THE BATTALION.
11
BAND CONTEST AT SAN ANTONIO.
The main building at the fair
grounds was full of music on the
6th of November.
There was music and music—
all kinds and quantities of music,
from the sweet old melodies to
the classic brand, which only
those who have been to the con
servatories can appreciate, to
common and well known modern
airs. Band Contest Day, and all
day long, the goddess of music
held complete sway over the
whole camp. It was a glorious
day for the local and visiting
lovers of music. Itwas just the
kind of entertainment that suited
them, and they were out in force,
UotwitUstanding the wet weather.
The auditorium was packed all
during the contest. All the seats
were occupied, and standing room
down stairs was at a premium,
and the gallery was crowded. It
was an appreciative audience,
also, and the bands were heartily
applauded for their work. There
were six money prizes offered by
the Fair association to the bands,
aggregating $300 and divided as
follows: 1st prize, $125; 2nd
prize, $75; 3d prize, $50; 4th
prize, $25; 5th prize, $15; 6th
prize, $10.
There were nine entries origi
nally, but only six were present at
the contest. They were Eber-
hardt’s Military band of Seguin,
sixteen pieces; Lone Star band of
Moulton, nine pieces; Agricultu
ral and Mechanical College band
of College Station, 17 pieces;
Gonzales Military band of Gon
zales, fifteen pieces; Fireman’s
band, of New Braunfels, fifteen
pieces; Floresville Musical Union
of Floresville. The rules re
quired each band to play three
pieces, to be chosen by itself, and
at the close of the contest all
bands attending were to play to
gether, “At a Georgia Camp
Meeting” and “WhistlingRufus.”
The judges selected for the occa
sion were Prof. Carl Beck, of San
Antonio; Prof. J. Bottles, of
Galveston; Prof. A. S. Habile, of
Houston. The contest com
menced at 11 o’clock in the morn
ing. Regulation score cards were
used in arriving at the decision.
The total score was 200, divided
into 8 points of excellence, as fol
lows: Tone (quality), tune (of
instrument), time (attack of
movements), execution (individ
ually and collectively), phrasing
(breathing), expression (dyna
mics), style (delivery), ensemble
(musically). Each judge made
his own score which was added to
a total and divided by the number
of judges, thus striking an av
erage. The Lone Star band, with
L. Rothbauer as director, was the
first on trial. They played in a
charming manner the following
programme:
March—* ‘Hot Mush. ’ 1
Overture— 1 ‘Pell Mell” Southwell
Medley— 1 ‘Sweet Rose” Horn
Eberhardt’s Military band was
the next up, and played the fol
lowing in a most pleasing manner:
March—‘‘Windsor Beach” Chattaway
Overture—‘‘Pra Diavola” Auber
Medley—‘ ‘Twinkling Stars” Southwell
The Agricultural and Mechani
cal College band was next to pass
before the judges. Under the di
rection of Prof. F. H. Miller and
in a manner far beyond their