Sousa-palooza and a sur-Pryor too

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by robcat2075 »

A news report, typical of its time, of local concert activity by a notable musician.

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I find these things interesting for their testimony to what composers and repertoire were in play at the time.

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs15j-u35ms]Horatio Parker?

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur9RyHykAnM]Demare?

[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Ware_Orem]Orem?

Parker remains in memory as a college teacher of Charles Ives. The others would be extinct but for the internet.

Meyerbeer's "Torch Dance"? Turns out he has at a least four.

Originally written for band by Meyerbeer! I had no idea.

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