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When thinking of a park on a summer's eve, the visions are usually quite tranquil. However, for one brief weekend, Waterloo Park will have a markedly different atmosphere. The usual serenity will be replaced with a melodic bustle. Waterloo will be hunting with the "Sounds of Sum- mer." The Sounds of Summer is the name chosen by organizers for the eity's old tyme picnic and cavalcade of music. While the celebration will still include activities formerly presented under the "Waterloo Days" banner, the emphasis is on music. It should really come " no surprise that Waterloo should base a celebration around music. Since its incorporation as a village in 1857, Waterh)o has been the breeding grounds for many internationally known concert and brass bands as well as choral groups. The history of band music in Waterloo is a rich area indeed. Although organized bands were preva- lent in this region prior to confederation, Waterloo bands came into prominence in 1878. This was the first year that a local band entered a Canadian band tour- nament. In Itm, the band gained national recog- nition. The recognition was partly due to their musical attributes but most credit had to go to their outlandish new outfits. The group went all out and spent $900 on their new uniforms. The band was resplen- dent in semi-military French uniforms. They were gold trimmed blue tunics, set off with white velvet and shiny brass buttons. White leather belts and shoulder straps complimented the rest of the uni- orm. Helmets were blue. topped with remov- able spikes that could be replaced with white plumes or again, at night, with lights. The lights were miniature coal oil lanterns. They provided the light neces- sary to read the music at night. The lighted helmets were quite a sight in those days considering the entire lighting sys- tem for the town of Waterloo consisted of 30 to 40 oil lamps. In 1882, under the direction of talented Breslau musician. Noah Zeller, the Water- loo Musical Society band was organized. The Waterloo band finally had a place to perform in 1884 when Joseph E. Seagram donated a band stand at the corner of Erb and Albert streets. _ w The Seagram family continued in aiding the band financially and provided the original shell bandstand in Waterloo Park. The band enjoyed early success in many band tournaments and won their fair share of them. Later the band was joined by the Waterloo choral society and began to perform at saengerfests (singing fes- tivals) in southern Ontario and the north- ern United States. The band made its first Toronto appear- ance in 1906 and later that same year played the Canadian National Exhibition (then called the Toronto Exhibition). The band would go on to play the CNE at one Sing hymns written by Ontarians in the last 200 yrs. Hear the story of how they were written. Brass Quartet Accompaniment br. a John Thiessen Trumpet a Tacy Kobrashi French Horn 0 Tom Henderson Trombone sponsored by Waterloo Clergy Fellowship OLDE FASHIONED HYMN SING-A-LONG Waterloo Park Bandshell Sunday, June 24 7:30 p.m. Maww In case of inclement weathet we will meet at the Erb Street Mennonite Church Waterloo Sounds of Summer for an ecumenical rich history of band music time or another 25 more times. The hand had continued success under other hand masters. Zeller's successors Were also well qualified handmasters. W. H. Walker, A. W. Stares, F. A. W. Patti, E. Trovarelli and other respected musicians all did tine jobs until we arrival of "Professor" Charles F. Thiele in 1919. A new era had begun. Under Thiele, band music came into its own. He organized the Ontario Band Association and later was a driving force in the formation of the Canadian Band- masters Association. Thiele's greatest contribution was the formation of the Waterloo Band Festival. The 1932 festival was put on to help mark the 50th anniversary of the Waterloo Musical Society. The festival continued annually, except for four war years, until 1958 when the event fell upon tinaneial ruin. Thiele died in 1954. Thiele was never one to waste time on experimentation. He planned the festival as an all-day show with band and in- strumental contests and a spectacular evening program. At the time it was a success, attracting crowds of up to 20,000. The inaugural festival drew 32 bands and over so individual entries. The festival would go on in future years to attract 60 bands and over 1,000 individual entries. By no means was the festival a strictly local affair. Performers came from Sud- bury, Bancroft. Windsor and Sarnia. A Canadian Air Force trumpet band came from Kamloops, WC. The United States was represented by bands from Michigan, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Mis- soon. Fine individual talent was on hand also. The festival featured such artists as Walter Smith, famed Boston cometist; Sigmund Rascher, New York, one of the world's leading saxophonists and William Bell of the NBC orchestra. World re- nowned U.S. comet soloist, Dr. Frank Simon, also graced the festival. The 1952 festival was a very special one. it was a tribute to Thiele. Bandmasters from all over Canada came to show their respect. A On top of his other achievements, Thiele founded the Waterloo Music Co. in the 1920's. Later he began making music stands and other band equipment. This venture grew into the Waterloo Metal Stampings Co. Fred Moog}: succeeded Thiele and directed the last six festivals. He also took over the Waterloo Music Co. Fred Roy took over as Waterloo band- master for Thiele. William Gallagher. former director of the Kitchener Salvation Army Band, served for a number of years. The present bandmaster is John Conrad J r., music director at Eastwood collegiate in Kitchener. Conrad was band soloist under Thiele. 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