Concert WttltZp Blue-. Danube* * Strauss Pintasia, .=Ainerican. . *BendixBand Membere in 1^08• 4. a * * , * •* #'. .-. -We ■ msy- b*.' sure -'-that./ with . Mary■ Qebest RletZ: rendering the sojoa and- tira-'iiiu;-'Baiief ■ band discoursing the -' instrumentai humberB the ' audience'-was; enchanted.- . The .sextette must -'-- .have- been especially-..enjoyable.:- The membera ;bf the Baiidr ■ band -at the time were: •- -' John Bauer, leader: J. A. Nagle, .' Gourt : .'Savage,' Harry Leslie, Wm. H-- Davis, Amer tViley, Wm. Speed,- A-. C. . White, Leonard Dayton, Wm. Boylana,Charles. F. Love, Charles ZiasxoGlSter, V. Hibbard. At Smith/John smith, D.:. E, Goodwin, wm. Ballinger, h. V. Mason., Charles ^.Rapp, Sam Darner, Charles- Ditmar, Bam Factor, Ell Matron, W; D. Brookover, Charles. Horn, John .Graham. •.We condense the program's verythe boys. . . ;;•-'lidiildated-.1-JROBERT’SSPECIALSOeaalae dlii-mndtt -rftckl feHd iwt»re«-.w•i—»vnti-rtri-ful vniueSI .00 DOWN'-jHe'::'_lidiildated - .his Obligation' and i’he'-bUlijuBt came. to:.'S3; -: Putting h.ls' hand in hts pocket to. pay he Was astonished/ to .find ; hiinseir :pehniiefl6 and 80:‘In :-debt.'' Apparently .. In SO years he had made not ohe cent-;/,. / Little Given to. Display ,i;■-..' -Always - averse- to betentatlon/ :-Mr-Ssiuer ha»;led the .simple life and -whilb. cfflnducting-- ■ thebusiness. of-;the band and playing. With them: ali over the' central part - of Ohio,' ft was sli year»; after he assumed - the. leadership of-- the bind that./'it ■ .Was;: generally -known,'/ ‘‘ ‘Pappy•Bauer’, has been a member of the Bauer band for .61 -year*/ -and the greater part of: the time he had managed the.-yuainess ot the organization.' entirely, orgy -laying aside his baton ..of office, ft few years ‘ ago to enjoy the reBt he so rightfully is.; entitled; to' and deserves.” .../... In 'connection' With his-.musical ac--fcivitie* Mr. Bauer conducted -a .grocery for.-spme ---.years.. He ..retired .in. 110. In the spring of 19151 pneumonia- attacked him, and on April 8 he passed away. .T?o man in.-Zanesvlllc-was -more highly.esteemed ,. .. practiced in a Hay MowThe program’s, story of the- origin and progress of the Bauej band . is -well, worthy of condensation... -The organization* nucleus was' the. At-*rood band,' organized in 1845, whose first meeting. place ■ was In the old Academy, school building- on Market street. A room opposite the Presbyterian church on- Sixth street, came next, but tho church folk objected so stoutly to the “noise” that a; Second street; hay mow was resorted to.Active In Civil WarThe band’s first musical library was a book - containing 12 pieces and each book cost the band 13. When the Wheeling suspension bridge- was dedicated in. 1850 the Bauer band was awarded the honor of furnishing the music., During the Civil war the bond played in the camp and at campaign headquarters. • .In the early sixties at-the Clrcle-ville fair, where Blontilh was adver-. tiaed as the star attraction and. Where a band concert was to come off the Sailer band was an entry . . It - carried off : the Drat prize against'all comer* :among which were, strong bands from'the big cities. - a-It ia hardly necewaiy to remind the reader of - later laurels wop by tho band in other Ohio cities ind often, in connection with great occasions- •’John Bauer always insisted on harmony and melody .instead of volume and force, with the result that his band becamd the exponent of the high
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Zanesville Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Sun, Sep 11, 1927
Page 6
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