Woodwinds, Brass & Glory

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WOODWINDS BRASS & GLORY/A PICTORIAL RECORD

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THE MOST FAMOUS BOYS BAND IN THE WORLD

VANCOUVER BOYS BAND THE

Conductor - ARTHUR W. DELAMONT FROM

1895 TO 1982

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WOODWINDS, BRASS & GLORY

VANCOUVER BOYS’ BAND

ii ~ Dedication

DEDICATION This book has been made available to the libraries of the Vancouver School Board by a gift from Vancouver’s Bing Thom. Bing was a member of the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band in the mid ‘50s and went on two European Tours with the band in 1955 and 1958. He still remembers the lessons he learned in the band and the influence the conductor and founder of the band, Arthur W. Delamont, had on his youth.

Many of the lessons he learned in the band have stayed with him throughout his professional career as one of Canada’s and the world’s most renowned architects.

PREVIOUS PAGE: c1966 Postcard of Kitsilano Boys’ Band, taken on the steps of the City Hall at Cambie and West Twelfth in Vancouver. Whenever the band was on tour, they were always known as the Vancouver Boys’ Band. When they were at home in Vancouver, they were always known as the Kitsilano Boys’ Band. Kitsilano is the name of the district on the west side of Vancouver where they originated and practiced.

Woodwinds, Brass & Glory The Kitsilano Boys’ Band A Pictorial Record from 1895 to 1982 Christopher Best

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CONTENTS The Early Years - 3

Hereford - Moose Jaw - S.A Band Territorial Staff Band - Empress of Ireland Captain Kendall - The Disaster - The Funeral

The Roaring Twenties - 18

Gordon Delamont - The Delamont Grocery Store The Pantages - General Gordon School Band

The Dirty Thirties - 25

Victoria Music Festival - Canadian National Exposition Kitsilano High School Band - Century of Progress Exposition 1932 Across Canada Tour - West of England 1934 The Cassell’s Challenge Shield - 1936 - The Crystal Palace Opening of the Golden Gate Bridge 1937 -Newcastle Island New York Worlds Fair 1939 - The Empress of Britain

The Forties (The War Years) - 138

Members in the Service - Gordon Delamont Orchestra West Vancouver Band - North Vancouver Band - Grandview Band Point Grey Junior Band - Vancouver Girls Band - Air Force Cadet Band 1946 Good Citizens Award - 1948 Hollywood Tour -

The Fifties (The Post War Years) - 162

1950 Oosterbeek Holland Tour - 1953 England - 1955 British Tour 1958 Kerkrade Holland - 1959 Playing Before the Queen

The Sixties & Seventies - 224

Hemmings Trophy - 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair - 1962 European Tour 1966 Kerkrade Holland - 1967 Montreal Exposition - 1968 European Tour 1970 European Tour - 1972 European Tour - 1974 European Tour 1979 Old Boys Tour The Eighties - 276 The Order of Canada - Delamont Park The Boys in the Band - 278 Trip Itineries - 294 Band Library - 317 Index - 329

2 ~ William Booth

THE EARLY YEARS It all began in Hereford England in 1892 when Arthur William Delamont was born into a religious family that followed the teachings, preachings and drum beatings of William Booth, who only 27 years earlier had formed the Salvation Army, a religious and charitable organization along military lines for evangelizing and the social betterment of the poor and degraded.

Arthur was the second oldest of five boys and three girls born to John and Seraphine Delamont.

Their names were Leonard, Arthur, Walter, Frank, Herb, Lizzie, Myrtle and Beatrice. Arthur’s father John was a bouncer

for General Booth and played the bass drum in the Hereford Salvation Army Band. He was also a member of the Volunteer Fire Brigade. Arthur enjoyed doing things all boys enjoy doing at an early age.

That’s me with my bicycle in front of the Green Dragon Hotel. My dad worked for Messr.

Herrons’ Skinyard in Hereford and I was apprenticed to the drapery with Ald. C. Witts. Leonard learnt hairdressing with Mr. J. Lawford of Widemarsh Street.

In 1910 John Delamont answered a call in the Salvation Army newspaper War Cry for qualified bandsmen to emigrate to Canada to help bolster up some of the SA Bands in the small towns on Canada’s prairies. That is how the Delamont family came to be in Moose Jaw. Why within one hour of arriving we all had jobs.

Moose Jaw in 1910 was a small town of about 15,000 people, with its fair share of picket fences and boys and girls playing in the streets.

There was one thing though that made Moose Jaw stand out from the rest of the towns on the

4 ~ Hereford Salvation Army Band

Above: 1895 Hereford, England Previous Page: 1897 The Delamont family from left to right, top row, Myrtle, John, Lizzie, Seraphine, Beatty, bottom, left to right, Leonard, Walter, Arthur on bench and Herb on John’s lap.

Above: 1902 The Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford, England. Arthur with bicycle on Broad Street. Girl in Arthur’s shop gave this photo to him. C. Gittings stands next to Arthur. Mr. Gittings stands next to Chris. Mr. H. Jones is in bus on left hand side.

THE EARLY YEARS ~ 5

Above: 1900, Hereford Salvation Army Band.

John Delamont seated second from right, second row playing tuba.

Below: ca1900’s Postcard depicting the Salvation Army in Britain.

6 ~ Moose Jaw Volunteer Fire Brigade

Above: 1910 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. John Delamont and Seraphine Delamont, Arthur’s parents.

Above: c1913 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Arthur, far right, with his motorcycle.

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Above: 1910 Moose Jaw Volunteer Fire Brigade. John Delamont standing next to fire wagon.

prairies, its Salvation Army Band, especially now with the addition of what easily could be called the Delamont Family Band! John played bass drum, Leonard, Arthur and Frank all played the Cornet, Walter played Baritone Horn and Herb played the Alto Horn in E flat.

Why the Salvation Army Band swelled to 22 members with the addition of the Delamont family.

Resplendent in their scarlet tunics with white embroidery, they were quite a spectacle marching down the main street of Moose Jaw or performing a concert in the park.

For more solemn occasions the white embroidery was left behind. Besides playing the cornet in Moose Jaw, Arthur indulged himself in the sport of motorcycle racing!

Every four years a call went out across the Dominion for qualified Salvation Bandsmen, to participate in a Territorial Staff Band at a National Congress of Salvationists to be held in London England.

The next congress was being held in 1914.

“The International Congress, London England June 11 to 27, 1914 A last call! If you wish to join one of the parties sailing under the auspicies of the Salvation Army, write immediately to Lieutenant Colonel Turner, 20 Albert Street, Toronto. If resident in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, write Staff Captain Tudge, 231 Rupert Street, Winnipeg. If in British Columbia write Staff Captain White, 301 Hastings Street East in

Vancouver.”

There was much commotion and excitement in the Delamont household on Athabasca Street in Moose Jaw on the night of April 12, 1914. Father had long sent a letter off to Toronto requesting their participation in the Territorial Staff Band but both he and the boys knew that they probably would not all get to go to England.. The letter with the answer had just arrived. As father took his time opening the letter, one of the boys remarked; “If you played that slow, you would not get to go to England.”

They all laughed and father handed the letter to mother, as he could not read. Mother declared, “Only Leonard and Arthur get to go.”

8 ~ The Moose Jaw SA Band

Arthur’s Salvation Army days in Moose Jaw are represented by this photo collection. All his brothers and his father were in the Moose Jaw Salvation Army Band.

Top Left: The Delamont Family Band. From left to right, Walter, Arthur, John, Herb, Leonard and Frank.

Above Middle: SA Days of 1913.

Above Right: The Moose Jaw SA Band circa 1910. Arthur is standing Top Left. Herb is seated below Arthur. Leonard is seated third from left. John is standing far right.

Below: Moose Jaw SA Band, 1910.

Far Right: Arthur, 1914 Right: Arthur, 1910

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10 ~ Territorial Staff Band

After a few moments of disappointment that all did not get to go, they were soon rallying around Leonard and Arthur wishing them god speed and a safe voyage. Like most boys their age, Arthur and Leonard were interested in boats and trains and motorcycles. Turning to their mother they ask what the name of the ship was that would be taking them to England. Mother handed them the letter and they read out loud the name of the ship.

“The Empress of Ireland” The Territorial Staff Band of Canada was a musical organization that Salvationists all over the Dominion longed to see and

hear but this is a land of magnificent distances and travelling is expensive. Besides the band formed a large part of the Salvation Army Staff and business would have been at a stand still if they were absent from their positions for any lengthy period. There were 400 Salvationists in all going to the International Congress in London. They were divided between five different liners. The Empress of Ireland carried 165 members and the entire 37 members of the Territorial Staff Band including Commissioner Rees, Colonel Maidment, Adjutant Hanagan, the Bandmaster and their wives. Five members of the Delamont family departed for Quebec City one early morning in May 1914. There was Arthur, Leonard, their Mother Seraphine and their father John

and their eldest sister Lizzie who was also an officer in the Army.

The Empress of Ireland was a class “A” ship of the Canadian Pacific Line. It had been built in Glasgow in 1906. Its Captain, Captain Kendell had become famous when on one voyage he had apprehended the notorious Dr. Crippen, who had been trying to escape from England to Canada. On board the ship the band played God Be With You Til We Meet Again as the ship pulled away from the dock in Quebec City. After dinner Commissioner Rees called a meeting of all the band members, to whom he said, “I understand you like to be thought of as the Commissioner’s Band.

Why not come back to

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Left: 1914 The Salvation Army Staff Band as embarked on the ill-fated Empress of Ireland. Those marked with an X were saved.

Canada as God’s Band.”

The Empress pulled into the dock at Rimouski about ten PM that evening to drop off and pick up mail. Shortly after leaving Rimouski she was broadsided by a Norwegian tanker the Storstad.

The devestation was swift and deadly. Within 14 minutes the Empress had disappeared beneath the St. Lawrence. The shrieks and cries of the survivors in the frigid waters pierced the evening quiet like knives. The crew had managed to get several lifeboats off the sinking ship and into the water before she went down and they were busy picking up survivors.The Delamont family who had been asleep, as had most of the passengers on board, tried to

staircase from third class to the decks above. By the time they reached the last staircase, it was almost vertical. Leonard managed to help his mother up on deck.

Once on deck he took off his life jacket and put it on his mother.

Then he pushed her over the side and dived into the icy water. Arthur who had been trapped below, managed to crawl out a porthole and run along the side of the ship until he reached the end, where he too jumped into the icy waters.

Arthur was picked up by a lifeboat that also contained his father and mother and sister . When he ask his father if he had seen Leonard his father replied, not wanting to alarm his mother,

up by one of the other lifeboats.”

“I think he was picked

“They were the fairest

Standing on the shore the last lifeboat reached safety and there was no sign of Leonard. Arthur’s mother could contain her sorrow no longer and screamed, “Leonard, my poor Leonard.”

The day went down in Salvation Army history as Black Friday, for out of 1475 people onboard the Empress only 397 survived. Out of the 37 members of the Territorial Staff Band only 9 survived.

Commissioner Rees, Colonel Maidment, Adjutant Hanagan and all their wives perished.

12 ~ Captain Kendall

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and best of the movement in Canada and the loss to the executive and ranks of Blood and Fire will in many ways prove irreparable, for its most prominent leaders have sung their last Glory song on earth.”

Captain Kendall who had been hit on the head and rendered unconscious, when told of the loss, cried like a baby. The coffins of the dead were unloaded off the rescue ship Alsatian at Rimouski and then shipped to Quebec City and then on to Toronto where a funeral service was held in the Toronto Arena. Massed bands of the Guelph, Toronto, Oshawa, Chatham and Hamilton Salvation Army bands filled the bleachers. In the center was a huge cross made out of floral arrangements. At the head of the cross sat the survivors of the Territorial Staff Band.

Arthur returned to Moose Jaw with his family after the disaster and spent his time playing in the local theatre pit orchestra. He married Lillie Elizabeth Krantz in 1916 and in 1918 they had a son,Gordon.

This is a collection of photos from a French Canadian magazine ,and an article on the Empress of Ireland disaster.

Top Left: The Empress of Ireland.

Middle Left: On the deck of the Empress.

Bottom Left: The Captain and crew of the Empress. Captain Kendall is seated at the right.

Top Right: Colonel Maidment and Commissioner Rees of the Salvation Army.

Both perished in the disaster along with their wives.

Right: A copy of the music sung on board the Empress, when the ship went down.

14 ~ Rimouski

Above: Artists rendition of the Storstad hitting the Empress.

Below: A crowd of mourners in Quebec City.

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Above: Funeral procession in Toronto for the dead of the Empress.

Below: Unloading the coffins in Rimouski, Quebec

16 ~ Massed Bands

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Left and Below:Two views of the funeral service in Toronto. Below are the massed bands of several Ontario Salvation Army bands, all seated in the bleachers.

Bottom Left: A memorial postcard of the Moose Jaw SA Band after the sinking of the Empress, comemorating their two comrades who were promoted to glory on May 29th, 1914. Leonard Delamont is pictured in the circle on the left.

THE ROARING TWENTIES

Arthur’s prospects for pursuing his musical career in Moose Jaw did not seem promising, so in 1922 he packed up his family and moved out west to Vancouver. When they arrived in Vancouver, Arthur immediately went down to the local musicians office to get his membership card. He was told that he would have to wait six months before he would be able to work in Vancouver, so he opened the Delamont Grocery Store at 7th and Maple Street in an up and coming neighborhood of Vancouver called Kitsilano. When his six months were up, he began playing his trumpet in the Vaudeville houses of Vancouver, the Strand, the Pantages, the Orpheum and the Capitol.

In 1924 Arthur and Lillie’s second child was born, a girl. They named herVera. It was not long before Arthur had enough money to buy four lots in Kitsilano next to General Gordon School. He had four houses built, sold three of them and moved his family into the fourth house which was next to the General Gordon School playground. From his living room window every day he could see the school children going back and forth to school and it gave him an idea. He was teaching Gordon to play the trumpet and it would be nice if Gordon had some boys his own age to play his music with, so why not start a boys band! One day he decided to go over and

Above: Coronation Day, Moose Jaw.

talk to the school principal Captain Steeves about his idea.

long enough to play anything decent.”

“I think it is a splendid idea Arthur. I will send my own son down. You can use the building in the corner of the playground for your rehearsals.

Well if there was anything that made Arthur more determined than ever it was someone telling him that something could not be done. So upon hearing that remark he packed up his trumpet, got up and said,

Arthur knew that Vaudeville would not last and he did not want Gordon hanging around the street corners getting into trouble so he thought he would give it a try. When he mentioned his idea to the other musicians in the pit orchestra one evening at the Pantages, one of them remarked,

“See you fellas. I’m going to start a boys band.”

“It will not work. Boys that age cannot sit still

True to his word Arthur gathered up a few boys and found some old instruments in various attics and one evening the General Gordon School band was formed. They did not look like much at first or sound like much but with a little practise they could soon play a few tunes.

To Arthur’s surprize the boys

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Above: Arthur is seated second from the left in this photo of a Moose Jaw Band relaxing in a park about 1918.

Above: 1929 Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, Jackie Souders Orchestra, Arthur is fifth from right in back. Jackie is third from right in front.

20 ~ Gordon Delamont

Left: Gordon Bottom Left: Gordon and Lillie Bottom Right: C1921 Gordon and Arthur

THE ROARING TWENTIES ~ 21

Top Left: c1923 Gordon and Arthur.

Top Right: The Delamont grocery store at 7th and Maple Street in Vancouver.

Left: Arthur c1920s.

20 ~ Gordon Delamont

came willingly to rehearsals and when he told them they were going to march in their first parade for local runner Percy Williams at his homecoming in June of 1928, they were even all the more enthusiastic. Arthur knew how to motivate the young boys. Just as he and his brother Leonard had been motivated with thoughts of playing in the Territorial Staff Band, these boys were no different.

Lillie and some of the mothers set about making uniforms for the boys which consisted of pill box hats, white shirts and dark trousers with a dark stripe down one leg. When the big day came the boys looked magnificent marching behind Percy

Above: 1922 Arthur at the Pantages Vaudeville Theatre on Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver.

Below: 1922 The orchestra of the Pantages Theatre in Vancouver.

Arthur is seated at the far right.

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Williams in their new uniforms and their instruments glistening in the afternoon sun. With the success of the Percy Williams parade, boys started to flock to Arthur by the dozens. From all over Vancouver they came!

In music as in life, timing is everything.

In 1929 the stock market crashed.

People were out of work all across the country.

During times of national tragedy, people look to the arts, music and cinema to forget their troubles. Arthur’s timing could not have been better!

Top: It Took A Few People - 27, to be exact, to run the Pantages theatre around 1928. Manager Lloyd Pantages is standing at right (with moustache) and man second from right in second row is Arthur Delamont, now conductor of famed Kits Boys’ Band. Girls included nine usherettes and the ticket taker.

Left: 1922 Arthur at the Pantages.

24 ~ General Gordon School Band

Above: 1928 The General Gordon School Band marching in a street parade.

Below: Two photos of Gordon in the front yard of his home on West 13th in 1928.

THE DIRTY THIRTIES

After the boys success in the Percy Wiliams Parade, Arthur looked around for another motivator. He found it in the form of the Pacific Northwest Music Festival held each year in Victoria. After lots of practise, on May 7, 1930 Arthur, Lillie and his boys boarded a ferry at the CPR Terminal on Cordova Street, for the overnite trip to Victoria.

Arthur and his boys would be up against another band from Vancouver, the National Juvenile Band led

by William Hoskins Sara. When the adjudicators read their remarks the next day, the National Juvenile Band had garnered 89 points and the General Gordon Band, which is what they were now called, garnered 86. The National Juvenile Band had been around for some time so Arthur did not feel too bad.

Besides there was another festival coming up in Toronto in the following year that he had already set his sights upon. He had a letter in his pocket from fair officials in Toronto which he read to Lillie.

“Yes we do have a class for Junior Bands but we are surprized to hear there is a band of such high quality on the Westcoast that would be interested in competing in our contest. If you want to come the test piece is Haute Monde.”

Arthur was so infuriated with the letter that as soon as he arrived back in Vancouver he rushed down to Ward Music on Hastings Street and put in an order for Haute Monde, saying to the clerk,

Above: 1928 The General Gordon School Band marching on the west side of Vancouver.

Below: 1928 The General Gordon School Band

26 ~ General Gordon School Band

“And put a rush on it.

We have no time to lose.

We’re going to the Toronto Exposition next year and thats the piece we are going to play to win the National Band Championship. Why we are going to make them eat their hats.”

The clerk exclaimed, “I just bet you will Mr. Delamont. I just bet you will.”

When news got around that Arthur’s band was going to be a travellin band, he had even more boys coming down wanting to join. In all his enthusiasm there

was one thing Arthur had forgotten. It costs money to take a band as far away as Toronto. Nevertheless with Lillie’s reassurance that everything would work out they organized a band parents executive and set about contacting Newspapers, Safeway Stores and and other local businesses.

For ten months Arthur worked the boys harder than most professional bands. Every time the boys played a concert, Arthur collected a fee for their services.They played a luncheon for the Kiwanis in the Hotel Vancouver for $200.

They played concerts in conjunction with the feature films Men in the Sky starring JackWhiting and Irene del Roy and they accepted a special invitation to play a twilight program in Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park en route to

Toronto before 30,000 auditors on August 26. Before heading off across Canada in two CPR coach cars though, there was one piece of unfinished business Arthur needed to attend to. At a rehearsal one night he said to his boys, “Now lets see if we can do better this time in Victoria before we leave for Toronto.”

This time in Victoria when the adjudicator read the results he said, “The Kitsilano High School Band 89 points.

The Victoria Boys’ Band 86. The Kitsilano Band are the winners.”

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Left: 1928 The General Gordon School Band seated on the steps of General Gordon School on Bayswater Street in the Vancouver neighborhood of Kitsilano.

On the way to Toronto the boys played their concert in Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg. In Hamilton they were given a tour of Niagara Falls as guests of the Southam Publishing Company.

The next day in Toronto when the big day was at hand, the officials at the festival could’nt believe their ears. The adjudicators who had been seated behind a screen and were unaware of the identitiy of the contestants feared that a mistake had been made when it was announced that juveniles from the west were competing and their number appeared on the top of all the score cards.

“Kitsilano Band takes first place in its class at Canadian National Exhibition Band Contest.”

Besides winning the band contest, Arthur had entered several of his boys in solo competition and four in a brass quartet category. After it was all over the boys gathered around Arthur and declared that they had won all their solo competitions and the brass quartet had taken first place as well....One of the adjudicators approached Arthur after it was all over and said....

“Congratulations Mr. Delamont. I’m James Oliver of the St. Hildas Band of London, England. That was an easy win. You completely outclassed those other Ontario Bands in your category.

And the brass quartet, they simply astonished

the judges. An enviable victory for all your boys.”

The boys wasted no time in writing home to their parents.

“We won without hesitation.”

The officials at the festival were so upset by this upstart band from the west, that they refused to give Arthur’s boys their medals which was customary for each winning participant to receive at the presentation. Instead they said that they would mail them to them in Vancouver.

On the Monday following the concert, CNE officials granted Arthur special permission to

28 ~ Jackie Souders Vaudeville Orchestra

Above: 1929 Jackie Souders Vaudeville Orchestra. Arthur is third from right.

Below: 1929 The Kitsilano High School Band

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perform a one hour concert in Exhibition City where they delighted and dazzled fairgoers with their music. Clad in blue pants, white shirts and capes with brilliant crimson silk lining showing under their capes thrown over their shoulders, the lads thrilled a vast audience and brought great honour to Vancouver.

Upon their departure from Toronto, Arthur was asked to comment on the competition. .“I’m somewhat disappointed at the treatment accorded the boys here.

Even the newspapers have ignored us. The members of the band worked hard to raise the necessary funds to

bring us this long way to Toronto and we had hoped to raise part of the expenses here. But it does’nt matter, we won the prize and thats what we came for.”

achievement of your boys will lead to the formation of other youth bands in the city and that your achievement will forward the music movement in the west.”

Back in Vancouver the boys were given a stirring tribute by civic and provincial leaders at a civic banquet held in the Hotel Vancouver. Major H.B. King, principal of Kitsilano High School expressed his hopes for the future when he said,

Arthur always tried to find something bigger and better to challenge his boys, so in 1933 he set his sights on the Chicago Worlds Fair. It would be no stroll through the park as he told his boys at rehearsal in the basement of General Gordon School.

“I am sure the boys feel proud of the city’s recognition of the band’s success as is evident by this splendid gathering.

It is our hope that the

“This will be no piece of cake. Toronto will seem merely childs play after you get a taste of Chicago. This is the United States where band music has been in the

Left: 1930 Pictured here is the Mellophone trio which will be featured in the programme of the General Gordon School Band when it plays at the Alma Theatre, 3707 West Broadway, tonight (Sunday) in aid of the Province Santa Claus Fund. The names of these young musicians, reading left to right are: Arthur Butroid, Patrick Armstrong, Douglas MacAdams. The concert will commence at 8:45 and a silver collection will be taken at the door.

30 ~ Toronto Exhibition Tour 1931

Top Left: Arthur and Lillie in Victoria 1930.

Middle Left: Gordon on his bicycle in front of the Delamont home on West 7th Avenue in Vancouver, 1931.

Bottom Left: Gordon on lawn under umbrella on West 7th, 1931.

Top Right: Train cars that were home to the boys on their trip to Toronto in 1931.

Right: Vera, the mascot, seated below the bandstand at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park in 1931.

Below Right: Art Butroid and Garry White (PR Manager) Below Right: Wally Oatway

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‘31 Toronto Exhibition Tour

32 ~ Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg

school system for some time and they don’t take their music lightly. No sir if we are going to pull this one off you will have to be lickety-split perfect in everyway!”

Before going to Chicago there was another PNW Music Festival.

The boys performance was so first rate that it drew this praise from York Bowen, one of the most conservative adjudicators sent to the festival from England.

“The standard of accomplishment attained by

the Kitsilano Boys’ Band has not yet been reached in Great Britain.”

The cost of the trip to Chicago would be as much as four or five thousand dollars. The task of sending the boys was taken on by three organizations in Vancouver, the Rotary, Safeway Stores and the Chamber of Commerce. The boys played everywhere in order to raise the money. Finally on August 10,1933, the boys left by train for Chicago to compete in the Junior Band Championship of the World. Along the way the boys played at several towns,

Revelstoke, Kamloops, Banff, Regina. By the time they reached Chicago they were already seasoned performers. In Chicago they stayed at the Lexington Hotel, once owned by Al Capone.

“Ya thats right. Al used to own the hotel. On the top floor there is a shooting range where dummy cops pop out from behind the pillars.”

Finally the big day arrived.

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Left: Band Concert at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg en route to Toronto to compete in the National Band Championship at the Canadian National Exhibition

Above: Group photo of boys and Arthur, Lillie and Vera, on a train platform somewhere en route to Toronto, C1931.

34 ~ Moose Jaw

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Opposite Top Left: Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds. Note Model T cars parked up close on three sides to stop the wind.

Opposite Middle: Tranquille Sanatorium, near Kamloops Opposite Bottom: Moose Jaw waiting for the wind to stop Above: Brass Quartet, the winners of First Place at CNE, Roy Johnston, Art Butroid, Gordon Delamont, Wally Oatway Bottom Left: Lillie Delamont Bottom Right: Vera Delamont, band mascot

36 ~ Moose Jaw

Above: The boys at Jasper Park Lodge returning from Toronto with first place honours.

Below: The certificate won by the members of the Brass Quartette in Toronto in 1931, Roy Johnston, Gordon Delaomnt, Art Butroid and Wally Oatway.

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Above: The boys at Kamloops Station returning from Toronto in 1931.

Below: The boys back home in 1931 in front of court house, now Vancouver Art Gallery.

38 ~ Banff

“Kitsilano Boys’ Band attains world title at Chicago Fair. Score 225 out of a possible 240.”

Smashing all competion, the Kitsilano Boys’ Band under the direction of Arthur W. Delamont proved themselves champions of the world in the Class D, juvenile band division.This success culminated the bands march through

the Provincial and Dominion Championships to world fame in a field that was highly contested.

On the evening of the festival Arthur and his boys played a concert at Soldiers Field before 100,000 people. For the remainder of the week they played at the Canadian Exhibit, the Court of the Hall of Science, the Floating Theatre, a luncheon for 500 Rotarians, before 1800 employees of the Swift Company, for the premier of

New Zealand and finally at the General Motors Building. For fun, the boys attended a Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics baseball game at Comisky Park. Having conquered Chicago, the boys began to prepare for a series of concerts on their way back home.The first was in Minneapolis. The next in Winnipeg where Arthur spoke to a reporter about the competition.

Below:1932 Band on court house steps in downtown Vancouver. (Vancouver Archives Photo)

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Above: 1932 Vancouver Boys’ Band at Banff on their 1932 Toronto CNE Trip to defend their title.

Below: Three-time Pacific Northwest and B.C. Champions and in 1931, Canadian Champions at Toronto National Exhibition, 42 members of Vancouver’s famous musical organization, the Kitsilano Boys’ Band, under the leadership of their bandmaster and founder, Arthur W. Delamont, will leave Vancouver on August 10 by Canadian Pacific lines, on route to Chicago, where at the Century of Progress Exposition, they will meet leading boys’ bands from all parts of the globe in an effort to add a world’s championship to their long string of victories. Holding a series of concerts and broadcasts in Vancouver, Victoria and other B.C. centres to raise funds for the Chicago trip, The Kitsilano boys, en route to Chicago

by C.P.R. lines, will play concerts at Kamloops and Revelstoke, B.C., Banff, Alta., Moose Jaw, Sask. and Winnipeg Man., arriving in Chicago August 18. They will perform at the Knickerbocker Hotel and Soldiers Field, Chicago, in contests sponsored by the Chicago Tribune to determine the world’s finest juvenile band. The Kitsilano ensemble, which at the recent B.C. musical festival was praised by two famous english adjudicators as the finest they had heard, will appear at Kamloops August 11; Revelstoke, August 12; Banff, August 13; Moose Jaw August 15 and Winnipeg August 16.

40 ~ Chicago 1933

Above: 1933 Chicago. The band is seated giving a concert by the Chevrolet Assembly Line in the General Motors Building at the Century of Progress Exposition. They took first place honours in the Chicagoland Music Festival.

“The contest was a keen one and it was a distinct honour to win in such company. There seemed as well to be interest on the part of Chicagoans for Vancouver. The opinions of Americans I met, is that Canada has come through the period of business dislocation in much better shape than the US but they all seem to put great faith in Roosevelt’s recovery plan and are convinced that it will be a success.”

In Vancouver, while Arthur and his boys were playing their way back across Canada, civic

officials were planning a homecoming like Vancouver had never before witnessed. Shortly after 7am on the morning of September 5th, the vanguard of the crowd began to arrive at the CPR station on Cordova Street. By 9:30 am, three large musical bands had arrived and began playing concert programs for the crowd. In the main rotunda was a band of 75 members of the Musicians Union led by professional bandleader Calvin Winters. On the platform, where the train was to arrive, were the South Vancouver Juvenile Band, led by J. Olson, the Daily Province, South Burnaby and West Vancouver Juvenile Bands led by A.W. Jordon and the Vancouver Girls Band conducted by W. Haywood. The whistle of an

approaching train threw the crowd into a frenzy, but it was the wrong train. Finally at 10:20, the train carrying the victorious Kitsilano marchers arrived on #4 track, while the bands on the platform sounded their rousing tributes. Wild cheering greeted the appearance of smiling faces of the championship instrumentalists as the car occupied by the band came to a stop. Admiring parents fondly embraced their tired but happy sons through opened windows while police struggled to keep the enthusiastic crowds in place. A welcoming committee made up of Mayor Louis D. Taylor, Captain Steeves representing the Federation and the band

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Above: August 17 1933, Winnipeg Evening Tribune, Three leaders at the final Tribune night of song posed for this picture of a happy triumvirate. Left to right: A.W. Delamont, bandmaster of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band; Stanley Osborne, song leader and J. Alan Jeffrey, bandmaster of the Army and Navy Veterans Band.

Above: September 15, 1933 Concert for Swiftown folk in Chicago.

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Opposite Left: Arthur, Lillie and some of the boys at the Chicago museum in, 1933.

Opposite Bottom : Playing for the Swift Co. folk at the Chicago Fair.

Above: Playing at a rain stop somewhere on the way back home.

Below: Playing on the patio of the Banff Springs Hotel on the return trip.

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Above: The boys at the 1933, Century of Progress, Chicago World’s Fair Below: C1930-36, Vancouver Girls’ Band on the steps of General Gordon School. This band that Arthur started went into the BC Music Festival and always did very well. It played concerts and even went on a tour of BC. It lasted through 1936 and then nothing more is said of this band. It is said that Arthur’s temperment was a little too volatile for the girls and they often went home crying but I am not sure if this was what caused its demise. (Second row from bottom, at left Bernice Bernie, aka Pat Shore.)

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Above: 1934 Arthur was offered the directorship of the West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band in January 1934.

This band he would enter in many festivals and they always did exceptionally well. He directed this band for 24 years and it was the most successful of all his other bands. In 1958 this band joined with his Kitsilano Boys’ Band for a trip to Europe. They won two first place awards in the Kerkrade International Band Festival in Holland. Arthur left this band upon his return from Holland and England in the fall of 1958. Pictured above is Mr.Condon the founder of the band on the top right and Mr. Mitchell. In the front row the young baritone player, third from the right is Porky Downs. He went on to join the first RCMP band in 1938.

Below: 1934 Crowd at the CPR Station on Cordova Street to see the boys off to England.

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Left: Band in Montreal.

Below: Departing on the Duchess of Atholl in Montreal.

Far Bottom: Some of the boys in Montreal. From left, back row, Bob Reid, Ralph Derrick, Stewart Ross, Doug Barlow, Harvie Stewart, Arnold Clark, Art Butroid, Wally the Porter, Don Endicott, Harry Bigsby, Jack Read, Bob Davison

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Top: Tugs pulling the Duchess of Athol out of Montreal.

Above: Art Butroid and Freddie Woodcock Right: Freddie Woodcock Bottom: The boys on deck.

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executive entered the train. In a moment Arthur appeared and the crowd went into a frenzy.

Escorted by police, Arthur, Lillie and the boys marched along the platform.

“The whole towns down to meet you Arthur.”

As Arthur marched past each band, he was given the customary salute and hand shake from their conductors. As they reached the rotunda, they were greeted by the music of Calvin Winters and received a hearty ovation from the throng that had packed into the building. After a brief speach by Frank C. Anders, they were then taken outside to a row of automobiles and whisked off to their homes. At 1pm a large reception before a crowd of 3500, was held at the Horse Show Building at

the Exhibition. The band members marched to the platform to loud cheers by the spectators.

They carried with them the big silver trophy won at Chicago. After welcomes by the mayor and other city officials, Arthur said, “I don’t want you to think we ran away with the trophy. There were 10 junior bands competing and in my opinion, first, second and third were very close. When the marks were given out and we learned we were 24 1/2 points ahead, it was only a matter of Whoopee!”

With another first place award in his pocket, Arthur was going to be hard pressed to out do himself this time! What could be bigger than Chicago?

To find the answer, Arthur had to return to his roots in England.

What could be more triumphant than to return to the land of his birth. If his boys thought Chicago was tough, wait until they got a glimpse of a festival English style! Wheels were put in motion and Arthur soom found the festival he was looking for.

It was in Bugle, in the West of England, but it took place next year in 1934. He would have to work the boys fast and hard if they were going to have a chance of winning this festival. One evening he proposed his idea to the boys.

“So if you want to go it will mean lots of hard work and only those who work the hardest will be able to come because this will be a very hard contest. Why

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Left: 1934 On board The Duchess of Athol on the way to the band’s first tour of the Old Country.

there could be as many as fifteen bands competing “Do we get to visit Buckingham Palace?”

“Oh there will be lots of time for that sort of thing. Just remember the reason we are going is to play our music and be the best ambassadors for Vancouver that we can be.”

“We’re behind you Delly!”

“We can do it!”

The enthusiasm was evident and with the boys behind him one hundred percent, he had great hopes for this festival.

In order to get the boys into shape for England, he decided a cross

Canada tour leading up to their departure from Quebec City for England was in order. By the time the boys reached England, they already will have played ten concerts in five cities. So it was, swimming in Banff, horsebackriding in Calgary, a twenty-five, fourteen victory over the Swift Current Prairie Chickens by the Kitsilano Red Shirts softball team.

When they arrived in England they were seasoned troopers, all ready to take the old country by storm.

In London, they were welcomed by the acting agent general for BC. The High Commissioner for Canada gave a speach in which he called the boys Canada’s Cultural Pioneers, whose performances in the old country would bring to the people here a new vision of the Dominion. Before the reception was over the boys were rushed off to the BBC Studios to make a record, where the boys reported

home in their letters, “The broadcast studios are the very latest in architecture and appointments. The building itself is cylindrical and all the studios are equipped with most up to date apparatus. The mikes for instance are bullet shaped.”

After the studio, the boys were taken to the Tower of London where they performed a concert in the moat, which prompted one of the boys to write, “We played a concert in the moat yesterday at the Tower of London.

There was no water in it but we sure wished there had been. I’ve never spent a hotter

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Above: 1934 The Duchess of Atholl

A Young Bandsman’s Diary While In England Left for London 9:30 am. The train travelled at a high rate of speed, going from 60 to 70 miles per hour at times. We arrived in London three hours later and were welcomed by the Rt. Hon. Howard Ferguson of Grosvenor House, Agent-General for Canada, and Mr. W. A. MacAdam, acting General Agent for British Columbia.

After that we broadcast over the BBC radio from 6:00 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday morning we got up at 8 o’clock to make recordings, and this took until 11:00. We then went to the Tower of London, the oldest place in the city. We played on the moat surrounding the tower

for about an hour in the hot sun.

This happened to be the hottest day this year so far. We lunched and then were shown through the tower by a “Yeoman of the Guards and does this fellow know his English history?”

We saw the place where Shakespeare wrote while he was in London, where the boy princes were murdered. Also the place where Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower. We saw the Crown Jewels. They were a magnificent sight. Then we saw the Grenadier Guards (the beefeaters), and numerous other things of interest.

We broadcast at 1:15 am the next morning. Following a night of five hours sleep, we went to see the Parliament Buildings. We were shown around by Sir Samuel Chapman, a member of the House of Commons. During our visit we saw Westminster Chapel, the oldest part of the building, and the House of Commons, where I sat in Premier Ramsey MacDonald’s chair. We saw the two great librairies of each house, then the King’s and Queen’s throne, and the very place where Guy Fawkes was caught with the powder and many other things, which were very interesting. This afternoon we went to the Pathe News Reel studios for another picture. After that, I had dinner with my relatives in London. Then we walked through Regents Park (Con’t on Page 53)

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Above: Boys in life jacket drill on board the ship

Below: Group photo with life preserver on board the ship

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Left: Gordon onboard the ship with a life preserver Bottom Left: Arthur, Lillie and friend on board.

Bottom Right: Vera with life preserver Top Right: Crowd watching band perform at Bugle, England.

Middle Right: Bandstand at Bugle with boys performing.

Bottom Right: Bandstand with Vancouver Boys’ Band banner.

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Top: On board the Duchess of Atholl Opposite: The hanging of Jack Habkirk for waking the boys up too early in the morning.

Below: The boys on deck with life preservers.

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Above: Jack Allen, Roy Johnston, Jack Habkirk Right: Wally Oatway (centre) Below: Redoubt Bandstand in Eastbourne where the boys played in the thirties Top Far Right: Crowd at Bugle watching contest Middle Far Right: Bandstand at Bugle with boys performing Bottom Far Right: Bandstand with boys playing

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Above: Boys playing in the moat at the Tower of London.

Right: Lillie with a Tower Warden.

Below: Another view of the bandstand at Eastbourne.

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Above: Pittencrief Park, Dunfermline where the boys played to the largest crowds in the history of the park.

Below: ‘The Trotters Eight’ From L to R, Bob Davison, Arnold Clarke, Fred Woodcock, Art Butroid, John Daniels, Norman Pearson and Clifford Wood. Missing is Jim Findlay

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Top Left: Arthur with poster of the band at the seaside.

Top Right: Arthur on way to bandstand with his trumpet.

Left: Arthur and Lillie walking along a street in England.

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Top: Band giving concert at Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline.

Right: Boys in Scotland.

Below: Arthur, Lillie, Vera and friend.

hour in my life.”

At the festival, Arthur had been wrong. There were not fifteen bands but twenty-one in the competition. But it didn’t matter; they still took first place in their class.

Back home the newspapers reported, “Vancouver Boys Charm Britons” For the remainder of the tour Arthur and his boys were booked into various regattas, festivals and carnivals all over England.

With the capable leg work of their English manager Chris Stockwell, who kept one step ahead of

the band along the way, Arthur was able to find bookings where ever they travelled. When the people in one town heard that the band was in a neighboring town, they were only too eager to have them pay them a visit as well. In fact, the band was so successful in the old country, that they started receiving bookings two years in advance. One such booking was for the Royal Dublin Horse Show in August 1936.

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Above: The band posing for a photo at Victoria Monument, in front of Buckingham Palace, London.

The postcard read Canadian Champions Toronto 1931. Pacific Northwest and B.C. Champions 1931-2-3-4. First prize winners World’s Fair Chicago 1933. First Prize winners West of England Band Festival 1934.

Below: The boys marching at Edinburgh Castle, 1934.

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BAND IN THE TOWER MOAT the headlines read. Large crowd gathered to listen to the boys as they performed in the moat at the Tower of London, England.

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Left: Laying a wreath at Edinburgh Castle

Above: London July 18, 1934

Above: Listening to an orator at Edinburgh Castle.

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Left: Boys at DeMontfort Hall Gardens, Leicester.

Left: Boys in front of Lochearnhead Hotel in Scotland.

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Above: 1934, August 19th The Lost Chord at Bognor Regis.

(Con’t from page 42) and were shown

around Buckingham Palace. Afterwards we went to the “Palladium” and saw a stage show, which I enjoyed very much.

July 17th We left London for Torquay and Plymouth from Paddington Station at 9 am and arrived at Torquay at 1:45 p.m. and went to the place where we were to play, a pavilion near the sea-shore.

There happened to be the British fleet of Battleships at Torquay and everyone seemed to be out visiting them. We played at three o’clock and had a very good, enthusiastic crowd to welcome us.

We had tea after the concert, right on the sea wall. My, it sure is a swell place. I would like to stay there for a while. We left about 7 p.m. and arrived at Plymouth at 8 o’clock and went to the Y.M.C.A. and had supper. You know, they have four meals a day over here.

After that we got our rooms for the three saxophones, Alf, Clif and myself. Had swell fun that night, went to a show, and turned in early.

July 19th Did not get up until 12 noon.

Had lunch then went to another show. You see, it was raining.

When we came out we were to play at a concert on the Hoe or Seafront that night. It was right near where Drake was bowling when the Spanish Armada came up the channel. We played again from 8:30 until 10 p.m. and had the same enthusiastic crowd and wonderful applause. Turned in early, but could not get to sleep before twelve on account of a pillow fight. Had to be up early on Saturday, packed our grips and left on the 10: 30 train for Bugle. We had to change twice, arrived there at 12:30 p.m. left our luggage in the station, also the “reeds” left their instruments. We went to the grounds where the band concert

was to be held and had lunch there. Class C was first. Clif, Al and myself went out into the fields and laid under some trees to find some shade because it was very hot. Our band was to play 9th in B class; men’s open amateur. They sounded very good to me, and I thought they had a very good chance. After that came Class A. We could not stay to hear the adjudication because we were supposed to play a concert at 7:30 in the Park.

The contest was not over when we left and as it is the custom of the country for all winning bands to march back down the main streets of the town, exhibiting their trophies, so everyone in the town was watching the parade and as soon as we found out we had a few prizes we went down and joined the procession.

We played a few marches and a couple of popular numbers, for which we received great applause. Our prizes were,

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Above: Crowd of 4000-5000 gathered to hear the boys perform at De Montfort Hall Gardens, Leicester, England on August 5, 1934.

a shield for second place in the contest piece out of eleven bands, first prize, a silver cup for the Hymn and first prize for deportment out of eleven bands. We could not stay long as the train was about to leave at 10:30 p.m. We had sleepers (births) on the train, and arrived in

our hotel for breakfast, after that we went to make recordings again. The we went to hear the Grenadiers’ Band in Regents Park.

Au Revoir till next week.

-HERB MELTON, Kitsilano Boys’ Band

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The Delamont family was a very religious family and maybe it is true that rewards come to those who believe. Arthur’s mother never really got over the loss of Leonard and on the anniversary of that fateful day, May 29,1935, at ten to two in the morning, she passed away from complications with sugar diabetes.

Arthur made the trip back to be with her and the family. It is said that our time here on earth is orchestrated and we cannot pick our time to die... or can we? John Delamont told his family that he did not want to be around long without his beloved Seraphine. Two weeks to the day after she passed away; John died as well. It was reported in the Above: Arthur and Lillie at the C.P.R. Station on Cordova street in downtown Vancouver.

Below: Part of the large crowd at the station to greet the boys and Arthur.

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MUSICAL UPROAR AT C.P.R. STATION Thousands Join In Mighty Tribute With the skirl of pipes, blaring of brasses and beating of drums, musicians of Greater Vancouver, young and old, paid a mighty tribute today to the 50 Vancouver youngsters - The Kitsilano Boys’ Band - on their return from their triumphant British tour which brought new fame to Vancouver. There was an official reception, too, when the Kettle Valley train puffed into the Canadian Pacific station at 10 am. Acting Mayor G.C. Miller, Chief W.W. Foster, aldermen and other dignitaries were there to do the honours. And there was also a domestic touch as 100 proud mothers and fathers (continued on page 68)

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Salvation Army newspaper War Cry that when John Delamont’s pocket watch was found on the dresser by his bed, it had stopped at precisely ten to two!

One afternoon in the fall of 1934 Arthur recieved a letter from England telling him his boys were eligible to play at the Crystal Palace Band Festival in the summer of 1936. They had not been eligible in 1935 because of winning three consecutive first places in a row.

So with that in mind, Arthur told a few of his old boys, who came to

visit from time to time, about possibly going to England in 1936.

He knew the old boys would tell his current band about his idea and they would soon come to him begging him to take them to England again in 1936.

Sure enough, it was’nt long before the boys had met with Arthur and expressed their wishes to return to Engand.

“Why we will take the Crystal Palace by storm!”

(continued from page 67) pushing their way through the huge crowd that blanketed the platform and rotunda, pressed forward to hug and congratulate the sons whom they had not seen for nearly four months.

But without doubt, after the official and personal greetings were done with and the first cheers of the crowd had died away, the thing that struck most of the boys was the great assembly of musicians, seven bands in all, that was there.

“Gosh, what a lot of bands!” exclaimed one frankly bewithered young hero; and that was about the concensus among Bandmaster A.W. Delamont’s charges.

With banners blazoning “Welcome Home,” six of the bands gathered on the station platforms, with the notables and the hundreds of fathers, mothers, friends and well-wishers who had come.

The uniforms of the bands created splashes of color and the music, played at fast tempo, created a din that could be heard from another section of the welcoming crowd, who lined the rails of the parking lot overlooking the tracks, and the station ramp, and crowded from the windows of the huge warehouses on Cordova Street.

The pipes and drums of the Vancouver Police Pipe band made a typical musical welcome. Present also were the Vancouver Firemen’s Band which marched from No.2 hall, down Seymour Street to the station, the Royal City Junior Boys’ Band, directed by Harry Moss, the Vancouver Girls’ Band and two others.

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Above: A section of the huge crowd which packed the Canadian Pacific station this morning to welcome the Kitsilano Boys’ Band on their return from a three-months’ tour of Great Britain. In the foreground is the Vancouver Girls’ Band Above: Right: Roy Johnston, cornet soloist, who has won 17 medals.

Above: Left: Bandmaster Arthur W. Delmont

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Above: c1935 The Royal City Junior Band was organized in May 1935 by D.P. Day and C.C.Dingle, and Arthur Delamont was its Musical Director. When he was away on tour the band was directed by H.L.Moss. This band as well as others played for the homecoming of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band from England in 1936 at the CPR Station downtown.

Below: July 1935, Vancouver Girls’ Band to Give Concert Under leadership of A.W. Delamont, bandmaster of the Vancouver Boys’ Band which recently visited the Old Country, 35 members of the coast city’s Girls’ Band, shown below, are in Calgary this week. Having given performances in the Hudson’s Bay Company store Monday and Tuesday mornings, they will play Tuesday evening between the hours of 7:30 and 9 o’clock at St. George’s Island pavilion. Traveling aboard a private car, they expect to return to Vancouver Wednesday.

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Above: 1935 The boys posing for a photo in a Vancouver park.

Below: c1936 West Vancouver Boys’ Band Next Two Pages: 1936 Annual Orpheum concert (Vancouver Archives Photo).

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On June 25th 1936, Arthur and his boys set out again in two special CPR train cars for another cross Canada tour on their way to Quebec City and the ship that would take them to England.

On the train the boys listened to Max Schnelling fighting Joe Louis. Concerts were again played in Kamloops, Revelstoke, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg. In Winnipeg this time, they played before forty-thousand people at Assiniboine Park. Then, they were off to Sudbury and finally Ottawa.

Strains of O Canada poured out from under the Peace Tower in Ottawa at eleven-forty on the morning of June 26,1936, inaugurating the first concert by any band to play on the spot. A representative Gordon led his own dance band in the 1940’s. He became Canada’s leading authority on harmonic technique and wrote many books and compositions, many of which have been used in the school systems in both Canada and the USA.

Above: June 13, 1936 CLEVER INSTRUMENTALIST Gordon Delamont. Talented young cornet soloist who will be featured in the farewell broadcast of the Kitsilano Boys’ band Sunday at 1 p.m. over CKWX. The band leaves Monday on a tour of Europe.

Below: 1936 The Empress of Britain docked at Quebec City before departing to England with the band on board.

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Above: 1936 The boys playing on board the Empress of Britain upon arrival in Southhampton.

Below: July 7, 1936, the Vancouver Boys’ Band arrived at Southampton on Friday for a three months’ tour of England. This is their second visit to this country and they arrived in London today from Yeovil, Somerset, where they gave their first performance. The photo shows them arriving at Waterloo Station, London, today from Yeovil.

76 ~ The Crystal Palace Tour Left: The Vancouver Boys’ Band playing as they marched from St. Pauls’ Cathedral to the Mansion House, where they were received by the Lord Mayor.

Below: The Vancouver Boys’ band who are on a visit to this country, received at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor of London Sir Percy Vincent and his daughter, the acting Lady Mayoress.

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of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper paid the boys a visit at the train station, where he found the boys cleaning up after breakfast, wiping tables, and washing and drying dishes.There was a spirit of play through it all as the boys talked and laughed and sang under Lillie’s watchful eye!

“My boys are very capable and able to look after themselves. Minor infractions of the rules result in extra detail such as washing dishes and so on but its all in good fun!”

Above: Waiting to meet the Lord Mayor.

Above: Marching down Canon Street in London

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Above: This week marks the close of the band concert season in Dunfermline’s famous Pittencrieff Park, and the Vancouver Boys’ Band, which delighted thousands of visitors two years ago, is supplying the last programme of the season. Photo shows the scene at one of their closing concerts.

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Kitsilano Boys’ Band Has Wonderful Reception In Dublin DUBLIN, Sept. 3 In the pavillion of the great lawn, which can accommodate 15,000 people, the famous No.1 Band of the Free State army performs alternately with another famous band specially engaged to come from another country. This year the visiting band was the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band and throughout the week these youthful musicians made a very profound impression on the thousands who heard them play.

While their picturesque dress added a splash of color as they moved about among the great throng during the intervals when they were free.

They gave from two to three distinct programs every afternoon and in each occaision the lawn was crowded to hear them. the climax came, however, between 5:30 and 7 when, the jumping competitions over, everybody moved to the great lawn and it is no exaggeration to say that, between these hours, the Vancouver Boys’ audience numbered, daily, approximately 20,000 who applauded loudly the various items and insisted on extras. The lighter numbers proved to be the most popular but there was also enthusiastic appreciation for the bands’ playing of the heavier and much more difficult music of

Wagner, Schubert and Tcshaikowsky. It was the latter music that the remarkable skill of the players made itself apparent. In perfect time, the various instruments seemed to be as one and there was an uniformity of tone that was singularly striking in so youthful an ensemble. Color, light, shade were all brought out with a clarity and smoothness that impressed and there was expression in every note.

This was particularly true of Wageners’ “Flying Dutchman” and of the same composers introduction to the Third Act of Lohengrin.

It was stated that the band proposes to enter for the coming Crystal Palace Band Contest in which they will meet the best adult bands of GreatBritain. An authority on bands who has attended many of these contests and who heard the Vancouver Boys’ Band last week several times, volunteered the opinion that the Canadian lads should win.

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Finally, they reached Quebec City and boarded the ship that would take them to England, the Empress of Britain.

“Half past seven, time to get up, breakfast at eight.” ...the porter bellowed the next morning.The boys spent their time on the ship, exploring,writing letters and keeping up with their practising. Once in awhile some of them would sneak into first class, as on one occaision when a large English gentleman grabbed one of three boys by the scruff of the neck, thus interrupting their run down a hallway and declared, “I love to see young Canadian lads growing up!”

Above: On July 2nd, 1936, THE VANCOUVER BOYS’ BAND arrived at Southampton for its second tour of the British Isles and were fully booked from that day until October 3rd - the day of their departure, many engagements being refused owing to the fact the boys had to return to school Below: At the commencement of the tour the band were accorded the high honour of marching through the City of London to the Mansion House playing where Sir Percy Vincent, Rt., the Lord Mayor of London, held a reception in their honour, followed by tea and a short programme of music.

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Above: The band performing on a street somewhere in London. The double decker bus in the background is displaying a concert by the Mills Bros.

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Above: The boys waiting to play at the Royal Dublin Horse Show in Dublin.

Below: The boys greeting Sir Percy Vincent, the Lord Mayor of London upon his return from a visit to Vancouver.

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Above: 1936 The band playing for a large crowd in Morecambe

Below: The boys during a performance at the Brixton Astoria Cinema in London, the first theatre appearance in London on the 1936 tour. The Mayor and Mayoress of Lambeth plus other city officials are there to greet them and the Mayor calls the boys the AMBASSADORS OF EMPIRE. Next Two Pages: The boys posing with the Mayor of Southport and his wife and daughter.

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He then began reciting poetic verse from the First World War. When he was finished he said, “There,what do you think of that lad?”

To which the boy replied, “It’s as good as any we have studied in school sir!”

With that, the boy broke loose and ran ahead to join his friends, leaving the gentleman rolling in fits of laughter.

When the boy reached his friends, one of them said, “Don’t you know who that was? That was Duncan Campbell Scott, the Great War Poet. He was reciting his own poetry!”

On August 5th, Arthur fulfilled his obligation to play at the Royal Dublin Horse Show. In Dublin the papers declared, “Band Stops Dublin traffic!”

The morning of their arrival in Dublin, they went to the Mansion House, where they played the Free State and Canadian National Anthems. They were greeted by the Lord Mayor of Dublin to whom Arthur said, “We are honoured to be asked to play in Dublin which is famed for its musical talent.”

After Dublin, the boys carried on their tour of England, stopping for engagements in Southport, Morecambe, Dunfermline, Bath, Newberry, London, Shanklin and finally Eastbourne.

In London, the boys started final preparation for the contest at the

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The band posing for a photo with the Lord Mayor of Southport and his daughter.

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Top Left: Arthur in Mrs. Coutts’ garden, Scotland.

Above Right: A little too much leg showing my dear!

Left: Arthur in doorway, Scotland.

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Above: 1936 Laying a wreath at Edinburgh Castle War Memorial. Standing next to Arthur is William A. MacAdam. the acting Agent General for Canada. On the right is Sir Samuel Chapman (MP)

Crystal Palace and their quest to win the coveted Cassell’s Challenge Shield. The class they had entered was called Junior, meaning less than twenty players. As it was only for brass players, alot of Arthur’s boys went off on their own to visit relatives all over England. Again Arthur had been wrong about the number of competitors. There were not merely thirty but thirty-five and they were all adult bands!

When the Kitsie boys walked out on stage at the Crystal Palace, they were met with whispers and a commotion could be heard in the audience.

“What’s a band of youngsters doing up on stage?

Don’t they know this is for adult bands. The nerve!”

Just as Arthur was about to begin, an announcement was made.

“Four o-clock, Time for tea!”

The boys could’nt believe their ears. After a brief intermission on the lawn behind the theatre, the boys gritted their teeth and tried to regain their composure.

As soon as the boys began to play, there was’nt a whisper to be heard.

When it was all over, one Lancastrian remarked, “By goom, these lads wit trombones show up the men as have been playing in t’ contest.”

The boys had to rush off to perform at the Wembley Bicycle Races, so they would not learn until later who had won.

In between numbers at Wembley, the boys watched eagerly for signs of Stocky. Finally one of the boys spotted him but he was too far away to see clearly. Soon the boy could see Stocky’s familiar bowler hat tilted to one side.

The sign that they had won!

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Below Bottom: Two buses that took the boys on their 100 mile tour of Scotland.

Below Middle: Marching at Edinburgh Castle.

Below Top: Another view of one of their buses showing banner.

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“It is a magnificent band, brilliant in tone, color, technically first rate and sensitive in response.” ....were the adjudicators remarks.

Back home the newspapers reported, “Crystal Palace ClimaxOur boys are winning again!”

Above: Vera and Lillie strolling in England.

Below: Arthur and Lillie strolling on a street.

Left: Edinburgh train station, Arthur and Lillie with their booking agent Mr. Sharpe and other dignitaries. LtoR standing, Sir Samuel Chapman, Garry White, Mr.Sharpe, Lillie, Stocky. crouching Mr.MacAdam and Arthur.

90 ~ The Crystal Palace Tour

Above: View of the famous Crystal Palace from the North East.

Below: The boys at an intermission before their performance in the 31st Annual National Band Festival at the Crystal Palace where they beat out 34 adult bands to take the coveted Cassell’s Challenge Shield.

See program at the right on opposite page.

Opposite Top Right: Cover of Festival Program Opposite Top Left: Competing bands for the Cassells Challenge Shield Opposite Bottom: The Crystal Palace, the largest exhibition building in the world in 1936

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92 ~ The Crystal Palace Tour

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“THE CHAMPS” The band that won at the Crystal Palace in London England, beating 35 adult bands. They are pictured above in front of Victoria Monument, located in front of Buckingham Palace in London, England.

94 ~ San Francisco Tour

‘37 San Francisco Tour

This collection of photos on these two pages is from the 1937 tour to San Francisco, where the band was the only Canadian Band invited to play for the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. While in San Francisco, the boys played on a U.S. Battleship and were guests of the captain and crew at a dinner in their honour.

Left: By their bus.

Middle Below: A rehearsal.

Middle Bottom: A view of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Top Right: Band getting ready to march.

Middle Right: A float in a parade the boys played .

Bottom Right: Arthur with the trophies the band had accumulated to date.

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96 ~ San Francisco Tour

One morning in october 1936, Arthur received a letter from California, from the San Francisco Fiesta Commitee.

“Mr. Delamont, You are invited to play at the opening ceremonies of the Golden Gate Bridge next year. You will be the only Canadian band performing!

Sincerely, Philip H. Shapiro” Arthur and Lillie had entertained moving to San Francisco instead of coming to Vancouver, back in 1920, so they were quite eager to see how it looked!

After their performance, Mr. Shapiro said to Arthur,

“Your band was by far the best visiting band in San Francisco Mr. Delamont.

All our musicians were greatly surprized that you have such a splendid band and I know if a prize were to be given for the best playing band, yours would have received it!”

While in San Francisco, Arthur and the boys were given the honour of being the first Canadian organization to be entertained aboard an American battleship.

They participated, as well, in religious ceremonies aboard the USS West Virginia and were dinner guests of the crew.

Headlines back home announced, “History made as Golden Gate Bridge is Opened.”

In a letter to the Vancouver Province, Mr. Shapiro said, “The band is the finest and most competent boys band, I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. The boys are excellent musicians and their director has cause to be proud of them.”

In 1938, Arthur was approached by civic officials and asked to start bands in several of the schools around Vancouver. Music in the school system in the

Below: Posing for a photo in San Francisco, 1937.

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US, had been in existence for some time but not in Canada, so he gladly obliged!

In the fall of 1938, a man by the name of Joe Brown, paid Arthur a visit. The RCMP had decided to set up a concert band, so they sent Mr. Brown to see Arthur and to try to recruit some of his boys. Mr. Brown went away with eight of Arthur’s boys!

BAND DIRECTOR CONGRATULATED ON SUCCESS The members and friends of the Royal City Junior band are proud of the success of their musical director, A.W. Delamont, at the B.C. Musical festival on Saturday when he won first place in three junior band contests as follows: junior bands under 14 years; junior bands under 17 years; junior bands under 21 years.

The boys of the band showed their appreciation by a round of applause at the Tuesday practice. The West vancouver band. of which Mr. Delamont is conductor, gained first place in the junior band class winning the Conn Challenge trophy.

Their detail was quite superb Arthur Benjamin, the adjudicator said, “ a very fine performance from every point of view. You are already famous for your bands, and have every right to be proud of them.”

The British Columbian, May 8, 1937

Below: View of Ocean Beach, San Francisco in 1937 Photo On Next Two Pages: A view of the huge crowd attending the opening celebrations for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, 1937. The band can be seen in concert in the center of the photo. The Golden Gate Bridge can be seen in the distance.

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100 ~ Vancouver

Above: 1938 Trumpeter Ross Sturley demonstrates how he will play a trumpet solo when the band appears at the New York World’s’Fair in 1939.

Above: 1938 The band posing for a photo on the steps of the Vancouver Court House in downtown Vancouver on Georgia Street.

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Above: June 26, 1938 Phyllis Humphrys, Pete Humphrys and Harold Atkinson.

Above: 1938 Kitsilano High School band posing in front of Kitsilano High School.

102 ~ Newcastle island This series of photos shows the 1938 band members on a trip to Newcastle Island.

Left: Mr. Delamont on the boat.

Right: Carson “Notorious” Manzer

Left: Bill Radelet, Alan Johnstone, Allan Pugsley, Richard Penn and the “Boss,” Mr. Delamont.

Right: Bill Radelet and Alan Johnstone

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Two photos of the band at Newcastle Island

104 ~ Brockton Point

Above: Band playing at a Brockton Point Peace Rally.

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Below: Bill Radelet

Above: Alan Johnstone

Above: Band party at Mrs. Akroyd’s home.

106 ~ Brockton Point

Left and Below: Two photos of band at cricket games at Brockton Point.

Two photos of band at Peace Rally at Brockton Point.

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Top: Band playing for the visit of the King to Vancouver in 1939. (Vancouver Archives) Above: Band marching up Burrard Street in 1939. (Vancouver Archives) Following Two Pages: View of huge crowd at the C.P.R. station on Cordova Street to see the band off on its 1939 across Canada tour to the New York World’s Fair and then on to England.

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110 ~ New York England Tour

Left: Kamloops Middle Below: Jimmie the Porter and Company Below: Paul Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Delamont.

Far Right: Bill Radelet and Doug Mowett Right: Don Radelet and Ross Sturley Bottom Far Right: In Toronto, Jimmie the Porter, Don Radelet and Bill.

Bottom Right: Don Radelet and Bill Radelet at their home leaving for the train station.

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ACROSS CANADA

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c1939 Assiniboine Park band concert in Winnipeg.

Below: Crowd of 40,000 who gathered to hear the boys concert at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg.

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In 1939, Arthur was still looking for something bigger and better to challenge his boys, so he fixed his sights on the New York World’s Fair. But he did’nt stop there! Why not include a trip to the old country as well. The way Arthur figured it, they would already be half way there! In 1939,Vera was sixteen.

Although she had gone along on Arthur’s other trips, first as a mascot and then to accompany her mother, this time she wanted to play in the band. Arthur thought about it and decided it wasn’t a bad idea.

So, Vera became the bands official majorette and xylophone player.

When the band reached New York City, the newspapers declared, “Forty-nine boys and a girl.”

Arthur and the boys played six concerts at the New York Worlds Fair, before departing for England. Arthur had wanted Gordon to come along on this trip but Gordon had married in 1938 and decided to head out on his own to Toronto to form his own dance band.

In England the boys were scheduled to play fifteen concerts and give two BBC broadcasts but it never came to be. In Clacton-onSea, on the middle leg of their tour, a crisis developed. One of the boys wrote home, “Everyone rushed for gas masks, air raid precautions and wills!”

On September 2nd, they had to leave England, from Southampton, under a wartime blackout.

On board the ship, the boys played for the other passangers.

One of the boys wrote, “We heard we were followed across the Atlantic by a submarine!”

After a day at sea, their boat started to zig zag and every eight minutes, it made a complete turn to avoid torpedoes. By the second day at sea, war had been declared and there was great sorrow aboard the the ship when all heard the news. It had been reported back home, that the boys were aboard the Athenia, which had been torpedoed by a German U-Boat. The boys were

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Opposite Page Top: Parc Lafontaine in Montreal on the way to New York.

Opposite Page Left: Raymond Paige, popular orchestra leader, gives a hint on conducting to Vera Delamont, “Drum-Major,” and only girl member of the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band, at its opening concert at the New York World’s Fair. .

This Page: Various photos of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

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Above: Bill Radelet, Norma and Pete Humphrys on board the liner the Duchess of Bedford.

Above Right: Meade Sinclair, Paul Jagger, Bill Breally, Pete Humphrys and Tom Woodman.

Below: Alan Johnstone, Teenie, Howie, Bill Radelet and Malcolm.

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Top Left: Norma Coffey and Don Radelet.

Top: Norman Goodwin, Bill Radelet, Alan Johnstone and Martin Goodwin on the deck of the Empress of Britain on the bands return.

Left: The American kids the boys met going over. They were all on the Athenia when it was sunk by a German U-Boat on their return home.

Below Left: Pete Humphry, Don Radelet and friend.

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Top Left: Bill Radelet, Pete Humphrys, Alan Johnstone and Don Radelet.

Left: Chuck Conolly and two waiters Middle Left: Dan Dougherty, Don, Pete, John Carruthers with Albert the page-boy.

Bottom Left: Marvin Seis, Jack Ballantyne and Wally Reid Above: Don with lifejacket.

Right: Don with English haircut.

Below Right: Don Radelet and Pete Humphrys.

Below: Just after getting off the boat in Liverpool.

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Above: July 14, 1939 Canada’s Weekly, London England. Canadian College Boys’ Band The 48 college boys, forming the Vancouver Boys’ Band, arrived on July 8 at Liverpool on the Canadian Pacific Liner “Duchess of Bedford” in the charge of Mr. Arthur W. Delamont on a three months visit to this country.

Below: Tea with the Mayor of Birkenhead.

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actually aboard the Empress of Britain but because of the wartime blackout, no one could wire their whereabouts back home. Back home, their tour cut short by two months, the boys were fighting mad. Some of the boys said, “I’m so mad, I could join the army myself.”

“There sure is no place like home.”

“Darn Hitler anyway, I was enjoying myself.”

A reporter approached one of the younger boys and ask him what he thought about what had happened.

He replied, “Today I am a man!”

Above: July 11, 1939 A sixteen year old Vera Delamont sipping tea in a London restaurant.

Above: Marching down a street in Coventry, England.

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124~ New York England Tour Previous Page: The Marquee on the Shakespeare Theatre reads Vancouver Boys’ Band, 50 performers.

Left:The Canadian Caledonia Club.

Middle: Sight seeing in Rhyles, Wales.

Bottom :Rhyle, Wales.

Right: Mr. D and boy in Scotland.

Middle Right: Band posing for photo at Victoria Monument, in front of Buckingham Palace, London.

Bottom Right: Marching through Clacton-on-Sea.

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Above: In concert at the New Hippodrome Theatre in Coventry

Above: Marching in the Clacton-on-Sea Carnival Parade

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Above: The scene in St. Mary’s Hall yesterday afternoon, when the Mayor of Coventry (Alderman S. Stringer), accorded the Vancouver Boys’ Band a civic welcome after their march through the center of the city.

Above: Making a recording at Pathe Movietone in London

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Above: The boys in Bath.

Right: The band at Port Sunlight at Birkenhead.

Below: The band on a monument.

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Top Left: Don Radelet at Southport seaside resort.

Top Right:The boys in Worthing.

Bottom: Vera the majorette, leading a procession.

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Above: Leaving England. View of Stocky, the bands manager, in center.

Above: The boys last concert in England at Clacton-on-Sea before war was declared.

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Above: The Empress of Britain in the harbour at Southampton. The boys would take the Empress home but not until after a run down the coast of Africa, zigzagging all the way to avoid German U-Boats. Their parents back home, thought the boys had left England on the Athenia, which was later reported sunk by a German U-Boat. The boys had been re-routed by some quick thinking on Arthur’s part, to Southampton and boarded the Empress of Britain instead but were unable to wire home to let anyone know of their whereabouts due to a wartime blackout.

Following double page photo spread: Some of the boys can be seen on the deck of the Empress of Britain as she waits to leave Southampton. Note on the dockside, the sandbags around the gun emplacements.

Second double page photo spread: View of Empress at sea guarded by a convoy and planes. above.

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136~ New York England Tour

Above: Royal Air Force balloon barrage.

Above: The Kitsilano Boys’ Band of Vancouver, 50 strong, returning home from a triumphal tour of Great Britain, stopped off for a short time in Winnipeg this morning. Above are eight of the boys, who were up in time to greet the photographer.

Left to right, Wally Marsh, Bill Radelet, Pete Humphrys, Don Radelet, Bob Vernon, Allan Pugsley, John Carruthers, Carson Manzer. Most relieved man aboard when the Empress of Britain entered the safety of the St. Lawrence river was Bandmaster Arthur W. Delamont, himself a survivor of the Empress of Ireland disaster in 1914. He was directly responsible for the welfare of his young bandsmen.

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Kitsilano Boys’ Band received a warm and tumultuous welcome this morning when they arrived home from England. Top, left to right, Arthur Delamont, leader, takes time out to be snapped, while a crowd of happy, laughing mothers and fathers greet the happy adventurers. They smile while one of the boys greets “a close friend.”

Lower, left. Ron Ptolmey, 14, youngest member of the band, greets his mother, Mrs. W.S. Ptolmey. Dad looks on with gratitude and pleasure. Right, “Hiya, kid, how are you?” is the greeting as Bud is hoisted up by his big brother, one of the heroes of the day who has been overseas.

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THE FORTIES (THE WAR YEARS)

This next collection of photos is of a group of the boys after they returned from England in 1939, in and around Vancouver, as they prepare to go off to war.

Top Left: 1940 Alan Pugsley Above: 1940 Don Radelet Left: 1940 Don Radelet, Ex Gordon Football Club, 18 years old.

Opposite Page Top:The gangs’ beach party at Kitsilano Beach.

Opposite Middle: Alan Pugsley and Don Radelet at Newcastle Island.

Opposite Bottom: View of Newcastle Island Docks.

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140~ Boys in Services

TOP:1942 Alan Pugsley and Don Radelet TOP RIGHT: 1942 Four members of the West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band RIGHT: Pete Humphrys and Shirley Coates BELOW: 1941 Band performing on ice rink for carnival. (Vancouver Archives Photo)

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B.C. Men In Services

Above: Sgt. Pilot P. R. Humphrys, 2635 west Tenth, has arrived overseas according to word received by his father, Noel Humphrys. Sgt. Humphrys attended Kitsilano High School, later joined the staff of T. C. A. at Lethbridge, where he enlisted in the R. C. A. F. early in 1942.

He is a former member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band and made two trips to Great Britain with the famed organization.

Above: Warrent Officer 2nd Class, Garnet A. Marsh, R.C.A.F., in Italy, was recently promoted from the rank of flight-sergeant.

He is the son of Mrs. R. A. Marsh, 1550 Napier. A former King Edward High School student. WO Marsh was employed by George H. Hewitt Co. Ltd. and was a member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band.

Landing of Battered Plane Wins Praise PO. Wilfred Watkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Watkins, 3555 West First, has been commended by his commanding officer for his part in bringing a badly damaged aircraft back to its base after going through fierce ack - ack fire during a raid over enemy territory.

The rear gun turret of the aircraft was blown away and other parts of the fuselage amd wings were riddled, but despite this, through the efforts of Watkins, the navigator, and the pilot, a Canadian from Winnipeg, the aircraft was brought home safely.

PO. Watkins, a former Vancouver Sun carrier, was brought up in Vancouver and attended Lord Kitchener and Kitsilano High School, where he was a member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band.

Above: Lieutenant Stanley Patterson

Above: Lieutenant Law. Patterson

Lieut. Stanley G. Patterson and Lieut.

Lawerance Patterson are both honour graduates of U. B. C., and enlisted upon graduateing with their degrees of B. A. Sc. in 1943. Lawrence is serving with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Pacific Command. The brothers are all keen athletes. Norman, Stanley and Lawerance played rugby with the Barbarians. Stanley and Lawerance were both members of the West Vancouver Boys’ Band and the Kitsilano Boys’ Band.

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LIEUT. C. E. WOOD PROMOTED

City Man Is Aide-de-camp To Canadian Chief in Sicily Lieut. Clifford E. Wood, 26 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Wood, 1379 Devonshire, has been made aide-de-camp to a Canadian General in Sicily, according to a brief cable to his fiancee, Miss Jean Logan, 1125 West Thirty-third.

The general, his mother believes must be Maj.-Gen. G. G. Simmonds, who is the only publicly-known Canadian General in Sicily.

It was the only word that had been received from Lieut. Wood since a cable several weeks ago, saying “In Sicilyheat terrific, letters following.” But the letters have not yet arrived. Two brothers are Lieut. D. Hunter Wood, Edmonton Fusiliers, and Harry, with the R. C. A. F. Lieut. Clifford Wood went overseas with the Seaforths.

Lately he has been on the general staff of the First Division. He worked for Pacific Coast Fire Insurance Co. here before joing the army. He was long a member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band, and had toured England with that group. He was educated at Prince of Wales High School.

KILLED - Flying Officer Hugh D. Steeves, son of Capt. R.P. Steeves, principal of General Gordon School and Mrs. Dorothy G. Steeves, M. L. A., has been killed in action overseas, according to word received by his parents.

FO. Steeves enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in October, 1940, and went overseas, in October 1941.

He was educated at Lord Byng High School and the University of British Columbia. The family residence is 6105 Alma.

IN ENGLAND - Lieut. Alan D. Johnstone, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Johnstone, 2030 Whyte, has arrived in England according to word received here. Lieut.

Johnstone, who enlisted in 1942, after completng his second year at the University of B. C., graduated from the Officers’ Training Centre at Gordon Head. He attended Kitsilano High School and was a member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band for many years.

Above: Lieutenant Alan D. Johnstone

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MISSING CHIEF’S SON KILLED,

Above: FLT. SGT. ROSS STURLEY, son of CSM G. V. and Mrs. Sturley, 45 West Twenty-First, has been reported missing in overseas operations. The airman, 19, was well-known as an amateur musician in Vancouver before his enlistment. He was a member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band which was touring England when war broke out. He had his own program, “Chapel Chimes,” on station CJOR, and played in several city orchestras.

After his eighteenth birthday he went from Air Cadet Squadron 111, of which he was one of the original members, into active duty and went overseas last Spring.

PO. Johnny Hailstone, 20, has been killed in action overseas, according to word received here Sunday by his parents. Chief Constable and Mrs. Charles Hailstone, 2813 Bellevue, West Vancouver.

He had been overseas since late in 1943. He was flying a Sunderland bomber based in Northern Ireland. He was on convoy duty at the time of his death. PO. Hailstone, traveled with the Kitsilano Boys’ Band to Europe. He was active in West Vancouver badminston and basketball circles.

Included in the 382nd casualty list released

by Royal Canadian Air Force at Ottawa, is the name of Flight-Sergeant Ralph Derrick, whose wife resides at 2027 West Fifth Avenue.

Sgt. Derrick enlisted in the Air Force in June, 1941. He was 24 years old. Born in Vancouver, he was a former Kitsilano High School student and member of the world famous Kitsilano Boys’ Band. he was in the employ of the post office prior to enlisting.

Above: FLT.-SGT. Ralph Derrick

Parents of Sgt. Derrick, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Derrick, live at 677 West Twenty-first Avenue.

Above: PO. Johnny Hailstone

KILLED

Above: Flight-Sergeant P. R. (Pete) Humphrys has been reported killed in air operations overseas. His father, Noel Humphrys, resides at 2635 West Tenth. Flt- Sgt. Humphrys enlisted two years ago and had been overseas since March, 1943. He attended Kitsilano High School, and was later with TransCanada Airways at Sea Island. As a member of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band he made two trips to Great Britain with the famous organization. His elder brother Noel, is assisstant organizer of the Atlantic service of Trans Canada at Dorval, Quebec.

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Above: 1940, Arthur at his home at 3680 W 13th

Above: 1940, Arthur after Sunrise Service at English Bay

Above: 1940, Arthur in Seaforth uniform

Above: 1940, Arthur at 3680 W 13th

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Above: 1940 Gordon and Lillie

Above: 1940 Gordon

Above: Gordon, Lillie and friend

Above: 1946 Gordon

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GORDON DELAMONT AND HIS ORCHESTRA MOVE INTO NEW CLUB c1946 Gordon Delamont, one of Canada’s finest trumpeters is opening the El Morrocco in Hamilton, Ontario in late October. The El Morocco formerly the Terrace is Hamilton’s newest and gayest night club.

A Spring engagement at famous Brant Inn, and a summer date at a Grand Bend, Ontario, summer spot, has brought this band much favourable comment and prominence.

Canadian radio listeners will have the opportunity of hearing the Delamont orchestra over a coast-to-coast network of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation stations on Tuesday nights. Songstress Vina Smith, will be carrying the vocal duties.

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Throughout the thirties and early forties, based on the success of his Kitsie boys, Arthur was approached by civic officials and ask to start bands in several of the local high schools. Band programs in high schools in the United States had been in existence for some time but not in Canada. Arthur was happy to oblige. He started bands in West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Grandview, Point Grey, the Royal City and General Gordon besides maintaining his Kitsilano Boys’ Band. At one point he had seven bands on the march. Arthur used his other bands to find the best talent available in Vancouver for his Kitsilano Boys Band.

c1943 Massed bands of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band and the West Vancouver Youth band.

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Opposite Page Top Left: 1942 Steelworkers band with former members of the band playing.

Opposite Page Middle: 1941 Band practice at General Gordon.

Opposite Page Bottom: 1941 Returning from two week tour of the interior.

Above: 1942 Air Force Cadet Band which Arthur led during the war years.

Left: Three Magee ‘tooters” are, from top to bottom, Fred Lipsett, who is a soloist in the Kitsilano Boys’ Band; Ray Smith and Bob Estey, also members of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band. The trio, all fine musicians, play in the Magee orchestra to uphold the school’s tradition of good music-making.

The boys have appeared together in several recent school concerts. They are the sons of well-known Vancouver sportsmen and businessmen. Fred is the son of Roy Lipsett, prominent in baseball and other sports, a native of BC and a member of the Edward Lipsett Company. Ray is the son of Stan Smith, best known as secretary of the Vancouver Baseball League for many years.

Bob is the son of Zeb Estey, popular Rotarian.

Ray Smith went on to became the President of MacMillan Bloedel, Canada’s largest supplier of pulp and paper and lumber.

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During the war years Arthur could not take his boys to the old country but he kept them busy playing airforce and army bases throughout western Canada. Many of Arthur’s old boys would drop by to see how the old man was doing.

Not that he was old. Only fifty in 1939. But his hair had turned prematurely white about 1934, Some said from worrying too much about the boys, when away on tour.

England, were now flying Lancasters and Spitfires in the skies above. Many of his boys paid the supreme sacrifice for their country between 1939 and 1945.

In 1942, at a concert in Kelowna, Arthur asked the audience if they had any questions for him or his boys.

The war was particularily disturbing for Arthur and Lillie, for they did’nt only have two children, they had hundreds.

“None of the boys who visited England with me in 1936 are here today. Only eight who travelled to England in 1939 are here today.”

Many of Arthur’s boys, who, only a few years previous, had been marching up and down the streets and country roads of

“Has the personnel of the band changed since you first started?”

Another asked,

“Where do you get your good looks?”

“From my mother.” ..he replied and promptly went over and kissed the lady.

In 1943, Arthur was interviewed by a reporter in Vancouver and asked, “How old are your present boys Mr. Delamont?”

“My present group is the youngest I have ever trained. The average age is thirteen but their skill is equal to that of their older predecessors.”

Below: 1942, The Kitsilano Boys’ Band marching in a parade along Columbia Street in New Westminster, B. C.

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“How many boys do you have enlisted in the services?”

“About one hundred and twenty-five at last count!”

“We have not heard much from you lately!”

“That’s because we have been touring extensively on Vancouver Island. But you will be hearing from us again!”

“Is it true that you are a real tyrant with the boys?”

“No, that is not true.”

“Well tell me this, is it true that your the only boys band in the world to capture such a large number of awards?”

“Now that is true! That is true!”

On November 23, 1946, Arthur was notified that he was going to receive the Good Citizenship Award for 1946 from Civic officials. One evening, three hundred guests crowded into a banquet hall at the Hotel Vancouver.

Mayor J.W. Cornett presided over the affair and said, “It’s just a case of one old bandsman honouring another. Arthur, for your work as conduc-

tor and founder of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band, I give you this silver medal for outstanding citizenship. You have contributed measurably to the cultural and recreational life of the youth of Vancouver.”

Standing at the podium, Arthur said, “I am often asked what becomes of the boys I train. First of all, they become better citizens.

Because of the cultural and recreational training, they are happier. In addition, it allows every boy who wishes, to achieve higher stan-

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dards of appreciation.

They are able to choose the good from the bad.

Love of music is universal and pays the highest dividend to the community.”

On March 24, 1946, Arthur brought together all his different bands in the Pender Auditorium to perform a massed band concert. There was the West Vancouver Band, the North Vancouver Band, the Grandview Band, the Point Grey Junior High School Band, the General Gordon School Band, the Vancouver Girls’ Band and the Kitsilano Boys’ Band.

Above: Jimmy Pattison seated center became one of Canada’s most successful businessmen and Ron Colagrosso seated at his right became a top jazz arranger in Toronto working with Duke Ellington and others.

Below: December 27, 1946, Banquet Dinner at the Hotel Vancouver honouring Arthur as the Good Citizen of the year.

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Top: The rehearsal Bottom: March 29, 1946, Six boys bands led by the world - famous Kitsilano Boys’ Band, entertained a capacity audience in Pender Auditorium on Thursday. Bands from West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Grandview, Point Grey Junior High and General Gordon schools were included, conducted by Arthur W. Delamont.

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Above: c1946, Arthur and Lillie at reception at the Hotel Vancouver.

Above: December 4, 1946, Adoring eyes.

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Above: December 4, 1946, Arthur receiving Good Citizen Award at the Hotel Vancouver

Above: Going on a day-trip of westcoast cities by bus!

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Below: Birds eye view of trumpet section in a concert at either the Denman Auditorium or the Georgia Arena.

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Right: June 22, 1948 Going on a tour of B. C. and Western Alberta Friday is the Kitsilano Boys’ Band and members are busy practicing and polishing their instruments. Left to right, Bryan Atkins, 13, of 5760 Dunbar, Peter Highfield, 15, of 2621 East Eighteenth and Ron Candida, 18, of 2261 Eton, show how it’s done. Their tour is made possible by co-operation of City Council and service clubs.

Above: c1948 The band marching in the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Alberta.

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Top Left: 1948 Arthur in his Shriners costume.

Above: 1948 Arthur in his white uniform.

Left: 1948 Arthur leading the Lion’s Band at a B. C. Lions home game.

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Above: Vancouver Band Performs Here Left: Arthur marching in a Shriner’s parade.

160 ~ Vancouver Right: June 28th 1949 Talent search winners at a Kitsilano Boys’ Band show at Vancouver Technical School Tuesday night were Roy Warhurst, 15, who came second, and Auldene Trueman, 10, who placed first. Auldene, a singer, polishes Roy’s fiddle bow with the $10 bill she won. Auldene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Trueman, 115 West Twenty-first, and Roy, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Warhurst, 142 Forsythe, New Westminster, may get a chance to go to Europe with the band.

Fund-raising is sponsered by Canadian Legion Branch 79.

BELOW: 1948 Walter, Arthur, Herb and Frank Delamont.

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Above: 1949 ‘Ah! That’s Just the Right Note’ “HOLD THAT NOTE” croons Arthur Delamont, Kitsilano Boys’ Band director, to Auldene Trueman, 10 of 115 West Twenty-first. Auldene is first find in his talent search campaign. Band is staging concerts to raise funds for an English tour. Winner of the talent campaign will possibly accompany the band on tour.

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THE FIFTIES (THE POST WAR YEARS) Due to the devastation and destruction in Europe caused by the war, Arthur would not take another band back to the old country until 1950. By 1950, they had amassed quite a sizeable amount of money in the bands treasury. With no major trip to spend it on, the money they raised through their concerts, just kept piling up. Arthur decided this next trip would be the longest trip to date; five months!

night in Weymouth, when one boy set off the fire alarm, causing him to fear he might be deported, to the two boys who wore their black raincoats out in eighty degree fahrenheit weather in Bournemouth, with their pockets loaded down with stout and ale, wondering all the time why no one questioned the raincoats, they marched and played across England.

Whether the boys were making up for lost time or just feeling their oats, after the long war, it is hard to say but they sure enjoyed themselves. Good natured high jinks on this trip abounded. From the first

Staying one step ahead of Mr. D on this trip was give and take on both sides, such as the time Mr. D walked in on two boys smoking in their room. One boy hid the cigarette. Mr. D looked right

Above: January 1950, Talent contest winners.

at him and said, “Your too late!”

Or the notorious sixteenth birthday party in Dublin, where the boys threw a party for their pal.

They bought several doughnuts and put them on end to form a cake. They also bought sixteen bottles of port, wine and stout.

When the boy whose birthday it was, finished consuming it all, he immediately threw up over the balcony of the YMCA. Unfortunately, a maid slipped in it the next morning. In condemnation Mr. Delamont said,

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Left: March 6 1950, Flying fingers of 16 year-old accordionist Gerry Swartz, 5681 Ontario, won him the $250 scholarship offered by Kitsilano Boys’ Band in its talent search which ended Saturday with a concert at the Auditorium. Nine other city amateur acts were judged by an applause meter operated by Alderman Mrs. A. E. Sprott and R. K. Gervin.

Young Gerry may also have a chance to accompany the band to England this summer.

Right: January 1950, Talent contest finalist.

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“Um, well boys! Something’s gone on here and you young fellows were involved in it. There were alcoholic beverages involved because the maid could smell it when she slipped and fell in it.

Somebody’s got to own up to this sort of thing, its terrible, why the lady injured herself and will be off work for two weeks.”

Leaving on May 13 for a tour of Canada, England, Wales, Scotland and Holland are 39 members of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band under direction of Arthur Delamont. Going along as assisting artists are the Four Notes, above, Dave Armstrong, Glen Buckley, Brian Gurney and Howard Lear. The famed band is expected to be away until mid October.

Above: Mr. Hunt, Arthur Delamont and Leo Ouellette.

Sudbury Lions Club.

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Right: c1950, Leaving the Samaria in Liverpool for a five month tour.

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Below: July 26, 1950, The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Frederick Rowland, was serenaded with, “Will Ye No Come Back Again” by the Kitsilano Boys’ Band of Vancouver. He talked with Bill Cave, 16, sousaphone player, and other members of the band when they visited Mansion House in London during their five-month tour of Britain. Sir Frederick visited Vancouver in 1936.

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Above: July 18, 1950, Resplendent in white shirts and scarlet-striped trousers, members of the world - famous Vancouver Boys’ Band made a striking picture when they played in Princes Street Gardens last night.

Below: July 6 1950, Outside Mansion House in London being received by the Lord Mayor, Sir Frederick Rowland and the Lady Mayoress.

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Above: 1950 Vancouver Boys’ Band, which gave a concert at the Theatre Royal last night, was entertained to tea in Exeter Guildhall by the Mayor, Ald. J. G. B. Orchard left, and the Sheriff, Councillor G. J. Greenslade, who are seen with some of the boys, and Mr. A.W. Delamont, founder and conductor of the band, extreme right.

Canadian Musicians

Above: The Vancouver Boys’ Band which won a world’s championship contest at the World’s Fair and numerous other contests, began a week’s engagement at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, yesterday. Today the boys and their conductor, Mr. Arthur W. Delamont, founder and conductor of the band, were received at the City Chambers. This “News” photograph was taken at last night’s performance.

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Above: 1950 Edinburgh, Civic welcome for young bandsmen.

A Break From Music The 39 members of the Vancouver Boys’ Band, who are giving performances this week in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, were the guests of members of the Scottish Liberal Club at 108 Princes Street yesterday. The boys, along wth their director of music, Mr. Arthur W. Delamont, and his wife, were entertained to tea between performances. Mr. J. H. McLellan, club chairman, is here seen chatting with some of the boys. On the extreme left are Mr. H. Campbell, manager of the club, and Mr. D. Blackwood, convener of the Recreation Commitee.

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Programme For Tonight: The conductor of Vancouver Boys’ Band; Mr. Arthur W. Delamont, with some of the boys.

Above:August 1950, Meeting the Mayor of Peterborough (Coun H. R. Horrell) and (the M.P.) for Peterborough (Mr. Harmar Nicholls) in the Mayor’s Parlour yesterday afternoon are members of the Vancouver Boys’ Band, who head a variety bill at the Embassy Theatre, in Peterborough this week. Also in the picture is Mr. Arthur W. Delamont, founder and conductor of the band.

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CEAD MILE FAILTE FOR VANCOUVER BOYS’BAND

Above: August 19, 1950, The Lord Mayor (left) and members of the band watching the band’s conductor. Mr. Arthur W. Delamont, signing the visitor’s book at the Mansion House today.

TOURING KITSILANO BAND members are pictured amid the tradition-hallowed halls of London’s Fleet Street, centre of journalism in the United Kingdom. Shown are ( from left) Barrie Gillmore, a newspaper dealer, Ron Stewart, Owen Morse and Robin Scott.

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Above: 1950 Boys marching in Bergen, Holland Below: Boys in Holland 1950

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Above: October 11, 1950 Arriving in Quebec on the S.S. Samaria

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Right: NEW EQUIPMENT plus new music and uniforms is the need of famed Kitsilano Boys’ Band and concert Thursday night at Kits Junior High Auditorium is to raise funds. Drums which Bill Good, 18, of 110A East First, beats in the band, are just one of the types of musical instruments which A. Delamont’s boys are wearing out.

Bill went on to be the lead percussionist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for many years.

Arthur Fiedler said of Bill, on one of his many guest appearances, that he was one of the finest percussionists he had ever met.

Above: 1951 Trumpeters on the court house steps in Vancouver. From l to r: Brian Bolam, Ron Wood, Brian Atkins, Tim Hawes, Doug Holbrook, Richie Brown (deceased), Arnold Emery (deceased), Cyril Battistoni, and Glenn Startup.

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On these two pages are photos of the West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band which Arthur directed from 1934 through 1958 Opposite Page : Top: 1951 West Vancouver May Day Parade Middle: 1953 New Westminister May Day Parade Bottom: 1952 The full band performing at the Park Royal Mall (outside) This Page: Top: 1953 A sextet Middle: 1953 Coronation Bottom: West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band badge.

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Ron went on to be the band director at John Oliver High School in Vancouver for many years.

Above Left: Februry 12, 1953, Ronald Pajala, 17, who will appear as accordian soloist with the Kitsilano Boys’ Band here tomorrow at Recreation Park. Ronald is also a saxophonist with this 40-boy band which has won international acclaim as being one of the top boys’ bands in the world and refered to as “The closest band to Sousa’s ever heard.”

Above Right: February 12, 1953, Xylophone soloist, Eric Wood of the Vancouver Boys’ Band, which will appear here tomorrow night has been a member of this band for several years, and is one of the four pairs of brothers on this tour and one of the youngest members going overseas with the band.

Above: 1952, Rehearsal in the basement of General Gordon School on Bayswater Street in Kitsilano.

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Boy with a trumpet Ever thought how hard it would be to

raise 8000 pounds? You’re not a millionaire. You haven’t struck luck on the football pools.

You haven’t even got a job.

You’re just one of a crowd of youngsters, from fifteen to nineteen, determined to see more of the world.

And to pay the fare to set the crowd of you off and bring you home again from the 20,000-mile trip you dream about you’ve just got to have 8000 pounds.

Impossible?

Can’t be done?

Well it has been done.

Thirty-nine young Canadians from British Columbia--ordinary, everyday lads, like the boy next door-- did just that.

That’s how the Vancouver Boys’ Band, now ending its sensationally successful, four month tour here, was able to come to Britain.

Mr. Arthur Delamont, the band’s fiftyeight year-old conductor and founder says: “About half that money was very easy, from concerts and subscriptions. The other half was put up by the boys and their parents. * For most of the boys that meant getting spare-time jobs after school and in the holidays. Some delivered groceries.

Others took around papers.

Evan McKinnon, seventeen-year-old trumpeter, signed on as a steward under his sea-captain-father and made nine voyages up to Alaska and back.

He does’nt make a fuss about it, simply says: “No one would miss this trip.”

Trumpeter Arnold Emery, husky and fifteen, got out a notice offering to cut lawns-an efficient snappy service - and shoved copies through neighbours doors for

cities all over the British Isles, from London to Dublin, Exeter to Aberdeen.

They went

He paid as he played for 20,000 miles, and this week he goes home to Vancouver, writes GEORGE POLLOCK ‘Daily Mirror’ Commonwealth Correspondent two miles round.

Result-four hours work a day in the holidays, thirty dollars a week.

Says Arnold: “I also worked in my dad’s drugstore at nights from six to ten.”

Norman Mullins, 19, slim, 6ft, law student at the University of British Columbia, painted gas stations “I don’t know what you call them here-petrol stations, I suppose.”

When they arrived here with their load of musical instruments worth about 4000 pounds, and a selection of 300 band numbers “from Sousa to boogie-woogie,” the boys got down to work.

They’ve played in towns and

to Holland for a week, and the Dutch went crazy over them.

Something like half-a-million people have attended their concertsand taken them to their hearts.

It has’nt simply been that they’re a thoroughly nice lot of lads who look trim and smart in their gay uniforms,

or that they’re the youngest military band in the world. They’ve won their suCcess on merit.

Musically, they’re first class.

Yet they are all still school boys or undergraduates. Few have any notion of becoming professional musicians. The main reason for their tour is its educational value.

Red-headed Bill Cave, 15, will disentangle himself from the snaking coils of the 40lb. sousaphone to return to high school; brother bob, 19, solo clarinettist, goes back to study commerce.

For Colin Lea, 19, the end of the tour means medical studies again; Glen Startup, 18, resumes his commercial art course. *

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Above: April 1953, ENVY AND ADMIRATION share a place in their emotions as Jeanine and Ann attend a rehearsal of Kitsilano Boys’ Band. The pretty girls are envious because the boys will leave May 20 on an exciting tour of the British Isles, but they’re admiring because they know the boys will do “Vancouver proud.”

IAN GREGORY, JEANINE GREGORY (on floor) BOB SHERRIN and ANN GRAHAM

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But not everyone was sorry to see the maid go. The cook gave the boys all extra sausages. She had not liked the maid and was happy to see her off for two weeks.

Glasgow was the scene of the big fight as it was called.

Mr. Delamont appointed one of the boys, Jack Hambleton as the policeman. As the fight progressed, Jack could be heard saying, “For God’s sake, don’t do that.”

All of a sudden the mattresses started sliding down the staircase as Mr. Delamont tried to make his way up.

“Here comes D,” one boy shouted.

“I told you, I told you,” exclaimed Jack. As Mr. Delamont’s white head appeared in the doorway, everyone was in bed except Jack, who was standing in the middle of the room looking very pleased. Mr. Delamont said, “Jack, I never would have thought it of you!”

And the band played on, over to the continent, to Oosterbeek Holland for the International Band Festival.

The boys took first place in the international marching competition and received highest honours in the Harmony class. They had done it again! Yes it was a trip that not only all the boys would remember but they are probably still talking about it in Europe! Many boys came of age on that trip. Most of them gave up their bad habits as quickly as they took them up.

Above: Band visits City Hall Below: May 26, 1953, VANCOUVER BAND: Waving hello to Regina from the steps of their coach at the Union Station are five members of the Vancouver Kitsilano Junior Boys’ Band. The band is on root to Britain for a series of concerts. Left to Right are, Ron Chandler, Bill Good, Bob Nicholson.

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1953 Top Left: Boys in front of poster in Bristol.

Left: In the BBC Studio, “In Towne Tonight” show.

Bottom Left: Boys in London with flags.

Top: Boys with Guard Top Right: Bus used to tour England.

Right: Boys on Samaria, after playing.

Bottom: Departing CPR Station Vancouver.

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Bottom: Art Tusvik, Donny Clark and Don Charles

Right: June 1953, Marching to play at the Leicester Palace on their summer tour of England, the Kitsilano Boys’ Band included six West Van youths.

Among those toward the front are Bill Trussell, Robin Scott, Stuart Scott and Edward Silva-White.

Bruce Chadwick and Bill Davenport are toward the rear, marching around the monument.

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The boys were so busy having fun and playing their concerts, that one boy remarked at a reunion concert thirty-four years later, “Do you realize that when we played in Glasgowand we thought we were going to the same park, we actually played at a different park everyday?”

By 1953, funding for Arthur’s trips was getting harder to find. There were so many organizations now all trying to raise funds for various reasons, that Arthur and Lillie were not sure they would be able to make this trip. In April 1953, Arthur approached the city council of Vancouver, asking for three

hundred dollars to help the tour.

He was told by city council,

After the motion had been defeated four to three, Mr. Shorter then said,

“We’re sorry but we have developed a hold the line policy on expenditures.”

“We should all pay three hundred dollars out of our own pockets.”

In city council offices, alderman Bert Shouter said,

Mayor Hume rushed over to shake his hand and say,

“It’s chicken feed.”

“That’s a mighty fine gesture. I’ll go for that myself.”

“We can’t break down our policy,” said alderman RK Gervin.

“How can we justify this grant when we are cutting down all departments?”

So, Arthur got his grant, although officially it had been refused. The band arrived in London on June 13, 1953. That night the boys performed their first engagement over the BBC, on its In Town Tonight series. During a rehearsal

Below: SEEING AS MUCH OF BRITAIN as they can during their 18-week tour are members of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band. Here, they are visiting the newspaper plant of Kemsley House in Manchester, Back row (from left), Ron Chandler, Howard Betting, Arnold Emery, Bill Cave, Bill Davenport, Ken Sotvedt, Front row, David Hughes, Alex McLeod. Jim McVicar, Roy Griffiths.

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Above: c1953 London Palladium Concert, a trumpet trip is performing.

Below: The full band can be seen on stage at the London Palladium.

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Below: TRAVELLING PLAYERS HOME Travel stickers on luggage tell of 15,000-mile travels by world-famous Kitsilano Boys’ Band which arrived home Sunday after successful three-month tour to Europe. They included Ian Gregory, 13, of 3527 West Twenty-second, left, Alex McCleod, 18, of 342 East Eleventh, North Vancouver, and Ken Douglas, 18, of 629 Alexander, Lulu Island.

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Above: WEST VAN BAND set off Tuesday for Western tour with all instruments playing. They will visit Kamloops, Revelstoke, Golden, Banff and Calgary. Bob Brown, at left, of 2095 Mathers, plays trombone. Clarinet player Margaret Neill, 2012 Bellevue, will also see stampede at Calgary. Band leader is Athur Delamont, who took band to Europe previously. Tour is “rehearsal” for 1958 U.K. visit.

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Dennis Tupman went on to become the Supervisor of Music for the Vancouver School systems. Earl Hobson is director of the Royal City Concert Band and Donny Clarke went on to be a top studio musician and to play a great trumpet in many westcoast bands.

Above: LUCKY CITY YOUTHS who will accompany Arthur Delamont’s famed Kitsilano Boys’ Band on its annual continental tour are L to R Earl Hobson, Don Clark and Dennis Tupman.1955 Below: 1953 Boys posing for photo at the court house in Vancouver.

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Above: 1955 January 30th, West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band - Arthur W. Delamont, Conductor Front row (left to right) - Peter Gillett, Terry Gillespie, George Ross, David Arnott, Christopher Crane, Jeanette Libby, Anne Gillett, Katharine Baker, Susan Burrows, Dorothy Rummel, Sharon Miller, Heather Finlayson, Joan Weld, Diane Fielder.

Second row - Bart Reemeyer, Jon Caverly, Dick Dyble, Frank Millerd, Rioux Cosby, Carl Vanderspek, Pat Aldous, Richard Dickson, Bill Pinchin, Fred Hawes, Bill Harkley, Derek Limer, Alan Murray, Donny Weber, David Zuest.

Third row - Edward Silva-White, John Davenport, Michael Moscovich, Alan Gill, Brian Parkinson, Don Sutherland, Bill Ingeldew, John Rands, Harvey Wright, Dick Harris, Ken Kay, Jim Sotvedt, Gordon McConnell.

Fourth row - Robbie Williamson, Bill Davenport, David Leeming, Jerry Boyle, Brian Sherry, Bill Millerd, Bill Slade, Howard Chapman, Fred Brown, Bob Fraser, Stuart Scott, George Dingle.

Below: 1955 May Day Parade in West Vancouver

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Top Left: May 4, 1955, Packing his clarinet into well - traveled trunk is Peter McConnachie, 18, one of 45 boys of Kitsilano Boys’ Band which leaves tonight on band’s sixth European tour.

Top Right: Diminutive clarinetist Bing Thom, 14, keeps firm hold on passport and clarinet as he gazes at travel labels on band’s trunk which made previous tours.

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for the evening performance, Peter Duncan, a producer at BBC, said to the star of the show, Irene Dunne, “Cover your ears because the opening fanfare will be electrifying.

She did, but she took them off for a moment, then quickly put them back. She looked over to Peter in the control booth, who gave her a thumbs up. Later on she said, “The effect had been electrifying.”

While they were rehearsing Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis walked in... They were schedualed to be on the program as well. When the boys finished playing, Jerry hammed it up with Dean for a few moments, just for the boys,who had all gathered around them. For the remainder of the week, the boys were schedualed to play at seaside and various holiday resorts. At Wembley Stadium, they played before a crowd of forty thousand. In Blackpool they drew a crowd of thirty-five

hundred to a concert, while crooner Frank Sinatra, sang for only a few hundred at a competing theatre. In all, they performed one hundred and seventy-five stage, radio and television appearances during their four and a half month tour of the old country. Besides England, their tour took them to Edinburgh and Ireland, as well as

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Below: 1955, On board the liner Ascania on way to Great Britain.

Bing Thom (The boy inside the life preserver) went on to become one of Canada’s and the world’s greatest architects. His projects have included the Chan Centre at UBC, Dalian, a city in northern China and several pavilions at several world fairs throughout the years.

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On the way home, Arthur and his boys posed for a number of pictures on the SS Samaria. Arthur could not help thinking about his trip home in 1939 and how lucky they had been to reach home safely.

When they had arrived in England, they had just missed the coronation of young Elizabeth but they were able to to revel in the aftermath of the coronation as the streets were still adorned with the decorations that had been put up for the occaision.

In 1955, Arthur again returned to England with his boys. They played concerts across Cana- da, as they had in the past and caught the liner Ascania in Montreal. Again, they played all

over England but this time Arthur also took the boys to Jersey one of the Channel Islands.The boys enjoyed the warm weather and put on many concerts. And the band played on....

Between 1955 and 1958, Arthur continued to run his band. Often he would go out before rehearsals in his old Dodge and pick up boys who needed a ride into rehearsals. During these years, he had several boys who lived in North Vancouver and had no way of getting across the Lions Gate Bridge to Vancouver. Arthur arranged to meet the boys on their side of the bridge, around six o’clock, telling them,

Often, he would pick up as many as ten boys in his old Dodge and the routine was always the same.

He would wind down his window before starting off, clear his throat and then head across the bridge to Vancouver. Whenever he reached a hill, he would turn off the engine and coast down to save gas.

“Old habits are hard to break.” he would say. Always very close with his money, he would often arrange with gas stations, to give him a deal on gas, in exchange for

“Hitchhike in if you have to!”

Above: 1955 The boys arriving in Cheltenham. Left to Right, Don Charles, Arnie Chycoski, Peter Gillett, Stuart Scott, Bart Reemeyer, and Peter McConnachie.

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Above: The boys with an advertising sign of them on a bill with Albert Modley, probably in Blackpool, England.

Right: Some of the boys having fun and dressed up for a night on the town in jolly old England.

Below: The band playing at the Parade Gardens in Bath, England.

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Above: Blackpool in 1955 when the boys played at the Palace Theatre. The Palace Theatre is located to the left of the Blackpool Tower.

Below: The Winter Gardens as it appeared in 1955. The boys went over nightly to hear the fabulous Ted Heath Orchestra and got to know many of their band members such as Bobby Pratt, Jimmy Coombes and Don Lusher.

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Above: The SS Scythia, the boat the boys came to England on in 1955.

Left: Three Sousaphones Below Left: Four boys on the seaside in Llandudno, Wales Below Right: Mr.D and some of the boys at a cafe in Paris Top Far Right Opposite: Dennis Tupman with some pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London.

Top Left Opposite: The band playing in Cheltenham.

Opposite Right: The band playing in Tunbridge Wells.

Right Bottom: Band poster on wall in Harrogate. Same poster as seen at right.

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Top: 1955 Picadilly Circus, London Left: S S Patrick the boat that took the boys to Jersey.

Middle Three Photos: Boys on board SS Patrick and watching another boat from onboard.

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Below: 1955 The boys in England

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1955 Both of these photos were taken at an outdoor concert on the Island of Jersey in the Channel Islands.

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a concert or mention in his publicity.

In 1958, Arthur returned to England for his seventh tour. This time, Gordon came along to help out.

Lillie had not been too well over the past three years and Arthur was worried about her. Gordon, by now was a respected composer/arranger, still living in Toronto with his wife and two children, whom also came along on the tour.

In Brussels, Lillie became very sick. Luckily, one of Athur’s old boys happened to be living there and he was a linguist. With his help, the doctors were able to help Lillie and prescribed a shot of Brandy.

Arthur said, “I never thought I’d have

to admit, a shot of booze would do anyone any good.”

The boys played their usual concerts at seaside resorts and towns across England and Scotland. At Dunfermline, they played a concert at Pittencreiff Park, which prompted one official to say, “The boys drew the largest audience in the history of the park.”

Over on the continent, the boys were on route to Kerkrade Holland for the International Music Festival, when they boarded a train in Rotterdam. After the train was

pulling away from the platform, one of the boys noticed a familiar sight on the platform. It was their set of concert bells. Someone had forgotten to put them on the train. One of the boys quickly jumped onto the platform and retrieved the bells, while some others cheered him on. By now, the train was moving alittle faster, so he had to run along beside the train and hand the bells up to one of his mates, finally being pulled back on board, as the train left the platform in the distance.

As the trip continued, back in England, the boys continued their good natured pranks, similar to their predecessors. One boy who had met some girls and told them his name was Mike Romanoff, started to receive letters from the

Below: 1955 STANDING OVATION was given the 39-member Kitsilano Boys’ Band and conductor Arthur W. Delamont when they returned from a triumphant British tour yesterday and gave a wind-up concert at Georgia Auditorium the same night. The band travelled thousands of miles, giving more than 200 concerts in Britain’s major cities, and appeared on BBC television and radio shows. More than 60,000 people heard them at Wembley Stadium.

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FAREWELL KISS is given Arthur Delamont, conductor of West Vancouver Boys’ Band and Girl’s Band by the band’s youngest member 8-year-old Ruth Harvey, 1733 Esquimalt, a soprano saxophone player.

Mr. Delamont leaves May 4 for a five-month tour of England and Europe with Kitsilano Boys’ Band, including 14 West Vancouver boys.

Top Left: January 5, 1957, SECOND GENERATION is in the spotlight after 28 years of music making by Kitsilano Boys’ Band. Gene Ross, 11, “steps into shoes” of father Stuart Ross, 38. Gene plays Euphonium---joined band’s junior section last year. Father now plays tuba in Gizeh Shrine Temple Band.

Top Right: REAL TRAVELLER’S bag plastered with hotel stickers is the joy of George Dingle (centre) who made his second trip with the West Vancouver Boys’ Band.

With him are his fellow musicians, Charlie Bowman and George Ross, who shows his souvenir wooden shoes, brought from Holland.

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Right: LIKE FOUR DORSEYS are members of brass section (from left) Fred Brown, Bob Fraser, Ian Gregory and Stuart Escott. Band celebrates twentyfifth anniversary with concert at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Left: BIG ENOUGH for two to blow is this sousaphone. Derek Limer (left) gives George Dingle some assistance as West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band rehearses.

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Top Right: Gordon and Lillie.

Top Left: Gordon and daughter Susan.

Above: 1956, Canadian National Exposition. Gordon marching in centre.

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Above: October 26, 1956, MUSIC HATH CHARMS but 12 year old trombonist Barry Brown, 3289 West Eleventh, found it could be pretty defeaning, too, when he heard Gordon Clarke, 15, of 2786 West Twenty-fourth, blow a few bars through a tuba. Along with other members of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band, they’ll be working hard for a concert at Lord Byng High School on November 18.

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These two pages display photos of the West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band Top Left: 1957 Full band in Calgary Left: Woodwards’ Display Trophies.

Bottom: Three reading music.

Top Middle: 1957 Full band Top Right: 1957 Full band Far Right: Three Tubas Right: Frank Millerd, Arthur and David Arnott.

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206 ~ Vancouver Below: November 14, 1957, WORDS OF ADVICE from a master cornet player were given to nine-year-old Joey Bellowa, 2970 West First by Arthur Delamont, conductor of Kitsilano Boys’ Band. Mr. Delamont, who has played the cornet for years, will lead band in concert Nov. 14 at Lord Byng High School

Above: ENTHUSIASTIC MUSICIANS Dale Wright, 9, with clarinet and Margot Garrett, 13, french horn, are members of West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band which presents its first concert of the season, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. in West Vancouver Junior High School Auditorium.

Above: Calgary Stampede, November 4, 1957, RECORD-BREAKING BAND, The West Vancouver Boys’ and Girls’ Band, pictured above, became the first band in the Stampede’s history to win four classes in the judging of the entrants in the parade. Previous record was two classes. The 199 bands were judged Sunday at Mewata Stadium.

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Mr. Delamont’ blows a loud trumpet for director Dal Richards’ 40-member B.C. Lions Marching Band which furnishes the musical dessert at all home games. Mr. Delamont is kept busy between contests directing the world-famous Kitsilano Boys’ Band of which orchestra leader Richards was once a member.

Left: HOT TRUMPETERS who will play at the Easter Sunday Service in Canadian Memorial Chapel.

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Above: 1958 Band at the Kerkrade Music festival. Above Right: Band can be seen marching around the oval at Kerkrade, on the left, in the distance

Above: 1958, England, Vancouver Boys’ Band played their way into the hearts of the Carnival crowd as they strode through the rain.

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girls. While Arthur was handing out the mail, he said, “Mike Romanoff, who’s Mike Romanoff?”

When the boy came up and introduced himself, Arthur looked at him rather oddly. As the days went by and more letters arrived for Mike Romanoff, Arthur got so frustrated, he would throw the letters at the boy from across the room and it became the running gag of the tour, leaving everyone in fits of laughter as mail time approached.

As the tour came to an end,

one of their last concerts, was before eighty thousand people at Wembley Stadium. When it was all over, Arthur gave the boys fifteen minutes to watch the motorcycle races and then it was back to the bus. An hour later, it was all they could do, to pry Arthur away from the races.

cretions, such as when Arthur walked in on four boys about three am in a local pub.The boys declared,

That Arthur never lost sight of the boy inside him and showed a mutual respect for his boys, were two attributing factors, to his many successes over the years. He often overlooked some of the older boys indis-

He shuffled his feet, in alittle dance that he did, turned around and walked out. The next morning, the boys were up at seven am, along with everyone else and no mention was made of the incident.

Below: WEST VANCOUVER BOYS’ BAND conducted by Arthur Delamont won open brass band competition at world music competition at Kerkrade, Holland. The band, now on European tour, finished 32 points ahead of nearest competitor. During this week, the band is playing at the Brussels World’s Fair.

“It’s Him!” To which Arthur replied, “Ya it’s me!”

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Above: 1958, Band on the circle in Kerkrade, Holland, for the marching competition

Above: 1958, Glasgow, Dominion Day

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Above: Members of the 1958 Kitsilano Boys’ band which toured England as the Vancouver Boys’ Band, included the future: architect Bing Thom, shoe-store mogul Bill Ingeldew and Arts Club Theatre Director Bill Millerd.

Above: 1958 Kerkrade, Netherlands

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Above: Dominion Day 1958, Loch Lomond, Scotland, Art Tusvik, Ken Sotvedt, Ted Lazenby. Ken went on to a successful teaching career in Vancouver schools and became a principal. He led the Fireman’s band in Vancouver for many years. Ted became the first trombone in the VSO. Art returned to England and played professionally in London before returning home.

Below: Boys visiting machine shop in Edinburgh.

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Left: Gordon in England, c1958.

Above: Gordon at the beach, c1958.

Below: 1958 Band marching somewhere in Europe.

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Above: 1958 The boys with Susan Delamont, Gordon’s daughter, on the 1958 tour.

Opposite Page Top: Southend-on-Sea c1958 Opposite Page Bottom: Scotland.

Below: Trumpet section at Clarence House

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Above: 1958, In concert at the Kerkrade Music Festival Below: 1958, Marching in Kerkrade

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Above: The 1958 Brussels World’s Fair Below: Hardly time to unpack their much travelled trunks before playing for a packed house at the Georgia Auditorium in Vancouver upon their return from three month tour of Europe are Ken Sotvedt (Left) and Bob Nicholson (Right) both of North Vancouver.

218~ Kerkrade Tour Bob went on to be a teacher and a principal in the Vancouver school system. His brother Dave joined the band when he was older and went on to become a session and studio drummer in Vancouver. He later became a TV producer and presently is the VP of Marketing at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Above: A lot more than they went away with came home with the young bandsmen of Vancouver. Four- year- old David Calder, of 6263 Fleming, gives his brother, Bob a hand with a bagful of presents that Bob brought back to his family and friends from Europe. Over $20,000 was raised for the tour.

Right: Boys returning at the train station in Vancouver.

The smiles on their faces tell the story. The labels on their suitcases will inspire another generation of bandsmen!

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220~ Vancouver

By 1959, Vancouver had changed considerably from the days when Arthur used to catch the trolley down to Wards Music. Wards Music was still there, catering to a new generation of musically minded Vancouverites. The vaudeville houses, no longer entertained dancers and jugglers. They had been converted into movie houses. Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Errol Flynn were the names on the signs out front in 1959. Arthur’s visits to the Musicians Union office were less frequent, now that he was a man of means and well established on the westside of town. When he was not running his bands, Arthur could be found playing his trumpet. He had a group of professional musicians, he had assembled, made up of a lot of his old boys. It was hard to be in the music business in Vancouver and not have played in one of Arthur’s bands. Whether it was for the departure of a P & O Liner or playing in the house band at a Lion’s home game or playing in a park or for the opening of a new store; Arthur was always ready!

He still insisted on being paid something for his services, even if he did not need it! He knew how hard it was, when he needed to raise money. One afternoon, at his home, in the spring of 1959, Arthur received a telephone call from the Lieutenant Govenor of BC, the honourable Frank Ross.

“Arthur, the Queen is coming to Vancouver and I would like you and your boys to be the band of honour for her and one hundred guests at a reception for her at Beacon Hill Park. I want the Queen to hear the champions, it would be a rare opportunity for the boys.”

Hearing no response from Arthur, Mr. Ross found out later, that Arthur had been so excited, that he ran down to Wards Music to pick out some special music for the occaision.

At the reception, the Queen said to Arthur, “From what I have heard today, I feel we should be sorry we lost

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you but it is nice you have done so well. I thought the standard of your boys performance was excellent and I congratulate you.”

Above: April 25, 1959, Rehearsal in the basement of General Gordon School.

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Above: HUNDREDS OF WORSHIPPERS attended the Sunrise Service at Alexander Park on English Bay, Easter Sunday. The service was conducted by Rev. Jack Ferry, of St. John’s United Church. Music was supplied by the Kitsilano Band. Other sunrise services were also well attended.

March 30, 1959.

Above: 1959 Band wins first prize in marching at the Abbotsford Music Festival.

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Above: STREAMERS FLEW and the band played as Pacific and Orient liner Himalaya, carrying 900 passangers, left Vancouver Saturday. She is bound for San Francisco, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Manila, Singapore and London. Some 1,500 people saw the ship depart, Monday April 6, 1959.

Right: March 5, 1960, Instruments are waiting a command from Arthur Delamont. Harold Gomez, 13, looks on.

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THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES In 1962, Lillie died from complications with Alzheimers disease.

Gordon came out from Toronto to be at her side. He was not too well either, suffering from lung problems. Arthur had another trip planned for the summer of 1962 and he decided he would carry on with the trip.

After playing at the Seattle Worlds Fair, Arthur and his boys boarded the liner Orsova and travelled through the Panama Canal, play-

ing concerts in Acapulco, Panama City, Kingston and Bermuda.

The boys continued their good natured hi-jinks, such as switching the gents and ladies signs on board the ship and then sitting back to watch the fun. The men came out with a smile but the ladies, they were not always so pleased. In Europe, the band played in Nice on June 20th, for the Lions International Convention, played a commemorative service at Dunkerque and made

appearances in several British and French cities. While doing the rounds of several European cities, the boys encountered a bit of bad luck. In Paris, two boys were injured in an automobile accident and one boy slipped and fell in the shower, hitting his head and injuring himself fatally! On all of the trips Arthur had made, he always had managed to bring all the boys home safely, so this tour was especially hard on Arthur; what with losing Lillie as well! As if

Below: TRUMPET SECTION along with rest of Kitsilano Boys’ Band went through rehearsal at General Gordon School Thursday night in preparation for Salute to the Grey Cup concert they will present at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Nov. 24. (November 18, 1960)

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Kitsilano Boys’ Band Makes Clean Sweep In Competitions Wins Hemming Trophy For Highest Marks

Kitsilano Boys’ Band, under direction of Arthur Delamont, cleaned the slate at the International Contest held at Abbotsford last Saturday.

The band won the following awards: First in junior bands test piece Maritana.

First in marching competition.

First for open brass bands, no drums or reeds, 24 players, Test piece, “Recollections of Beethoven.”

Last time the Kitsilano group competed as a brass band of 34 players was in London, England, in 1934 and 1936, at that time taking top honours.

Kitsilano Boys’ Band also received the J. B. Hemming memorial trophy for the band receiving the highest number of marks.

Left: PlAYING IN A BAND is lots of fun for these members of the famous Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band directed

by Arthur Delamont. Youngest of the group, Glen Barrie, is playing the french horn; Dave Fraser, 12, is the trumpeter and Robert Buckley, 13, performs with clarinet.

Bob Buckley went on to become a rock musician/star with his band Spring in the latter sixties... After writing the Root Bear commercial and many more well known jingles, he now has a career writing music for films and can be found on the web at bobbuckley.com.

Following Two Pages: The boys posing for photo on the steps of the Vancouver City Hall in Vancouver. A picture of the band was taken before each European tour and put on on postcards, which the band took with them to sell on each trip to defray costs.

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Left: The Orsova, the ship that took the boys through the Panama Canal and over to Southampton on the 1962 tour.

Above: Hilversum. Holland.

Below: The Boys and Mr.D and Tracy on board the Orsova.

‘62 Kerkrade Tour

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Above: 1962 Reception at the Mayor’s house, Southend-on-Sea. Below: 1962 Carnival Queen and her attendents, Southend-on-Sea.

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Above: Southend-on-Sea Carnival Parade, 1962.

Below: 48th INTERNATIONAL LIONS CONVENTION NICE 20-29th Jnne 1962

232~ Kerkrade Tour

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All Photos: These photos are of the boys at the 1962 Kerkrade Music Festival during the marching competition where they placed first.

234~ Vancouver Left: TRIUMPHANT HOMECOMING of West Vancouver Boys’ Band Monday from four month tour of Europe saw parents of Bandsman Dick Todd, 4380 Underwood, North Vancouver, rummaging through his more than 1,000 souvenirs. The band won three first prizes against bands from 27 countries at the world music festival in Kerkrade, Holland.

Right: A BROTHER’S PRIDE shows on face of four-year-old Johnny, as he greets brother Bill Ingeldew, 18, of 2980 Palmerson, one of the 39 world champions from the West Vancouver Boys’ Band.

Hundreds of relatives jammed the CPR station for their homecoming on Monday.The boys gave a concert in the Georgia Auditorium on Monday night.

Bill went on to run his families business Ingeldew’s Shoes.

were not bad enough, in Hamburg, six boys contracted Mononucleosis and were all hospitalized.

Arthur had entered the boys in the Kerkrade Music Festival again and he did not know if he should withdraw or stay!

Hoping to turn the tide of the bad fortune that had befallen them, he decided to go to Kerkrade. In Kerkrade, the bands fortunes changed and they won the concert division with seventy-eight points, and the marching competition with ninetyeight points.

It would be four years before Arthur would make another trip to Europe with his boys!

Arthur would make five more trips to the old country with his boys.

They were in 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974. The trips

Above: WARM WELCOME was given Kitsilano junior bandsman Dave Ptolemy of 4468 West Fifth, by his sister, Anne, 4, as Dave arrived from Amsterdam Monday.

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were all about two months in length. Short, by Arthur’s previous standards but fund raising was even harder in the sixties. Arthur was getting older as well; seventy-six, seventy-eight, eighty, eighty-two and eighty-four, on these trips. Why it is a wonder he was able to stay one step ahead of forty boys, even at sixty, let alone eighty-four. Boys were getting harder to find as well.

Gone were the old days when he had his other bands to draw from for his Kitsie Boys. He had given them up in the 1950s.

“Boys in the sixties have too many opportunities.

Why, they go to Europe on their own now, They don’t need to join an organization to get them there!”

For his last five trips, he had to go as far away as Chilliwack and Abbotsford, to find the players he needed to take on his trips. The trips all followed the same routine. A two week engagement playing small towns in either England or Scotland. One month doing a whirl-wind tour of European capital cities on the continent, winding up back in England, in the sleepy little English town of Dartmouth, for its regatta, the last two weeks of August. The only exception to the routine, was on Arthur’s last trip in 1974, when he decided he would go to Russia! The boys now flew to Europe. It was cheaper than the ocean liner, these days and did not take so long!

Above: MASTER MUSICIAN AT WORK is Arthur W. Delamont, founder, mentor and conductor of world-renowned Kitsilano Boys’ Band. His 71st birthday will be celebrated with the band’s first reunion in 35 years in concert at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Wednesday.

In 1966, the boys performed again at the Kerkrade Music Festival and again took a first place in the marching competition and a second place, in the concert class. Arthur told the boys not too worry!

236~ Kerkrade Tour Left: 1963 KITSILANO BAND alumni Donald Endicott, right, tries to pick up the note from Pete Watt, now a professional musician. Reunion is Wednesday.

Above: Former member Ron Atkinson

ABOVE MIDDLE: Sometimes Dad Ron Ptolemy, can show son Dave just how it is done.

ABOVE BOTTOM: EXPERT CRITICS of Kitsilano Boys’ Band members are these fathers whose young sons play in the band. Left to right, they are Stuart Ross and Gene, 11, Don Cromie and Terry, 18, and Ron Ptolemy and David, 14, all set for Wednesday’s reunion at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

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Above: February 14, 1963, The bands 35th reunion Concert held at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Gordon Delamont at left, Arthur Delamont and Dal Richards.

Above: REUNION CONCERT was given by members of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Wednesday to celebrate their 35th Anniversary and mark the 71st birthday of leader Arthur Delamont, left.

Some 200 former bandsmen came.

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Below: Band rehearsal at General Gordon School November 10, 1965.

Above: Iain Petrie, Gord Robinson and Bob Griffiths with Mr. Delamont.

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Above: 1966 A LITTLE MUSIC by Graeme Monteith of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band helps plans of Mrs. J.S. Gregg, convener, centre, and Mrs. John S. Monteith, hostess of major fund-raising party for the band by the Mothers’ Auxilary. The coffee party and sale of work and home cooking will be held from 11 am to 9 pm Tuesday at Mrs. Monteith’s home, 5230 Marguerite.

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Above: c1966 Second generation trumpet player in the Kitsilano Boys’ Band is young Jimmy Pattison Jr. pictured with his dad. Standing, Marek Norman shows his Dad Karl, who will be master of ceremonies at the Friday concert, just how good he is on the clarinet which he plays in the band. Marek Norman after leaving the band, moved to Toronto and studied composition with Gordon Delamont. He lived in New York for awhile where he attended the Julliard School of Music.He now lives in Toronto and is considered one of Canadas’ top composer/arrangers.Jimmy Pattison Jr. runs the entertainment arm of his fathers’ empire, Ripley’s Entertainment and lives in Orlando, Florida.

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The band that had beaten them, was one of those big American bands, with over one hundred performers.

“Why, they even had instruments, I’ve never heard of before!”

Times had changed. Everyone was travellin now. Bands were on the march, with big organizations behind them. The days of the one man band, were fast disappearing and no one knew that better than Arthur Delamont. And the boys played on.... Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Cologne, Zurich, Geneva, Barcelona, Madrid, Nice,

Paris. Back in England, Arthur danced his way from town to town, brought children up to conduct the boys and endeared himself, in the hearts and minds of his boys and all those who came in contact with him! On the sixty-six, sixty-eight and seventy tours, Arthur brought his own manager along; one of his old boys from the sixty-two trip, Dave Mackenzie. The concert agents he had used in the thirties and fifties, were now promoting rock and roll bands in the sixties and they were springing up by the dozens. For the last two tours, in seventy-

two and seventy-four, two fellows shared the managerial duties. They were Glenn David and Mel Goodwyn.

Back in Vancouver in 1968.

“Why?” Arthur thundered!

“Did you, you silly ass take a rest before that 2-4? Why, why?”

The kid squirmed and clutched his trumpet. Then another lad played only a half note.

Above: July 20, 1966 Sounding the fanfare, members of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band at the airport with their director Arthur Delamont upon departure for Europe for another European tour. Left to right, Graeme Monteith, Tony Negrin, Rob Arseneau, Keith Christie and Barry Leinbach Keith Christie became a Rhodes Scholar in 1970. After studying at the U of Toronto and at Oxford he has been working for the department of External Affairs in Ottawa for years and was Canada’s ambassador to Cuba from 1997 to 2000 and Canada’s ambassador to Mexico from 2000 to 2003.

242~ Kerkrade Tour

Photos: c1966, A collection of four photos of the band marching around the oval during the marching competition at the Kerkrade Holland Music Festival.

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“Stop! Stop this mess, you.... What the.... No wonder your parents send you to me! But even I cannot perform miracles!”

Further into Offenback, another boy missed the beat and Arthur exploded again....

“Oh my gosh, gosh! Gosh!

Dash! Why boy?”

“I was just blowing my nose.”

“Well, next time let it run!”

And so the rehearsals continued and Arthur’s bullying, raving and ranting and tender loving care, which made the band one of the best of its kind in the world, carried on as well! He never used words unfit for childrens ears but he always goshed and dashed to beat the band.

When asked by a reporter one day, if his pace was not alittle hectic for a seventy-six year old, he replied, “Making music is not a bad way to go, now is it? You know, I don’t know any boy who ever played with this band, whoever got into trouble. I’d be unhappy if I knew. Working with them really is my reward. I like kids. All kids. All people!”

On January 23, 1968, fifteen hundred people turned out at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, to honour Arthur, the band and forty years of unparalled success. It soon developed into a musical extravaganza, as Arthur and his band were joined on stage by hundreds of Arthur’s old boys. They came from across Canada, the USA and even as far away as Europe, to honour

Left: View inside the Kerkrade concert hall.

‘66 Kerkrade Tour

Left: View outside the Kerkrade concert hall.

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Opposite Page Top Left: Poster from the boys concert in Aberfeldy Scotland on the 1968 tour.

Opposite Page Top Right: Poster form the boys concert at Ayr Scotland on the 1968 tour.

Opposite Page Bottom: c1968 Reunion Concert poster at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.

Above: Poster from the 1966 Kerkrade music festival in Kerkrade Holland.

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Above: 1966 Reception on the lawn of the Mayor’s house, Southend-On-Sea. Below: Concert at Southend-On-Sea in the Kursaal Ballroom.

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During a moment of carefully chosen words, a visibly moved Arthur said to the audience...

“My Cup Runneth Over, especially tonight. I could never give this up. This is my life!”

In 1980, Arthur received the order of Canada and in 1981, a park was named in his honour, in Kitsilano.

The newspapers reported,

“One of Kitsilano’s Best Known, Best Loved Citizens.”

Arthur told one of his old boys a story one day, “In the 1960s, I used to go down to Disneyland at Christmas time, to hear the bands. One day, I made an appointment to see the music director about bringing a band down to play. He appeared interested.

Finally, he said to me,” “What did you say your name was?”

“You’re not related to Gordon Delamont, the composer/arranger are you?”

“He is my son,” “From that moment on, I could have asked for the world. I was so proud that my son was so well known for his music texts, that were now in all the US schools and that he had never even heard of me!”

“Delamont!”

Below: 1966 Marching down Hastings Street upon arriving back in Vancouver after two month European tour.

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Above: 1966, Homecoming concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre after just arriving home from two month European tour, sousaphonist, George Ellenton

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Above: October 27, 1967, At a rehearsal.

250~ Montreal

Right: 1967, 75th Birthday Party at General Gordon School.

‘67 Montreal Expo Tour

Below: 1967, Band photo taken at Expo 67 in Montreal. The ten day trip to Montreal was made by train.

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Above: 1968, “It goes in here and it comes out there.” Trombonists left to right, Davy Jones, Tom Walker, Charles Torrey and George Pettie, line up for camera. Tom Walker became an Engineer.

After building houses on Mt. Fuji in Japan, he built a bandstand in the town center of Maple Ridge just like the ones he played on in Europe.

Below: Wednesday January 24, 1968, Arthur W. Delamont....

40 of his 76 years spent leading the band...

252~ Vancouver

Above: The Kitsilano Boys’ Band at the Kitsilano Showboat in June of 1968, before leaving on their European tour.

Bottom: MUSIC MAN Arthur Delamont, blasts horn to call members of the famed Kitsilano Boys’ Band aboard jetliner at Vancouver airport Tuesday. Band was heading for two-month European tour which will include performances in Glasgow, Hamburg, Cologne, Zurich, Geneva, Madrid and Paris.

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Left: Band departing for Europe in 1968 at Vancouver airport.

Above: Boys on the march in Yeovil, England.

Below: The Vancouver Boys’ Band marching along the Esplanade on Monday evening. The band’s surprize visit created considerable interest.

“When the band is on parade”

‘68 European Tour

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Above: The band in concert in the bandstand in Dartmouth. Summer of ‘68.

Below: The boys leaving the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris after playing an outdoor concert.

Opposite Bottom: The band marching down to the bandstand in Dartmouth in ‘68.

Opposite Top: The boys playing a concert in Germany, probably Hamburg.

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Above: Posing for a picture in Burnham-on-Sea, England during break in 1968 tour.

Below: The band playing in Zurich, Sitzerland. Wendy Loewen was the only girl in the band on this trip.

She now lives in Maine with her family. Wendy is the second clarinet from the right below.

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Boys Win Praise

Our town has recently had a visit from your Kitsilano Boys’ Band and as it was arranged through this committee, we thought we would like to write to your paper to tell you how much we appreciate these visits (it is the second time they have been to Dartmouth).

We hire various bands every year for our carnival. Some of them are extremely good but never have we had one to come up to the standard and versatility of these boys.

It was the Dartmouth Royal Regatta week when the boys arrived and consequently there were a lot of visitors to the town but instead of watching the sailing they were grouped round the bandstand listening to the boys, and ever since people have been approaching us

and thanking us for getting the boys here.

You must be very proud of having a band like this of your very own.

Arthur Delamont is a credit to you. Where else could you find a man with the patience and stamina to coach a group of boys to the perfection they have reached!

Throughout their stay here the boys conducted themselves with great decorum and in this day and age that is something that is not found often enough but as ambassadors of Canada they are “great.”

We believe the boys will soon be home again and we are sure there will be a great welcome because they certainly deserve one.

BARBARA L. GOSS Dartmouth South Devon

Above: The King of Kitsilano Below: The band playing in the Dartmouth Bandstand.

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Above: Band standing in marching formation in the town square in Hereford, c1968. In the top photo on Page 4, you will see the same Tudor building as it looked back in 1895.

Left: 1968, Returning to Vancouver airport at the end of the 1968 Band tour.

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Above: Stu Ross one of the originals of 1928 was still playing with D, 48 years later.

260~ European Tour

‘70 European Tour

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Above: 1970, band performing inside a cider factory in Hereford for the employees of the factory.

Below: 1970, Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band, including nine members from White Rock area, are shown in Nice during motor scooter sightseeing trip following their recent performance in the city’s Battle of the Flowers Parade. The band led off the parade and took first place award in competition.

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Above: September 25, 1970, 78 year old conductor of the Kitsilano Boys’ Band, Arthur W. Delamont and his boys played their farewell musical pieces.

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Both Photos: October 8 1970, In a reflective moment.

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Above: Thursday May 13, 1971, SITTING UP and well enough to laugh at cards, 78 year old Arthur Delamont relaxes in St. Paul’s Hospital bed. Founder and leader of Kitsilano Boys’ Band is recovering from heart attack suffered April 27.

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‘72

Scandinavian Tour

Above: Summer of 1972, Stockholm, Sweden.

Below: August 25, 1972, The Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band playing in the grounds of Dorking General Hospital, on tour of England this summer.

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Left: Preparing to play in bandstand somewhere in England.

Above: Mr. D and girl in Sweden.

Below: Preparing to depart, England.

Two Photos Far Left: Boys in Norway on 1972 trip.

266~ Vancouver

Above: 80th Birthday Party at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Below: Tuesday January 25, 1972, EIGHTY YEARS OLD Saturday, Arthur Delamont celebrates his birthday by conducting his beloved Kitsilano Boys’ Band. Regular 65 - piece band which Delamont founded and has conducted for 44 years was boosted to 150 with appearance of former members at Queen Elizabeth Theatre concert.

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Above: September 5, 1974, The band marching past the Butterwalk in Dartmouth on way to the bandstand for a concert. The boys visited Russia on this trip as well.

Delamont calls bandsmen together White Rock is proud to have the founder and conductor of the internationally famous Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band, Arthur Delamont, again preparing for a new season with the White Rock City Band.

Interested musicians, both children and adults, are welcome to attend the Wednesday evening practices in the White Rock Elementary School Gymnasium.

Requirement for the band is to have a basic musical knowledge says Mr. Delamont and “I’ll do the rest.”

Children, teenagers, parents or senior citizens are needed for the two-hour practise from 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday.

Contact Mrs. Bashaw at 5310132 or Mrs. Lane at 531-3991 for further information.

Mr. Delamont and his famous band returned last month after completing an 8 - week tour of many European countries.

Included in the 39 member band were 4 White Rock boys, Gary Watkinson, Mark Lane, Ted and Howard Bashaw.

This 12th European trip was very successful and “ we were well received in each city.”

Six cases of measles did’nt hinder the boys’ performance as each case was from a different section of the band.

“It would have been a disaster if they had all been trumpets.”

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“Put your heart into it, it’s got a soul ...

On these two pages are views of Arthur taken at a rehearsal for the big 50th Reunion Concert.

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....if you’d play it the way I arranged it!

Delamont!

During rehearsal Delamont’s smile is like sunshine during a rainy Vancouver winter. Seldom there, but oh so magnificent when it appears. His grouchy image is just that. An image necessary to get the band in the mood to do it his way. When his band plays he wants people to say “that’s Delamont’s band!” Not to know them from their uniforms or the music they play, he’s satisfied only when you can recognize his band from around a corner. When you know it’s Delamont’s band from the sharp brassy sound you hear.

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Above: April 27, 1976, Rehearsing for the up-coming homecoming concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Below: Several old boys in rehearsal for the homecoming concert including Jimmy Pattison, bottom middle.

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Above: 1976 STRUTTING ALONG, heedless of his years, was 85 year-old Arthur Delamont. His band earned a number of awards.

ABOVE: CONGRATULATIONS AND TROPHIES were out to Arthur Delamont, 85, who conducted and won with the award winning Arthur Delamont Concert Band. With Mr. Delamont is Abbotsford Mayor.

Left: Jimmy Pattison, second trumpet from the right, was a member of the band in the 1940s.’ He is today one of Canada’s best known entrepreneurs/philanthropists. His privately-owned corporation is the largest in Canada.

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Above: February 6, 1978, In concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Below: Delamont and the Kitsilano Brass, Wayne Pettie, Brian Bolam, Mr.D

THE SIXTIES & SEVENTIES ~ 273 SURROUNDED by “his boys” Kitsilano Boys’ Band director, Arthur Delamont, takes their blast sitting down during a rehearsal for the group’s 49th Anniversary Reunion Concert Sunday January 23 in Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Close to 200 former members will play on that day, which coincides with Delamont’s 85th birthday.

Photographed from lower left, Jack Bensted, Bill Inman, Ross Armstrong, Bill Ingledew, Brian Bolam, George Fisher, Roy Griffith, Peter Irwin and Don Radelet. Special guest at the concert will be former Kits band member and professional musician Marek Norman.

Below: Rehearsing for Sunday’s concert.

January 29, 1978.

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274~ Vancouver

Above: Gordon at Arthur’s apartment while in town for Reunion Concert.

Right: Band on bus in England during the August 1979 old boys tour of the British Isles.

Bottom: Performing at Great Yarmouth in England during 1979 Old Boys tour.

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Top: 1980, Band plays tribute, 17 piece band plays at the funeral Friday of Wong Chew Lip, a well-known member of the Chinese community who died Jan. 13.

As the band marches past, Ng Young, a longtime friend of the deceased, keeps a quiet vigil by a wreath and burning candles outside Ming Wo Hardware, established by Mr. Lip, who was also president of the Chinese Bebevolent Association and the Wong Sun Society.

Left: 1979, Grand old man of music, the 87 year old founder of Kitsilano Boys’ Band marched in the Cloverdale Rodeo parade. He was leading Arthur Delamont’s Band, made up of alumni of his world - famed Vancouver band.

276~ Vancouver

SHADES OF MARK TWAIN

as Samuel Clemens once said, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” We blew it last week andmentioned the “late Arthur Delamont” in a story about the North Van Youth Band. (Of course we didn’t say what he was “late” for, did we?) At any rate, Mr. Delamont laughed with gusto when reporter Bev Brigham gave him the news: I hadn’t heard about it.” Delamont said from his Vancouver home. “But I guess you’d better tell them I’m alive and well.”

(In fact, he was just named to the prestigious Order of Canada.)

Wednesday January 28, 1980, age 88.

Below: c1980 Order of Canada Concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

THE SIXTIES & SEVENTIES ~ 277

ONE OF KITSILANO’S BEST KNOWN, BEST LOVED CITIZENS - Arthur Delamont was on hand Saturday to accept a handsome tribute from the City of Vancouver. The neighborhood park at 7th and Arbutus was officially named “Delamont Park” to honour the founder and still- active maestro of the world famous Kitsilano Boys’ Band.

On September 11, 1982, Arthur collapsed and died, while giving a speech at a Mason’s meeting in Vancouver. He had always said, that he wanted to go in front of his beloved audience. When his daughter Vera, went into his apartment afterwards, she discovered the music laid out for his own funeral. He had known that his work here on earth was finished and the time had come for him to meet his maker!

Over the course of fifty years, Arthur’s band won over two hundred championships, made fourteen European tours and attended five World Fairs. His legacy is the thousands of boys who passed through his organization and the lives they lived as a result. Often the sons of his boys, went on to play with him as well. Over the years his boys became the whose-who, of the Canadian musical establishment, with his old boys filling the first chairs in symphony orchestras and jazz bands from coast to coast. Those who did not continue in music, became doctors, lawyers, teachers, businessmen and entrepreneurs, all living that much more rich and happier lives because they had known this man, they affectionately called Mr. D!

278~ What Happened To Them?

“The Originals” The General Gordon School Band 1928-29 Clarinets:

Clifford Wood

John Fairburn Charlie Lowe Jack Allen

Trumpets:

Gordon Delamont Stuart Ross Don Endacott Roy Johnston James Brown Ross Armstrong Stanley Smith

Saxophones:

Clifford Bryson Herbert Melton Bob Randall

Euphoniums:

Wallace Oatway

Became Aide-de-Camp to Canadian General in Italy during World War II. Later became an Insurance Company Manager.

Went into the Lumber business. Became a director.

Joined the RCMP band.

Became Canada’s leading authority on Harmonic technique.

Played soccer, baseball , lacrosse and cricket.

Became an Accountant with a construction firm.

Played with “D” in his professional band til 1982. Worked for BC Hydro.

Became an Optometrist Became a Trust Company Official.

Joined the RCMP Band in 1938.

Pilot Officer during the war. Later a Merchandising Manager in Vancouver.

Part of the Hastings Park racing family. Director of Ascot Jockey Club.

Became an air bomber in the Tiger Squadron and trained air bombers in the Bluenose Squadron during the war.

Cecil Jenkins Donald Wright

Trombones

Drums:

Mellophones:

Basses:

Van Dunfee Pete Watt Norman Pearson Phil Baldwin Gordon McCullough George Reifel Walter Melton Pat Armstrong Arthur Butroid Douglas MacAdams Fred Woodcock

John Hardy Dorwin Baird

Walter Mottishaw

Played in Sandy de Santis’ swing band before joining RCMP band Became a Professional Musician in Vancouver Was a prominent Cricket player.

Host Musical Grab Bag afternoons CKMO Vancouver 1940s Promotion. Manager CKDA Victoria mid 1950s.

Played in the Kits dance band on the 1934 trip, drums Ran the Vodka division of Aberta Distillers

Became air pilot in war.

Became a Commander in the Canadian Navy Member of Victoria Symphony. Played in Navy band during the war.

Moved to Toronto Pioneer member of UBC Radio Society circa 1937 and Varsity Time CJOR. Vancouver 1940s Announcer CJOR Vancouver 1940s-50s Joined the RCAF during the war

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 279

“The Toronto Exposition Trip 1931” The Kitsilano High School Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Bob Morrison John Daniels Clifford Wood Charlie Lowe Jack Fairburn Jack Allen Roy Johnston Donald Endacott Gordon Delamont Arden Steeves Douglas Harkness

Played solo clarinet with the VSO before joining the RCMP band Won 19 medals in solo conpetition before 1936 Contracted Polio in later life Acted as aAssistant Conductor on the 1936 tour Won a first in Solo Peformance and received a new car from his dad.

Graduated UBC with a Bachelor of Arts and a teaching diploma.

Bill Perkins

Saxophones:

Mellophones:

Trombones

Stuart Ross Douglas Stewart Ralph Derrick Jim Brown Mackenzie Morrison

Owner of Reliance Motor & Machine Works.

His father was the first President of the Committee

Clifford Bryson Herbert Melton Alan Newbury

Became the leader of a second RCMP Band in 1949

Fred Woodcock Arthur Butroid Douglas Macadam Tom Martin Van Dunfee Norman Pearson Bob Davison Pete Watt

Euphoniums:

Basses:

Drums:

Wallace Oatway Cecil Jenkins Donald Wright Jim Steele Robert Steele John Hardy Walter Mottishaw Douglas Cooper Gordon McCullough

Joined RCMP band in 1938

Joined RCMP band in 1938 Wanted to stay in England in 1934 and play Cricket

280~ What Happened To Them?

“The Chicago Worlds Fair Trip 1933” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones: Flute: Bassoon: Mellophones:

Trombones:

Euphoniums: Basses:

Drums:

Jack Allen Harry Bigsby Bernard Temoin John Daniels Jimmy Findlay Dallas Richards Clifford Wood Jack Fairburn Douglas Barlow Jack Bensted Roy Johnston Donald Endacott Gordon Delamont Arden Steeves Douglas Harkness Bill Perkins

Played under Allard de Ridder, VSO Became the Superintendent of Schools in Victoria (1946 - 77) Became Solo Bass Clarinettist with the Toronto Symphony Became a Salesman

Stuart Ross Harvie Stewart Ralph Derrick Jim Brown Mackenzie Morrison Frank Brogen Clifford Bryson Herbert Melton Alan Newbury Mickey Crawford Jack Habkirk Fred Woodcock Arthur Butroid Douglas Macadam Ronald Atkinson Van Dunfee Norman Pearson

Played in the Gizeh Shriners Band Played on the Empress boats to the Orient.

Became a sergeant in the RCAF and was killed in WWII

Bob Davison Pete Watt Donovan Cromie Jack Read Wallace Oatway Cecil Jenkins Donald Wright

Became an Engineer.

Became a Professional Musician in Vancouver Became a Draftsman Became a Baker.

Commissioned pilot officer during war. Flew 35 missions over Europe.

Jim Steele Robert Steele John Hardy Walter Mottishaw Douglas Cooper Gordon McCullough

Led his own dance band for 25 years at the Panorama Roof.

Worked at the BMO at Pender & Granville

Worked up in Grand Forks in the interior of BC. Gave the Eulogy at Arthur’s funeral Taught many of Canada’s leading jazz musicians Jazz trumpet player Taught Psychology at the U of Berkley Ca.. Moved to Redwood City.

Conducted the West Vancouver Boys & Girls Band Worked for an auto parts store in downtown Vancouver Played in Navy Band during war. Played in Victoria Sym. Or. Became a Teacher.

Became a Commander in the Canadian Navy Played in Navy band during the war.

Moved to San Francisco

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 281

“The West of England Tour 1934” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Flute: Bassoon: Euphoniums:

Jack Allen Harry Bigsby Bernard Temoin John Daniels Jimmy Findlay Dallas Richards Clifford Wood Jack Fairburn Douglas Barlow Jack Bensted

Joined the RCMP band in 1938

Roy Johnston Donald Endicott Gordon Delamont Harvey Stewart Mack Morrison Ralph Derrick Frank Brogen Douglas Harkness Arden Steeves Robert Reid Douglas Stewart

Played in Arthur’s professional band until 1982.

Clifford Bryson Alan Newbury Herbert Melton

Lived in Hawaii for some time. Played in Charlie Pawlett’s Orchestra

Played in dance bands when first moving to Toronto

Directed the Lions half time show for many years

Wrote the Ontario Suite for the Ontario Pavilion during Expo 67 Became a Vancouver firefighter.

Became a Pilot Officer during the war.

Mickey Crawford

Trombones

Jack Habkirk

Liked to play practical jokes

Wallace Oatway Donald Wright Cecil Jenkins

Mellophones:

Drums: Basses:

Van Dunfee Pete Watt Norman Pearson Bob Davison Donovan Cromie Jack Read

Played with Dal Richards band at the Commodore

Arthur Butroid

Joined the RCMP band in1938

Died of St. Vital disease.

282~ What Happened To Them?

“The Crystal Palace Tour 1936” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones: Flute: Oboe: Accordian: Euphoniums: Trombones

Mellophones: Drums: Basses:

William Allen Bernard Temoin Jim Findlay John Daniels John Fairburn Reginald Jones Stan Patterson Douglas Barlow Charles Coupar Jack De Leen Meade Sinclair Gordon Delamont Harvie Stewart Ross Armstrong Robert McCartney Robert Trerise Mack Morrison Thomas Martin John Wright Frank Brogen Alan Johnstone Murray White Teddy Reser Dal Richards Junior Green Marvin Seis Mickey Crawford Bill Barker Adolf Bergklent Wallace Oatway Donald Wright Cecil Jenkins Garnet Marsh Pete Watt Donovan Cromie Edward Spencer Jim McCulloch Wallace Reid Walter Parker Ronald Atkinson Hector McKay Harold Atkinson George Birnie Russell Escott John Illman Stu Ross Walter Mottishaw John Hardy Pete Humphrys

Joined the RCMP band in 1938 Father was a Magistrate

Became an Engineer Head Gardner in the Victoria Park Systems Went into the Mining business. Phelps/Dodge Mining Co.

Was in the RCAF Worked for the City of Vancouver

Became a Dentist

Still leading the Dal Richards Orchestra in 2007

Killed in WWII Became a Pro Musician in Vancouver.

Became a Draftsman and a Commercial Artist. Played professionally.

Died of tuberculosis in 1937/38.

Became a Metallurgical Engineer. Owned his own company.

Played professionally. Moved to Toronto. Became an Eaton’s Dept. Mgr. Became a Band Director.

Became a Copywriter for CJOR for many years. The Shadow.

Became an executive at Windsor Plywood.

Used to wear an Indian Headdress during concerts for effect in England.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 283

“The New York World’s Fair and England Tour 1939” The Kitsilano Boys Band

Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones: Flute & Piccolo:

Accordian: Euphoniums: Trombones

Mellophones: Drums: Basses: Xylophone:

Reg Jones Paul Jagger Malcolm Fisher Meade Sinclair Fred Gordon Charles Donnelly Dick Colcomb Phillip Daykin Ronald Ptolemy Paul Phillips Robert Vernon Alan Johnstone Fred Tossell Kenneth Buckoll Carson Manzer Ted Daley Howard Shirley Douglas Mowat Steve Kennelly Ray Davies Fred Lipsett Ross Sturley Marvin Seis Jack Ballantyne Quentin Robertson Allan Forster Richard Penn Leo Crimeni George Birnie Garnet Marsh John Symons Donald Radelet Wally Reid Bill Brealy Martin Goodwin John Carrothers Jack MacDonald Allan Pugsley Walter Marsh Harold Daykin Billy Radelet Russell Escott John Hailstone Len Taylor Pete Humphrys Tom Woodman Norman Goodwin Henry Ainsworth Vera L Delamont

Became an Engineer Played with the Brock House band Killed during the war.

Became a band director.

Was in the Infantry during the war as an NCO. Earned five medals.

Played professionally.

Was in Canadian Armed Forces during the war. Became a CA afterwards.

Became a Flight Sargeant and was killed in Air Operations

Became a school teacher at 100 Mile House. Witty raconteur!

Became a mechanic in West Vancouver specializing in British cars.

Joined the RCAF. After the war played in the VFD Band.

Worked for a paint company in Vancouver.

Played with D in his professional band until 1982. Was an accountant.

Became a Chartered Accountant Became an Engineer.

Worked for the Department of Fisheries in New Brunswick.

Worked for BC Hydro and later Island Tug and Barge.

Acted in TV series called Cariboo Country Became a Salesman Worked for Marine Towing Co. Killed while on convoy duty in a Sunderland bomber crash Died in the war First became a doctor and then became a lawyer.

Married and left Vancouver in the 40s. Returned in the 70s

284~ What Happened To Them?

“British Isles Tour 1950” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Robert Cave Laurie Groundwater David Hughe Richard Hall Gordon Laird Ronald Stewart Douglas Kilburn Robert Sherrin

Became a CGA N/A Became an actor. Starred in Anne of Green Gables.

Travelled the world on a sailboat. Became an adventurer.

Became a minister N/A Became a zoologist.

Became a producer for CBC.

Cyril Battistoni Richard Brown Douglas Holbrook Timothy Hawes Glenn Startup Bryan Atkins Brian Bolam Arnold Emery Ronald Wood

Became a Dental Mechanic.

Became a sales representative in the food industry.

Ran a Burger King in North Vancouver

Brian Gurney Colin Lea Douglas Ross

Euphoniums:

Trombones:

Mellophones:

Drums:

Basses:

Became a commercial artist.

Went into the printing business and became an executive.

Became the Chief Training Officer for the Van Fire Department.

Became a Family Doctor Retired senior banker. Played in Dal Richard’s Panorama Roof Band.

Now leads a Dixieland Band.

Became a salesman.

Became a Pharmacist.

Lived on Vancouver Island

Walter Goral Jack Hamilton Owen Morse Robin Scott

N/A Became a lawyer Became the music director of a Canadian Naval Band. Nadon.

Only one of two players who could play Scenes That Are Brightest.

Changed his name to Ron Collier and became one of Canada’s foremost jazz composer/arrangers. Worked with Duke Ellington and in later years taught at Humber College in Toronto. Order of Canada.

Became a successful lumberman in Vancouver.

Became an Insurance Agent.

Killed in a duck hunting accident on the Fraser river.

Sold liquid Oxygen.

Norman Mullins Ziba Fisher Eric Foster Michael Hadley

Became a barrister/solicitor QC Became the Dean of a College.

Went into the Insurance business.

Naval Officer, Foreign Service Officer, Author and Professor

Bill Good Evan McKinnon Barrie Gillmore Howard Lear

Became the principal percussionist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Became a businessman.

Became a Certified Accountant Kept involved with singing/music and making trips to Europe

Morris McDonald Thomas Picket William Cave

Moved to California.

Became a businessman.

Became a music teacher.

David Armstrong Glen Buckley Robert Campbell Ronald Colagrosso

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 285

“British Isles Tour 1953” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones: Accordian: Euphoniums: Trombones

Mellophones:

Drums:

Basses:

Howie Pottinger David Hughes Ron (Zoot) Chandler Murray McAndrew Robert Sherrin Ken Sotvedt Ron Lockwood Ken Nichols

Became a sound man for CBC. Died in a tragic fire accident.

Arnold Emery Douglas Holbrook Roy Griffiths Ron Wood Bruce Chadwick Gray Osborne Ed Silva-White Art Tusvik Gerry Deagle

Played in the RCAF band, Lions’ band, and Delta band.

Became an IGA Grocer In the Glass Packaging business; Dominion Glass Lives in Nanaimo B.C. Became an Accountant Became a psychiatrist. Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

School teacher. Loves magic. Climbed Mt. Everest. Loves model trains.

Became a Taxi driver. married a girl he met in England.

Became an author and reporter for the Globe and Mail.

Gordie Brown Ron Pajala Lorne Beauchamp

Was in the Food brokerage business.

Became band director at John Oliver High School for many years.

Also became an Accountant

Ron Pajala

Played in the Irish Fuseliers in Vancouver for awhile.

Bill Davenport Brian Atkins

Became an Engineer.

Took over his fathers printing business, Benwell/Atkins.

Robin Scott Bill Trussell Owen Morse Alex McLeod Russell Robinson

Kenny Douglas Mike Hadley Gary Ginther Ian Gregory Bill Good Eric Wood Jim McVicar Don Atkins Bill Cave Bob Nicholson Lorne Ginther

Became the top research scientist for Shell oil in Houston, Texas.

Became a school teacher and principal.

Died in a car accident on Marine Drive at UBC. Became a lawyer.

Was a professional full time musician around Vancouver Married an English show girl and became a manager for Safeway.

Was a sales rep for Salada Tea. Led the Shriners band for 20 years.

Helped D with bookings on the continent for 1958 and 1962 trips.

He also became an Accountant.

Became a Chiropractor and lives in Duncan.

Praised by Arthur Fiedler. Played with the VSO for years.

Managed a bank. Became VP of Dev for Apex Ski Resort.

Was a meat inspector.

Also in his fathers printing business, Benwell/Atkins.

Was a music teacher on Vancouver Island. Plays great piano.

Was a Mining Engineer.

Was a Lawyer and a White Rock city councellor.

286~ What Happened To Them?

“The British Isles and Jersey Tour 1955” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Craig Campbell Don Charles Peter Gillett Earl Hobson Peter McConachie Kim Nichols Jack Reynolds Bing Thom Dennis Tupman Bill Wood

Played in the Nato/Norad band and travelled the world.

Bruce Chadwick Arnold Chycoski Don Clark Gerry Deagle

Became a Chartered Accountant.

Lead trumpet player in the Boss Brass and in the Spitfire Band Plays in a band in Aspen. Played with Tommy Banks Orchestra.

Became an author, and reporter for the Globe and Mail.

John Davenport Don Kirkby Ed Silve-White Brian Todd Art Tusvik

Saxophones: Euphoniums:

Trombones:

Mellophones:

Drums:

Basses:

Became a music educator and director of the Royal City Concert Band

Became a Lawyer Became one of Canada’s and the worlds leading architects Became Supervisor of Music for the Vancouver School Board

Became a Lawyer and a deck hand on a boat.

Became a Music Teacher in Kelowna Played with Dal Richards at the Panorama Roof.

Gordie Brown Bart Reemeyer Gene Thom

Raised four children.

Bill Davenport

Became a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McGill U.

Ted Lazenby

Became principal trombonist with the VSO. The other player from the band who could play Scenes That Are Brightest.

Likes Hypnotism.

Lives in Nanaimo.

Ian Gregory Charlie Henry Alex McLeod Russ Robinson Bill Trussell John Auld Ron Loukes Dick McManus John Peterson

Runs a Bed & Breakfast in Victoria.

Became a teacher.

Taught High School Music, mostly Band, for 41 years Became a professional musician.

Eric Wood Terry Grimmett Dave Turner

Owns a Pitch n Putt in Penticton.

Works for the Liquor Control Board.

George Dingle Gary Ginther Stuart Scott

Is a volunteer driver on Vancouver Island.

Became a Chartered Accountant.

Went into teaching.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 287

“The British Isles and Kerkrade Holland Tour 1958” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band

Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Flute: Euphoniums:

Ken Sotvedt Sandy Cameron George Ross Bing Thom David Arnott Chris Crane Bob Calder

Leader of the Fireman’s band and the Kits Alumni Band.

Became a band director in the BC interior.

Runs a trailer park in the Okanagan.

Received the Order of Canada for his work at Expo 86 Went into Sales.

Became a Teacher Went on to become a teacher and principal.

Arthur Tusvik Brian Parkinson Bill Rolfe Gordon Storey Bill Ingledew Don Sutherland Bill Pickett John Rands Bill Calderwood

Owned three Taxi’s in Vancouver at one time.

Insurance Agent, Iron Man, Marathon Runner. Triathlete.

Union Representativ for the Hospital Employees Union.

Became a Civil Servant Ran his families business Ingledew’s Shoes for many years.

Frank Millerd Peter Erwin Pat Aldous

Lives back east just outside of Toronto.

Leader of the 15th field Regiment Band in the 60s., 70s and 80s.

Owned a helicopter Co. in the Okanagan.

Andrew Brodie

Became a Teacher.

Ken Fowler

Practised law in Vancouver for 25 years. Played in the 15th Field Regiment Band.

With the department of External Affairs in Halifax.

Has a farm which grows organic vegetables in Slocan.

Jim Sotvedt Gail Elder Jerry Boyle

Trombones:

Mellophones:

Drums:

Basses:

Practiced law in Mission for 20 years.

Became a physical Fitness instructor.

Ted Lazenby Bob Fraser Fred Brown Barry Brown Charlie Bowman

Played professionally in Germany for five years after the band

Ned Easton Fred Hawes John Peterson Lockwood Gibbs

Is a Safeway Manager.

Is a retired Bank Manager.

Dick Todd Bill Millerd Rick Whitaker

Studied percussion in LA with the lead percussionist with the LA Phil.

Became director of the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver. Received the Order of Canada for his lifetime of work in the Arts.

Became an Electrical Engineer in Bellingham.

George Dingle Gordon Clarke Rob Williamson

Became a Pharmacist and owns three drugstores.

Sales Manager of a Real Estate Office in West Vancouver.

Became a Band Teacher and retired after 30 years.

Became a Movie Director and Producer for CBC.

Became a Teacher.

288 ~ What Happened To Them?

“The British Isles and European Tour 1962” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Euphoniums: Trombones:

Mellophones:

Drums:

Basses:

Bob Calder Ted Milbrandt Chris Crane Bob Buckley Ken Clarke Mike Barbour Graham Farsted David Ptolemy

Played in D’s pro band and now enjoys a lot of golf.

Owns a Sporting Goods Shop in Comox.

Bill Ingledew Bill Calderwood John Rands Jack Wright Rod Grady John Sutherland Lynn Rycroft Bruce Calder David Fraser Bill Rolfe Rick Patterson

Lives in France part of each year.

Became a rock star and went on to compose music for films

Became a Lawyer.

Works in Los Angeles.

Worked in the Interior of BC. Passed away as a result of an accident in Paris on the trip.

Duane Lunden Bob Craig Bruce Peterson Jim Sotvedt Gale Elder Chas Bowman Barry Brown Gary Rolfe Terrie Cromie Earl Taber Bobbie Barry John Hawthorne Earl Jergens Barry Loucks Dave McKenzie Pete Minshull Bill Millerd Roger Clarke Gene Ross James Hawthorne

Died in an ultra light accident in Chilliwack.

Still teaches students privately out of his home in Langley.

Is a lawyer in Southern California, San Diego.

Became a teacher in Vancouver

Came back in 1966, 1968 and 7190 to manage “Ds” band trips.

Became a High School Principal.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 289

“The Kerkrade European Tour 1966” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Flute:

Keith Christie David Dumbrell Barry Kiernan Graeme Monteith Tony Negrin Dale Peterson

Became a Rhodes Scholar and Canada’s Ambassador to Cuba in 1997 and Canada’s Ambassador to Mexico in 2000.

Pat Powell

Oboe: Trumpets:

Glen Tarling Rob Arseneau Richard Christie John Evans Barry Leinbeck Bryon McKinnon\ Jim Pattison Jr. Iain Petrie RobTrousdell Doug Tuck

Saxophones:

Euphoniums:

Trombones:

Mellophones:

Drums:

Basses:

Continues to drive taxi in Vancouver and write music.

Became a band director in Vancouver schools.

Worked for 35 years at BC Hydro in the IT Department.

In the Trucking business.

Runs his fathers entertainment arm called Ripley’s Entertainment in Orlando.

In the shipping business in Edmonton.

Became a Lawyer and presently works in Media for Van Opera.

Trevor Smith Barry Salt Chris Nelsen

Became a band director in Eastern Canada and wrote this book.

John Hawthorne Allan Lehthonen Wayne Pettie

Became a vice- principal after teaching school for a number of years..

Known to all as “Wally,” He became a band director in Golden BC. Became a band director in North Vancouver schools.

George Bouwman Malcolm Brodie Dave Scoular Jim Taggart

Became Mayor of Richmond and head of Trans/Link in the GVRD.

Mike Gregg Ray Punter Ken Teager Don Luff Gord Robinson Wayne Tarling Mark Taylor

Worked for BC Telephone.

George Ellenton Charlie Forester Bob Griffiths

Ran and taught dance in his own studio in Vancouver. Great piano player!

Went into Forestry.

Became a Manufacturing Engineer

290 ~ What Happened To Them?

“The European Capital Tour 1968” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Keith Christie Dean Wilson Don Meredith Wendy Loewen Barry Miller Jody Neville Wayne Pettie Iain Petrie Larry Borsa Chris Ketchum Kent Hansen Mike Bunkowski Richard Van Slyke

Moved to Maine with her family Went into his Dad’s trucking business

Still playing professionally in 2007 Has a successful container business in Edmonton.

Lives in the interior of BC.

Director of the 15th Field Artillery Band. Owns a Real Estate office.

Received the military equivalent of the Order of Canada

Ted Exby Tim Kolosoff Gary Watkinson Murray Wickam

Saxophones:

Cordovox Euphoniums:

Chris Nelsen Allan Petrie Malcolm Bunkowski Deryk Smith

Received a Bachelor of Music Degree from UBC in 1979 Went into the shelving business.

Barry Miller

Went into his fathers’ trucking business.

John Hawthorne Allan Lehtonen

Trombones:

Mellophones:

George Pettie Dave Jones Garry Wilson Gerald Duick Jim Taggart Bert Gibbons Don Griffiths Bill Inman

Drums:

Basses:

Became a Pharmacist.

Develops resorts for Intrawest Resort Club.

Bruce Ball Don Luff Wayne Briscoe Dave Calder

In the Archaeology business. Lives in Alberta.

Deryk Petrie

Became a Chartered Accountant and lives on a ranch outside of Edmonton.

Dennis Grey Don Brown

Is a helicopter pilot with Heli-Jet Airways on Vancouver Island.

Is a VP of Marketing at the Vancouver Aquarium.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 291

“The European Capital Tour 1970” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Euphoniums: Trombones:

Marek Norman Bruce Milne Wendy Loewen Dean Wilson Rob Walker Doug Makela Keith MacLachlan

Is one of Canada’s finest composer/arrangers and lives in Toronto with his wife actress/singer Barbara Barsky.

Owns Vernon Towing in Vernon, BC.

Iain Petrie Larry Borsa Gary Watkinson Ken Yeats Mike Bunkowski Gary Nickolai Brian Taylor Kent Hansen Dave McTaggart Mark Lane Graham Smith Gordon Stewart Chris Nelsen Rick Newcombe Al Petrie Mark Eklund Chris Kutney

Writes under the name Christopher Best.

Allan Lehtonen Greg Bonnell

Passed away in the early nineties.

Works for the Dept. Of Fisheries in Victoria.

George Pettie Tom Walker

Lives between Prince George and Prince Rupert Became an Engineer and built a bandstand in the center of Maple Ridge where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

Bill Johnson George Sutherland Jeff Sears Garry Wilson

Mellophones:

Drums: Basses:

Bill Inman David Jones

Wayne Briscoe Bruce Miller Ken Bonnell Bill Gumbleton

Lives in Las Vegas with his wife Crystal, where he is a professional drummer and Real Estate salesman.

Works for Safeway in Edmonton.

Became a chef.

292 ~ What Happened To Them?

“The Scandinavian Tour 1972” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Euphoniums:

Keith MacLachlan Lionel Martin Mark Shepherd Howard Bashaw Sidney Schneider Ian Gordon Richard Barley Graham Smith Ed Nordholm Greg Hall Mark Lane Deryk Finlayson Ian MacLean Terry Gregson Gary Watkinson Herb Radke Mark Stofer Bill Walters Alan Petrie Graham Kita John Evans Brian MacDonald Ron Winters Greg King

Became an RCMP officer.

Became a Mechanical Engineer.

Owns his own music store.

Worked for the Post Office. Runs Stofer Images in Sydney, B.C. Became a communications executive in Vancouver. Still plays!

Lives in Vancouver. Does not play anymore.

Is a Civil Engineer with the City of Vancouver.

Played in a band called Teen Angel and the Rockin Rebels.

Richard Hewitt Dave Jones

Trombones:

Mellophones: Drums:

Basses:

Deryk Muir Stuart Rogers Graham Thompson Bob Shaw Phillip Cummings Les Ray

Is a technical writer and lives in Toronto.

Greg Bonnell Jamie Robertson

Lives on Vancouver Island. Still plays his trombone.

Became a pilot fighting forest fires. Died in a plane crash.

Bill Gumbleton Kerry Lewis Brad Goodwin

Works in his families business in Richmond.

George Gidora Ian MacLean Ted Bashaw

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ~ 293

“The Russia and Estonia Tour 1974” The Kitsilano Boys’ Band Clarinets:

Trumpets:

Saxophones:

Euphoniums:

Keith MacLachlin Howard Bashaw Richard Braybrook Kevin Hall Graham Kita Mart Peltier Stan Tessmer Ian Gordon Ed Nordholm Keith Petrie Greg Hall Terry Gregson Martin Finlay Dave Irwin Brian Parkinson Graham Smith David Toop Dennet Kuan Glenn Smith John Evans Kirk Nagy Garth Ross Dan Gidora Glenn David

Is a lawyer in Abbotsford.

Graduate of the Berkley School of Jazz. Taught school band in Greater Vancouver for thirty years.

Bill Maloney Brent Schellenberg

Trombones:

Mellophones: Drums:

Basses:

Greg Bonnell Richard Brent Garry Redlin John Wood Paul Cathie Geoff Hall Brad Goodwin Brad Clarke Stephen Braybrooke Stewart Young George Gidora Doug Rodney George Fisher Jr.

Worked as co-manager on this trip.

294 ~ The Tours

TOURS 1931 Toronto Exposition * 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair * 1934 West of England 1936 Crystal Palace 1937 San Francisco * 1939 New York Worlds Fair & England 1947 Hollywood * 1950 Holland 1953 British Isles 1955 England & Jersey 1958 Kerkrade, Holland 1962 Kerkrade & France 1966 Kerkrade, Europe 1967 Montreal Expo * 1968 European 1970 European 1972 Scandinavian 1974 Russian * Itineries for these trips not included as they were only 2 weeks Facts About The Tour (3 months and 4 days) This was the bands first tour of the Old Country. In order to play dates in the Old Country, due to the high level of musicianship by English bands, the boys had to have a letter of introduction from a higher authority, indicating their qualifications. This they got from the Acting Agent-General for Canada in London, Mr. MacAdams. The boys took three first place awards at the Bugle Band festival in the West of England and it was the first time in the festival’s history, that the trophies and plaques left British shores.

1934 West of England Tour June 25

September 29

Leave Vancouver - concerts across Canada in Kamloops (26), Revelstoke (27), Banff (28), Calgary (29), Swift Current (30), Moose Jaw (1), Regina (2), Winnipeg (3), Montreal (5).

In Montreal the boys played a radio broadcast, a concert at Eatons Department Store and performed in the evening at LaFontaine Park, before boarding the Duchess of Atholl for England.

Leave Montreal for Liverpool (Play concerts on board. The boys dance band displaces ships orchestra.)

Arrive Liverpool Arrive Manchester Concert at Belle Vue Amusement Park, Manchester Arrive London (BBC Recordings) BBC Recordings BBC Recordings Arrive Torquay ( Play concert ) Arrive Plymouth Concert Daventry Concert Plymouth Arrive Bugle, Cornwall ( Play 9th in B class ) Win 1st place in Hymn, 2nd place in Harmony, 1st place in Deportment, 1st place in Aggregate.

Concert in Park 7:30 pm Return to London Arrive London 8:00 am Four records made at Regal-Zonophone Gramophone Co., (Victor Record Co.) Four marches (Week Free) Arrive Eastbourne. Play 2 concerts daily at the Redoubt Music Garden.

Received by Lord Mayor of London at Grosvenor House Hotel Arrive Leicester Play 2 concerts daily at De Montfort Hall Arrive Shanklin, Isle of Wight (Two concerts daily on the pier) Arrive Bognor Regis Arrive Dunfermline (Two concerts daily at Pittencrieff Park) Arrive Edinburgh ( Concerts Ross bandstand) Leave Greenock, Scotland, on the Duchess of Atholl Arrive Montreal Concerts across Canada in Chapleau (18), Sudbury, White River, Winnipeg (20), Regina, Swift Current, Vernon (26), Salmon Arm (27), Kamloops (28), Arrive Vancouver

Photo Left: Eastbourne bandstand is alive and well, offering a number of concerts throughout the summer.

RIGHT: De Montfort Hall in Leicester, is still going strong as a music venue, with lots of star performers all year round.

July 6 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20

ABOVE: Sadly, Belle Vue Amusement- Park closed in 1977.

It was one of Britain’s foremost Amusement Parks from the 1890’s To read all about it go to: www. joylandbooks.com

July 21 ABOVE: Bugle Band Festival

July 22 July 28 - August 1

August 2 August 4-9 August 10-17 August 21-27 August 28-Sept 6 September 7-10 September 15

1936 Crystal Palace Tour June 15

June 27 July 3 July 4-5 July 6 July 8 July 9 July 10-11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 De Montfort Gardens, July 21-22 Leicester July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26- August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4-8 August 9-15 August 16-22 August 23-29

August 30 August 31 September 1-4 September 5 September 6 September 7-12

Leave Vancouver by train on cross Canada Tour. Play concerts in Kamloops, Revelstoke, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina, Winnipeg, Kenora, Ft. William/Port Arthur, Sudbury, Ottawa, Montreal.

Leave Quebec on the Empress of Britain Arrive Southampton Arrive Yeovil Yeovil (Concerts) Arrive London BBC Broadcast to Vancouver Arrive Wolverhampton Play Floral Fete, Concert Arrive Redditch (Concert 7:30) Arrive Derby (Concert 7:30) (Visit Rolls Royce factory where they see airplane parts being manufactured for the war) Arrive Matlock (Visit Royal Crown Derby China factory) Arrive Loughborough Arrive Cheltenham (Concert in Gloster) Concert in Cheltenham Arrive Cinderford Arrive Northampton Concert Abbington Park Arrive Coventry, (Two Concerts each day) Arrive Kettering Arrive Luton Arrive Hereford Arrive Folkstone by train (Three concerts daily ,11:15,3:00,8:00) Arrive London Arrive Leicester (Three concerts in Leicester) Arrive Hollyhead Arrive Dublin, Three concerts daily at Royal Dublin Horse Show Arrive Liverpool Arrive Southport by train.( Three concerts daily) Arrive Morecambe ( Three concerts daily) Happy Mount Park (11:30 Broadcast on the 21st from Harbour Bandstand) Arrive Edinburgh/ Leave Edinburgh Arrive Dunfermline, Scotland (Concerts in Pittencrieff Park) (Booked by the Carnegie Trust, Two concerts daily, Toured the Highlands by bus) Arrive London by train.

Arrive Bath (Two concerts in Bath ) Free Days!!!

Arrive Newbury Concert in Newbury Arrive London/Montana Hotel

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September 13 September 14-19

September 20 September 21-25 September 26

September 27- Oct 2 October 3 October 4-7 October 8

(Three concerts daily at the Astoria Cinema 2;20,5:40,9:07) (In between the boys had brass rehearsals for the test piece, played for the homecoming of the Lord Mayor from Vancouver, and played concerts at the Bon Marche Department store.)

BBC Broadcast to Vancouver.

(Two concerts daily at the Bon Marche, Brass rehearsals, Savoy Hotel Luncheon for cyclists Torchy Peden and Malcolm Campbell, Brass rehearsal at the Duke of York’s Headquarters under Mr. Windrum, associated with the Scots Guards Band) Arrive London Barricks (Brass rehearsal. Concert for soldiers. Play Wembley Stadium from 10:00 pm until 1:00 am.)

(Play Wembley Bicycle Races ) Arrive Crystal Palace (Play 21st out of 35 adult bands) Leave to play at Wembley before winners are announced THEY WIN!!!!! FIRST PLACE and the CASSELL’S CHALLENGE SHIELD Torchy Peden conducts the band.

Arrive Eastbourne, (Two concerts daily ) Arrive Southampton. March to Mayor’s house.

Play concerts for 1st and 3rd class passengers on board the Empress of Britain home.

Arrive Quebec, play concerts in Montreal, Ottawa Toronto, Sudbury, Chapleau, Kenora, Winnipeg, Swift Current, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Calgary Kamloops.

Arrive Vancouver

ABOVE: The Astoria Cinema in London as it looked in 2008, when it was a nightclub.

It was demolished in 2008 to make way for a new subway station, even though there was a petition to halt demolition.

Facts About The Tour (3 months, 3 weeks) The boys played all across Canada. They played for passengers on board ship. They performed a series of one day stands across Britain, usually performing two or three concerts daily. The conductor of one of the Guards bands, said that there were no park or Guards bands in England that could match the boys. On this trip the boys played mostly park concerts and inside concerts, being booked into seaside resorts and towns for weekly or daily schedules. At the Crystal Palace band festival they took first place against 35 adult bands.

ABOVE: The old Wembley Stadium is where the boys would have gone to await the outcome of the Crystal Palace band competition. Stocky would have come in from the side, with his bowler hat tilted, indicating they had won! It was demolished in 2003 and a new stadium now stands in its place.

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1939 New York World’s Fair & British Tour June 14

July 2 July 6 July 9 July 12 July 15 July 20

August 1-7 August 8-15 August 19-26 August 27-Sept. 1 September 2

September 3 September 7

BELOW: The Shakespeare Theatre in Liverpool was damaged by fire in 1976 and was torn down.

Leave Vancouver. Play concerts across Canada in Kamloops, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Fort William, Toronto, New York Worlds Fair ( 4 days ), Montreal Board the Duchess of Bedford for England Arrive Liverpool Arrive Northampton (New Theatre) Arrive Southport (The Garrick) Arrive Birkenhead (The Argyle Theatre) Arrive Llandudno, Wales (The Odeon Theatre) Played at the Greenwich Naval College in London (Entertained on board the HMS President in London ) Arrive Rhyl, Wales (Rhyl Pavilion) Arrive Coventry (Coventry Hippodrome) Arrive Liverpool (Shakespeare Theatre) Back to London/Board train for Worthing Arrive Worthing Arrive Bath Arrive Clacton-on-Sea (Travel back to Southampton at night in a blackout. Spend the night looking for a place to eat. Board the Empress of Britain for home. The Empress must zig-zag back across the Atlantic to avoid U-Boats.

(BRITAIN AND FRANCE DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY) Arrive Montreal BELOW: The Argyle Theatre in Arrive Ottawa (two concerts) Birkenhead was destroyed by Hitler’s Arrive Vancouver Luftwaffe in 1940.

LEFT: The Garrick Theatre in Southport is now a Bingo Palace. Laurel and Hardy played the Garrick in the 50s.

Facts About The Tour (3 months) Three-quarters of the way through the tour, the tour was halted and the boys had to hurry home. War was declared the first day they were at sea. Some of the boys were suppose to have taken the Athenia from Liverpool but it was decided not to separate the band. The Athenia was sunk by a U-Boat and parents back home feared the worst. They could not be informed of the change due to a black out.

THE TOURS ~ 299

1950 Holland & British Isles Tour May 13 May 23 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5-7 June 8-10 June 12-17 June 18 June 20-23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 3

*Facts About The Tour (5 months) (250 concerts in 156 days) On this trip, the boys spent half their time playing in parks and the other half playing in Vaudeville Theatres. In Holland, they took four first place awards, in the Oosterbeek International Band Festival. The trip was five months long.

They travelled by train across Canada, rehearsing on the train and playing concerts in the above cities. They took the SS Samaria across the Atlantic to England. They made one broadcast and recording on BBC on July 4. At the end of the tour, one of the boys arranged a flight to Paris for all. They left England on September 28.

July 4 July 5 July 6 July 11 July 13 July 14 July 16 July 18 July 19-23 July 25-29 July 31- August 4 August 7-9 August 10 August 13-19 August 21-28 September 2-10 September 11-14 September 17-23 September 25-26 September 27 September 28 October 8 October 15

BELOW: Embassy Theatre, Peterborough

Leave Vancouver- Play concerts across Canada in Revelstoke, Calgary, Swift Current Regina, Brandon, Kenora, Port Arthur, Sudbury, Toronto, Montreal.

Leave Quebec City (Samaria) Arrive Tilbury BBC In Towne Tonight Weymouth, Alexandra Gardens Theatre Bournemouth Eastbourne, Winter Garden Blackpool Exeter, Theatre Royal Torquay BBC Hillegom, Holland Scheveningen, Holland Zandvoort, Holland Eindhoven, Holland Isle of Texel, Holland Bergen, Holland Hilversom, Holland ABOVE: The Theatre Royal in Exeter was sold Amersfoot, Holland for 85,000 pounds in 1962 and replaced by an Middelburg, Holland ugly office building in 1963.

Oosterbeek, Holland Hook of Holland London BBC Broadcast Farnham Mansion House Visit Glasgow, Alexandra Park Glasgow, The Linn Park Glasgow, Victoria Park Glasgow, Barshaw Park Glasgow, Barshaw Park ABOVE: Golders Green HippoAirdrie, Edinburgh drome still exists. It is owned by Aberdeen, Beach Pavilion London, Golders Green Hippodrome BBC but it is sitting derelect and enpty in North London.

Bolton Camborne, Recreation Ground Bath, Parade Gardens Peterborough, Embassy Theatre Manchester, Belle Vue Kings Hall Harringay Horse Show Dublin, Theatre Royal Arrive Paris Leave Paris ABOVE: The Theatre Royal in Dublin Leave Tilbury was an Art Deco Theatre. It survived Arrive Quebec City until 1962, when it was torn down to (Homecoming Concert) make way for office buildings.

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1953 British Isles (Vaudeville) Tour May 21

June 3

ABOVE: The Sunderland Empire is alive and well. Built in 1905 it has been refurbished and shows abound.

June 12 June 13 June 15-20 June 21 June 22-27 June 29- July 3 July 4 July 6-11 July 13-18 July 20-25 July 27- August 1 August 3-8 August 10-15 Auhust 17-22 August 24-29 August 30 August 31- Sept 5 September 7

Leave Vancouver - Play concerts across Canada Revelstoke, Banff, Calgary, Swift Current Regina, Brandon, Winnipeg, Kenora, Marathon, Sudbury, Toronto, Montreal.

Leave Montreal for Quebec City and board the S S Samaria Arrive Southampton Broadcast over BBC, “In Town Tonight.”

Sunderland, Empire Theatre London, Embankment Concert London, Embankment Concert London, Finsbury Park, Open Air Theatre London, The Gay Parade Portsmouth, Empire Theatre Bristol, Hippodrome Theatre Derby, Hippodrome Theatre Manchester, Hippodrome Theatre Leicester, Palace Theatre London, Empire Theatre, Wood Green London, Empire, Shepherds Bush London, Empire Theatre, Hackney Bournemouth Blackpool, Palace Theatre Paris

RIGHT: Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London is still going strong as a concert venue.

ABOVE: The Bristol Hippodrome is alive and well .

* Facts About The Tour (3 1/2 months) (Over 175 stage, theatre and concert performances) On this tour, the boys played across Canada again. They caught the SS Samaria to Southampton and appeared on BBC’s In Town Tonight with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. The tour lasted four and a half months and was considered by most, to cover the most professional dates, of all the tours.

ABOVE: The Derby Hippodrome ceased operation as a Bingo Palace in 2007. It remained a theatre until shortly after 1959. It has been partially demolished as of 2010 and efforts are being made to save her.

RIGHT: The Manchester Hippodrome was demolished several years ago.

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1955 British Isles & Jersey Tour May 4

May 17 May 27 May 29-June 2 June 14- 19 June 27 - July 1 July 5-9 July 11-15 July 18-22 July 24 July 25-30 August 1-13 August 14-20 August 22-26 August 28 August 30-September 3 September 4-8 September 9-18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 24

ABOVE: Inside the Palace Theatre, Blackpool.

Leave Vancouver - Play concerts across Canada in Revelstoke, Banff, Calgary, Swift Current, Brandon, Winnipeg, Kenora, Marathon, Sudbury, Toronto, Montreal.

Leave Quebec City on the Ascania Arrive Liverpool Blackpool, Palace Theatre London Jersey, Howard Davis Park London, Wembley Stadium Portsmouth, Theatre Royal Birmingham, Hippodrome Swansea, Empire Theatre Blackpool, Palace Theatre Llandudno, Wales, Pier Pavilion Harrogate, Royal Hall Cheltenham Bath, Parade Gardens Blackpool, Palace Theatre Llandudno, Wales, Pier Pavilion Tunbridge Wells, Calvary Grounds Paris Leave England on the SS Scythia Marathon, Ontario, Concert Fort William, Concert Winnipeg, Concert Moose Jaw, Concert Homecoming Concert Vancouver

ABOVE: The Palace theatre in Blackpool, began life as the Alhambra.

In 1902 it was sold and became known as The Palace. It was closed and torn down in 1961. A Woolworth store now occupys the location.

ABOVE: The Birmingham Hippodrome is alive and well. It is the premiere theatre for the area and shows Theatre productions for the entire family. Facade has been redone.

Facts About The Tour (5 months) On this tour, the boys again played across Canada and caught the Ascania to Liverpool. They were booked into the last remaining vaudeville houses in England. They also went to Jersey in the Channel Islands on this tour. When they were not playing vaudeville, they were booked into parks and concert halls by their booking agent in London. They returned three times on this trip to Blackpool, for one week bookings at the Palace Theatre.

THE TOURS ~ 309

1958 British Isles, Kerkrade and Brussels Tour May 18-30 June 7 June 8-15 June 16 June 17-26 June 27 June 28 June 29-July 7 July 8-14 July 15-25 July 26 July 27-31 August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 6 August 7 August8 August 9-16 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 23-30 August 31- Sept. 6 September 7-9 September 10-16 September 16-22

Facts About The Tour (4 months) This tour was made by the West Vancouver Boys’ band. Once they departed Vancouver, they took the West off their uniforms and carried on as the Vancouver Boys’ band.

Besides playing all over England and Scotland, they won 228 points out of 300 at the Kerkrade Music Festival and attended the Brussels World’s Fair. Gordon Delamont accompanied the band and was instrumental in preparing the boys for the Kerkrade contest.

Leave Vancouver for, Revelstoke, Banff, Calgary, Swift Current, Brandon, Winnipeg, Fort William, Marathon, Toronto, Montreal (Board SS Sylvania for Southampton) Arrive London (TV Broadcast with David Whitfield and Jack Palance) Arrive Tunbridge Wells (Daily Concerts) Depart Tunbridge Wells Arrive London (Tape program at BBC) Arrive Jersey (Concerts in Howard Davis Park) Depart Jersey Arrive London Depart London on the “Royal Scot” for Glasgow and bus to Paisley Played Concerts in various Parks around Glasgow, Queens Park,Tolcross Park) (Depart for Edinburgh) Concerts in Dunfermline one day and Edinburgh the next) Concerts in Dunfermline Played in Sterling at castle on July 19th) Depart Dunfermline Arrive Edinburgh Arrive London Rehearsals in London for contest in Kerkrade Depart London - Harwick - “the Hook” - Kerkrade Kerkrade Holland Competition (Win 2 Gold medals in Concert Division 288 points out of 300; win a certificate as well) Kerkrade Marching Competition (Win first prize!)

Kerkrade - (played Broadcast - Concerts) Depart Kerkrade Arrive Brussels World’s Fair (Played Concert) Concert in “Belgium Town” Depart Brussels Arrive Ostend - Dover Arrive/Depart London Arrive Camborne (Concerts in Camborne, Norquay, Bude Bodmin, Penzanze, St. Austell.

Arrive London (Went to Ted Heath Show) (Recorded at BBC Studios, heard Munn & Felton Band) Depart London Arrive Southend-on-Sea (Concerts by the sea, Marched with Carnival Queen) Arrive London Arrive Cheltenham Spa (Played week of concerts) Arrive Bournemouth (Concerts) Depart Southampton on the SS Saxonia Quebec City, Montreal, Sudbury, Fort William, Winnipeg, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Calgary, Revelstoke, Kamloops.

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1962 Caribbean & Kerkrade Tour April 27 April 29 May 1 May 2 May 5 May 9 May 11 May 12 May 15 May 21 May 22 May 30 June 5 June 18 June 28 July 4 ABOVE: Dartmouth July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8-14

July 15 July 16 July 20 July 22-30 August 1-9 August 10

ABOVE: Royal Dartmouth Military College

August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 17 August 18 August 20 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25-31

ABOVE: Palace Hotel & Theatre, South-end-on-Sea.

Depart Vancouver (Orsova) Arrive San Francisco (Saw Red Nichols and his Five Pennies) Depart San Francisco Arrive Long Beach Arrive Acapulco Arrive Balboa (Travelled through the Panama Canal) Arrive Kingston, Jamaica Arrive Haiti Arrive Bermuda Arrive La Havre Arrive Southampton Arrive Chelsea, London (Saw Ted Heath Orchestra recording) Depart London for Dieppe Facts about the Tour (4 1/2 months) Arrive Paris The boys travelled by ship down the west coast Depart Paris (Train) of the USA, through the Panama Canal, stopping and performing in Jamaica, Haiti and Arrive Nice Bermuda, before sailing across the Atlantic Depart Nice for England. In Paris two boys were injured Arrive Paris in a car accident. One boy died as a result of Depart Paris rough-housing and eight boys became ill with the measles and mono nucleosis. Despite the Arrive London difficulties, they won a gold and silver medal Arrive Sunderland in Kerkrade, Holland.

Depart Sunderland (Stayed at Army Barracks, 7 miles from Dartmouth) Travel into Dartmouth Back to Dartmouth each day Toured Military College Concert in Paignton Arrive London Concerts in Woolwich Depart London by train for Dover Arrive Ostende, Belgium Arrive Cologne Concerts in Cologne (Practices for contest) Arrive Kerkrade (Billeted in Gulpin) (Won a Silver Medal in Harmonie Division) (Won a Gold First place in Marching ) (Concert) Concert in Valkenburg Arrive Vaals Played Concert Concert in Gulpen ABOVE: The band marching Concert in Vulkenburg in Kerkraade.

Concert in Auken Arrive Ostende Arrive London Arrive South End on Sea- Marched in Park, Played at Carnival,

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1966 Kerkrade/ European Tour July 19 July 20 July 20 July 25 July 29 August 3 August 8 August 12 August 13-20 September 8

The Bull fights in Madrid.

September 9

Leave Vancouver 3:15 pm CPA Arrive Amsterdam 11:15 am Leave Amsterdam 12:30 pm BEA Arrive London 1:30 pm Leave London 10:40 am BEA Arrive Copenhagen 12:15 pm Leave Copenhagen 9:35 am SAS Arrive Cologne 11:45 am Leave Cologne via bus to Kerkrade (Won second place medal in the Harmonie Division and a first place medal in the marching competition.)

Leave Amsterdam 1:00 pm KLM Arrive Paris 2:00 pm Leave Paris 9:40 am BEA Arrive London 10:30 am Southend - on -Sea Dartmouth Edinburgh, Scotland Leave London 1:10 pm BEA Arrive Amsterdam 2:20 pm Leave Amsterdam 4:45 pm CPA Arrive Toronto 10:05 pm Leave Toronto 9:35 am CPA Arrive Vancouver 12:10 pm CPA

Time to go home!

ABOVE: Landing in Amsterdam

Southend -on -Sea

Facts About The Tour On this tour the band played at the Kerkrade Music Festival in Holland. The boys won first place in the marching competition and a second place in the Harmonie Class. A large part of the tour was spent touring the capital cities of Europe. In Southend-on-Sea the band played at the Kursaal Ballroom and was part of the Carnival festivities which included a parade. The boys went down to Dartmouth at the end of the tour, where they played the Dartmouth Regatta.

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1968 European Capital Tour June 25 June 26 July 1-4

July 29 August 1 August 5 August 8 August 13 August 16 August 19 August 22 August 29-31 September 3

Leave Vancouver 2:30 CPA Arrive Amsterdam 12:30 Leave Amsterdam Arrive London Dartmouth Carnival SCOTTISH TOUR included concerts in the following towns; Aberfeldy, Dunoon, Edinburgh, Anstruther, Glasgow, Ayr, Aberdeen, Dundee Leave Glasgow Arrive Copenhagen 2:00 pm IAL Leave Copenhagen 9:55 am Arrive Hamburg Leave Hamburg 7:00am Arrive Cologne Leave Dusseldorf Arrive Zurich 1:25pm Leave Zurich 7:40 am Leave Geneva 6:25pm Arrive Madrid Leave Madrid 8:35am Arrive Paris Leave Paris 7:30am Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh Arrive London Dartmouth Regatta Leave London 9:25am Arrive Amsterdam Leave Amsterdam 1:00pm

Facts About The Tour The boys again played the Dartmouth Carnival and the Regatta on this tour.They were booked into a two week engagement in Scotland, playing different towns each day; then it was off to the continent, where they toured the capital cities of Europe.

ABOVE: Leaving Dartmouth RIGHT: Playing a street concert in Hamburg BELOW: Boulevard St. Michel, Paris

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1970 European Capital Tour June 25 July 11 July 14 July 17 July 22

ABOVE: Limmat River, Zurich

July 28 August 1 August 6

August 21 September 7

ABOVE: Dartmouth

Leave Vancouver 6:35 pm Air Canada Arrive London 11:40 pm Facts About The Tour (Dartmouth Carnival) On this tour, the boys played both the Leave London 3:05 pm Dartmouth Carnival and the Dartmouth Arrive Amsterdam 4:05 pm Regatta. In between, they toured the capiLeave Amsterdam 3:35 pm tol cities of the European continent. In Arrive Hamburg 5:15 pm Nice, the boys were the band of honour, Leave Hamburg 10:00 am leading the parade in the Battle of the Arrive Zurich 11:15 am Flowers Festivities. When the five mile Leave Zurich 3:20 pm parade was over, to their surprise, the Arrive Nice 4:20 pm boys and Arthur found, that they had won Leave Nice 2:40 pm first priz for best band. They had not even Arrive Barcelona 3:50 pm know it was a contest!

Leave Barcelona 9:45 am The boys toured England playing in Yeovil, Arrive Paris 11:15 am Hereford and a few dates in Scotland.

Leave Paris 2:00 pm Arrive London 3:00 pm Leave London 5:10 pm Arrive Edinburgh 6:30 pm Leave Edinburgh 11:05 am Arrive London 12:25 pm (Dartmouth Regatta) Leave London 2:05 pm

ABOVE: Wally with some friends in Trafalgar Square.

ABOVE: Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris LEFT: Some of our fans in Dartmouth come to say goodbye!

BELOW: Nice, France

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1972 Scandinavian Tour

June 26 June 27-28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4-8 July 9-10 July 11 July 12-13 July 14

ABOVE: London Embankment Concert

July 15 July 16-17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29

BELOW: On board the boat returning from Norway

July 30 July 31-August 1 August 2 August 3-4 August 5-7 August 8-9 August 10 August 11-12 August 13 August 14 August 15-16 August 17-19 August 20

Depart Vancouver Arrive London (S.A. Headquarters) (Thames Embankment Concert) Arrive Basingstoke ( Concerts at Hospital) Arrive Salisbury (Concert) Arrive Weymouth (Park Concert) Arrive Sidmouth (Concert in resort) Arrive Teignmouth (Concerts) Arrive Dartmouth (Concerts) Arrive Torquay (Junk Concert) Arrive Burhnam on Sea (Concert at King Alfred H.S., Ponkins Resort) Arrive Bristol (Concert at Hospital) Arrive Hereford (Concert at Training Center, Park) Arrive Shrewbury Arrive Chester (Concert in Bandstand) Arrive Preston (Concerts at Rossall School Fair) Arrive Morecombe Arrive Cleator Moor (Concert at Ethenside School ) Arrive Carlisle (Play for TV Film, Concert Hilltop Hotel) Arrive Hawick Arrive Edinburgh Hostel (where the boys stayed until July 28th, travelling out to a different town each day) Arrive Carlisle (Concert at Carnival in Park) Arrive Perth (Concert in park) Arrive Dunfermline (Concert) Arrive Dunbar (Concert) Arrive Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, (Concert) Kenmore (Concert) Arrive Glasgow (Concert Town Square) Arrive Falkirk, Concert for 200 at House Museum Arrive Musselburgh (Concert) Arrive Edinburgh, Concert Princes Gardens Arrive Glasgow Kircaldy Arrive Hawick (Concert Gardens) Arrive Billingham (Concert in Shopping Center) Arrive Middlesborough (Concert in bandstand) Arrive Northhampton (Concert Al Petrie conducted. Mr.D at hospital) Arrive Harwick and board ferry for Norway Arrive Stockholm (Concerts on a stage by Square, Royal Guards Concert, Paul McCartney & Wings Concert Arrive Malmo (Concert on 9th) Arrive Copenhagen Arrive Malmo (Play at Soccer Game) Arrive Goteborg (Gary Watkinson conducts) Arrive Stamstad, Sweden Arrive Oslo. (Play concert until dark) Arrive Larvick (Concert at Stone band stand and in hall) Arrive Kristianstand (Junk concerts & marching) (Catch ship back to England)Arrive Dorking (London) (Concert 18th) Depart Luton Airport for Vancouver

1974 USSR Tour June 19 June 20 June 22-23 June 24 June 25 June 28 June 30 July 1 July 2-6 July 7 ABOVE: Dartmouth ferry July 9 July 10-11 July 12-13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18-26 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 August 1 ABOVE: Blackpool Tower August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 10-17 August 18 August 19 August 22 August 24-25 August 26 August 27 August 28-31 September 1-2

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Depart Vancouver Arrive London Arrive Dorking Arrive Leatherhead (Youth Carnival Procession Parade, Park Concert) Arrive Reading Arrive Newbury Arrive Basingstoke Arrive Southsea Arrive Yeovil, (Concert at Preston School) Arrive Dartmouth, (Played for Carnival Week) Arrive Torquay/Seaton Arrive Sidmouth Arrive Bristol Arrive Hereford Arrive Malvern Arrive Shrewsbury/Chester Arrive Preston Arrive Blackpool Arrive Carlisle (Travelled out on day trips) Gretna Green Keswick Penrith Brempton/Silloth/Abbey Town Windermere Moffat/Edinburgh Preswick Dundee Glasgow Musselburgh Ayr Glasgow ABOVE: Edinburgh Castle Killnarnock Cumnock (Concert in town square) Dunbar Hawick Newcastle/Middlesburgh Stockton Cambridge Southend on Sea (Travelled out to different towns daily) Depart London/Arrive Moscow, USSR (Played school concerts, toured the Kremlin) Depart Moscow Arrive Tallinn, Estonia Depart Tallinn by train/Arrive Lenningrad (Toured the Winter Palace and Peter and Paul’s Castle) Depart Lenningrad, Arrive Helsinki, Depart Helsinki Arrive London/ Depart London for Bristol, Evening concert in Bristol Arrive Dartmouth, (Official band for Dartmouth Royal Regatta) Arrive Dorking/Depart London for Vancouver,/Air Canada

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* The Band Library on the following pages, was donated to the University of British Columbia Music Department by the wife of Ken Sotvedt when he passed away in 2002. This list represents 1915 selections played by the Kitsilano Boys’ band between 1928 and 1960, half of the entire library. In 1960, Arthur Delamont gave Ken this part of his overall library, as he did not need the entire library anymore. The rest of the library which he kept, now belongs to the Metro Fire Department Band in Vancouver, which is made up of several of Arthurs’ old boys. Ken Sotvedt was one of Arthurs’ old boys, a music educator and the Director of the Vancouver Fire Department Band.

BAND LIBRARY A Bedtime Story A Bull in a China Shop A Century of Progress A Change of Pace A Day In Ireland A Day In Toyland A Dervish Chorus A Dervish Chorus A Dream A Faust Overture ‘A Frangesa March A Hunting Scene A Hunting Scene A Legend A Life On The Ocean A Manx Overture A Midsummer Morning A Mighty Fortress A Musical Switch A Night At The Ballet A Night in Tripoli Overture A Perfect Day (cornet solo) A Perfect Day (cornet solo) A Roundelay A Show For You A Strauss Garland A Swinging Safari A Toast To Victory A Touch of Tuba A Tribute to Elvis A Tribute to Sousa A Tribute to Sousa A Trip To Coney Island A Trumpeter’s Lullaby A Vision of Salome Academic Festival Overture Across The Danube Action Front!

Adieu (solo) After Sunset A-Hunting We Will Go Aida (selection) Aida-Grand Fantasia Aioso (from Cantata 156) Air from Suite #3 and Fugue a la Gigue Al Fresco Albanian March Album Leaf Alexander’s Ragtime Band

Alexander’s Ragtime Band (ABC) Alexander’s Ragtime Band-Selection All America All Those Endearing Young Charms (euphonium solo) Allegro con brio (cornet solo) Allegro Molto from Divertimento #14 Alouette Amaryllis Amazing Grace Amazing Grace America First America the Beautiful American Caprice (solo) American Division March American Folk Rhapsody #1 American Folk Rhapsody #2 American Folk Rhapsody #3 American Folk Rhapsody #4 American Patrol American Patrol American Patrol (original arrangement) American Salute Americans We Among The Daffodils Waltz Amorettentanze Amparito Roza Anchor and Star Anchors Away Ancient and Honourable Artilley Company Andalucia Andante from Symphony #1 Andrea Chenier (selection) Angels and Imps Annie Get Your Gun Annie Laurie (trombone solo) Annie Laurie a la Moderne (cornet trio) Anythings Goes April Shows Are You From Dixie?

Aria Cantabile Ariele-Finale Arioso (from Cantata 156) Arkansas Traveller Army Air Corps March Army and Marine Army of the Nile Arromarches

At Dawn (cornet solo) At The Gremlin Ball At The Spinet Atlanta March Atlantic City Pageant Atlantic Zephers (trombone solo) Atlantis Suite Austrian Anthem Autumn Leaves Autumn Morning Autumn Nocturne Avalon Nights Overture Ave Maria Ave Maria Ave Maria #2 Aye Aye Sir March Baa! Baa! Black Sheep Bab-El-Mandeb March Babes in Toyland (selection) Bacchanale Backman Band March Bad Boy Boogie Bagpipe March Balalaika (selection) Balalaika (selection) Ballad for Band Ballad Memories #1 Ballet Egyptien Ballet Egyptien Ballet Egyptien (part 1) Ballet Egyptien (part 2) Ballet Music (from Prince Igor) Ballet Music Faust Ballet of the Flowers Part II Ballet Parisien Bambalina Band Pioneer March Bandology Barber of Seville Overture Barcarole (from Tales of Hoffman) Barnum and Bailey’s Favourite March Bartered Bride (selection) Bartered Bride Suite Bayou Beguine Beatrice and Benedict Overture Beautiful Galatea Overture Beautiful Island of Somewhere Because (cornet solo)

318 ~ The Band Library Begin The Beguine Begin The Beguine Beguine for Band Belle of New York (selection) Belle of the Ball Bells Across the Meadows Bells Across the Meadows Bells Across the Meadows Bells of St. Mary’s Beloved Irish Melodies Belphegor Ben Bolt Berceuse de Jocelyn Best-Loved Southern Melodies Big Band Swing Bill Bailey Billboard March Birdland Bittersweet (selection) Bittersweet Samba Black Horse Troop Black Jack Blaze Away March Blaze Away March Blossom Time Blue Bells of Scotland (trombone solo) Blue Danube Blue Danube Blue Danube Blue Danube Blue Mist Beguine Blue Ribbon March Blue Rock Blue Tango Blues in the Night Bluette Waltz Bobby’s Blues Body and Soul Bohemian Girl-Selection Bohemian Girl-Selection Bohemian Girl-Selection Bolero Bolero Bombasto Bonnie Brier Bush Bonnie Scotland Bonnie Thine Boston Cammandery March Boy Scouts of America Boy Scouts of America March Brasilia

Brass Band Boogie Brass Band Boogie Brass Brilliante (trumpet or trombone trio) Brass Fever (trumpet trio) Braziliance! (trumpet solo) Bridal Song Bride Elect Bride Elect (selection) British Eighth Broadway Melody Buddies (duet) Bugle Boy March Bugle Call Rag Bugle Call Rag Bugler’s Lament Bugler’s Lament Bugles and Drums Bullets and Bayonets Burst of Trumpets March

Carolina in the Morning Carousel Carry Me Back To… Catherine (selection) Caucasian Sketches Cavalleria Rusticana (selection) Cavalleria Rusticana (selection) Cavalry of the Clouds Celebrated Menuet Celebrated Menuet Centaur March Century of Progress March Chantyman’s March Chasing Shadows Chasing Shadows Chateau Thierry Cherokee Chicago Chicago Police Chicago Tribune

By A Waterfall

By Land and Sea

By The Swanee River

By The Swanee River By the Waters of Minnetonka Cabin Song Caesar’s Triumphal March Calfskin Callisthenics Calif of Baghdad Overture Calvary (cornet solo) Camelot (selection) Camptown Races Camptown Races Campus Memories (selection) Campus on Parade March Canada!

Canada!

Canadian Capers Canadian Patrol Canadians All March Can-Can Can’t Help Falling In Love Cantique de Noel Capriccio Aloysius (clarinet solo) Capriccio Italien Capriccio Italien Captains of the Clouds Carissima (selection) Carnival of Roses Overture Carnival of Venice (cornet or sax solo) Carnival of Venice (cornet solo) Carol of the Drum

Chicago World’s Fair Centennial Celebration 1933 Children’s March Chimes of Victory Chinatown, My Chinatown Chinese Wedding Procession Chit Chat Polka Choral March and Fugue Choral Prelude in C Choral Prelude on “Dundee” Chorale and Capriccio Christmas Festival Christmas March Christmas Roses Waltz Christmas Song Chu, Chin, Chow (selection) Cinco de Mayo Cinderella’s Bridal Procession Circus Parade Circus Time Civil War Rhapsody Clap Yo’ Hands Clarinet Polka (clarinet trio) Clarinet Royale Claristhenics (clarinet trio) Cleopatra Overture Cocheco Cock O’ The North Cock Robin and Co. Colombia Post March Colonel Bogey Colonel Bogey on Parade

THE BAND LIBRARY ~ 319 Colonel Fitch Colonial Dame Waltzes Colorado Colorama Colorburst March Come Lasses and Lads Comin’ Around The Mountain Comrade of the Legion Concert Overture in G Minor Concertino (clarinet solo) Concertino (clarinet solo) Concerto for Clarinet Concerto Gross (3 kazoos) Concerto Grosso (2 trumpets and trombone) Concerto Ridicolo (solo) Concord Overture Congress Hall Contra-Dance #1 Conway Copa Cabana Coppelia-Suite de Bullet Coriolan Overture Coronation March (from Prophet) Coronation March (from Prophet) Cotton Moon Overture Country Gardens Courageous Youth Cowboy Lament Crazy Rhythm Crimond/Eventide/Sunset Cripple Creek Csardas Cubana (violin solo) Cypress Silhouettes Czech Polka Dallas March Dance Intermezzo Dance of the Amazons Dance of the Buffoons Dance of the Comedians Dance of the Hours Dance of the Serpents Dancing Mocking Birds Waltz Dancing Reeds Danse Caroline Danse from Golden Age Danse Orientale Dardanella Dark Eyes Dark Eyes Daughter of the Regiment

Daughters of Texas Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Old South Decennium Dedicaton and Benediction (from Les Huguenots) Deep Harmony Deep Harmony Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep River Del Prado Demolay Band March Demolay Commandery Denton Park Denton Park (enlarged) Der Freischutz Overture Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes Desert Song (selection) Destiny Waltz Destiny Waltz Devotion Did I Remember Die Fledermaus Overture Die Fledermaus Waltz Die Fledermaus Waltz Die Loreley Die Meistersinger Prelude Diplomat Directorate Disk Jockey Distant Greetings Ditto Ditto Ditto #3 Ditto 3 Dixie Rhapsody Dixieland Clambake Dixieland Jamboree Doll Dance Dollin’ Up Dolly (xylophone solo) Don Juan (trombone solo) Don Quixote Suite Donna Diana Overture Don’t Give Up The Ship Don’t Worry Doughboy and Marine Down By The Old Bayou Down By The Station Down South Down South Dreadnaught March

Dream of the Ball Duncan Gray Dunedin Dwellers in the Western World Suite D’ye Ken John Peel?

Eagle Squadron Earl Bristol’s Farewell (cornet solo) Early California East and West (xylophone duet) Easter Parade Easter Parade (easy) Echo Waltz (cornet trio) Echoes of Freedom Egmont Overture Egmont Overture Ein Märchen-Fantasie Ein, Zwei, Drei Eire Suite El Albanico March El Capitan El Charro El Garbanzo Eleanore Elegie Ellers-Hymn Tune Embraceable You Empire Exhibition Medley Empire Exhibition Medley Empire State Salute English Bay English Folk Song Suite English Suite Entr’acte and Waltz Entr’acte from Orestes Entrance of the Acrobats March Entre Nouse Entry of the Boyards Entry of the Gladiators Entry of the Gladiators Entry of the Gladiators March Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla Era of Peace Erotik Espana Cani Espana Rhapsodie Espana Valse Espana Valse Espanola Esprit du Corps Essay in Blue (trumpet or alto sax solo) Eton Boating Song Evening Chimes (chimes solo)

320 ~ The Band Library Evolution of Dixie Evolution of Yankee Doodle Exstasia Waltz Extase Fabio’s March Facilita (cornet solo) Fackeltanz in Bb Fair Chicago Famous Musical Plays Fancy Pants Fandango Fanfare and Hymn for Centennial of Canada Fanfares Fanny (selection) Fantasia from Gotterdammerung Fantasia on Scotch Melodies (clarinet solo) Fantasia Upon Sullivan’s Songs Fantasie de Concert (cornet solo)

First Waltz Fischer Book of Sousa Marches Fist Suite in Eb Five American Folk Songs Five Characteristic Dances Five Minutes With Cole Porter Five Minutes With Jerome Kern Flags of Freedom Flieger Marsch Flight of the Bumblebee Hallelujah Chorus (in D) Hallelujah Chorus (in Eb) Hallelujah!

Hamiltonian Hamlin Rifles Handel’s Largo (March) Hands Across The Sea Hands Across The Sea-Fantasia Hansel and Gretel (selection) Happy Days are Here Again

Home Circles Overture Home on the Range Home Town Band Honeysuckle Polka (cornet solo) Hootenany Hootenany Hora Staccato Horse and Buggy Hostrauser’s March Hosts of Freedom Hot Rod Hop March Hungarian Dance #18 Hungarian Dance #5 Hungarian Dances 5-6 Hungarian Dances 7-8 Hungarian Fantasy Hungarian Lustspiel Overture Hungarian Rhapsody #1 Hungarian Rhapsody #2 Hungarian Rhapsody #2

Fantasie from Sannambula Fantasy and Fugue (based on Oh Susanna) Fantasy for Three (trumpet trio) Fascinating Rhythm Father Knickerbocker Father of Victory March Father Rhine March Faust (Fifth Act) Faust (selection) Faust (selection) Faust (selection) Faust (selection) Feelings Feels So Good Feist Medley #1 Feist Medley #2 Ferry Boat Serenade Festal Day Festal March Festival Overture Fiesta Calypso Fighting Amphibians Fighting Strength Fillmore’s Triumphal March Fingal’s Cave Overture Finians Rainbow (selection) Finlandia Finlandia Firefly (selection) Firefly (trombone solo) Firenze

Harlem Nocturne (alto sax solo) Harmonica Wizard Harmonious Blacksmith Harvest Hymn Hawaiian Fancies Hawaiian Festival Heart of Oak/Wavy Navy Heavens Resound Hello, Aloha, How Are You Helter Skelter (xylophone solo) Herbert L. Clarke’s Triumphal March Here Comes The Band Here’s Chicago Herod Overture Hey Look Me Over Hibelungen March High Jinks High Jinks (selection) High Jinks (selection) High Park March High Society March High Voltage March Highlanders Patrol Highlights of Kurt Weill Hillbilly (from Americana) Hillbilly Jamboree Hills of Old Wyoming His Majesty’s Ships Hogan’s Heroes March Holiday for Strings Holyrood Homage to the Pioneers

Hymn Fantasy for Band Hymn of Thanksgiving Hymn of the Soviet Union Hymn to the Sun/Dance of the King I Get A Kick Out Of You I Got Rhythm I Know of Two Bright Eyes I Love A Parade I Love You Truly I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome Idaho If I were King Il Alamo Il Bacio-The Kiss Il Bersagliere Il Guarany (selection) Il Guarany Overture Il Guarany Overture Il Trovatore (selection) Il Trovatore (selection) Il Trovatore (selection) I’m Falling In Love With Someone I’m Getting Sentimental Over You I’m Just Wild About Harry I’m On My Way To Dublin Bay Imperial Echoes March Imperial Echoes March Imperial Edward In a Bird Store In a Chinese Temple Garden In a Monestary Garden In a Persian Market

THE BAND LIBRARY ~ 321 In A Rose Garden In All Its Glory In Melody Land (selection) In Sweet Ovoca In The Clock Store In The Garden of My Heart In The Lead March In The Mood In The Well (selection) Inauguration March Indian Lament Indian March Indian Summer Suite Indiana State Band Infantry March (141st) Inferno March Inner Klezmer (clarinet solo) Instant Concert Instant Conductor Instrumentalist

Jolly Coppersmith March Jolly Fellows Waltz Jolly Robbers Jolly Shipmates and New Posthorn Gallop Joyanna Overture Joyce’s 71st N.Y. Regimental March Joyce’s 71st N.Y. Regimental March Joymaker’s Dream Jubilee March June Brought the Roses Jungle Magic Overture Jupiter (solo) Just One Of Those Things Kaffin’ on the Karoo Kansas Wildcats March Kentucky 1800 Kiltie’s Kourtship Kindergarten March King Cotton

Lady of Liberty Lambeth Walk Land of Moa Land of the Maple Largo Largo from New World Symphony L’Arlesienne Suite #1 L’Arlesienne Suite #2 Lassus Trombone Lassus Trombone Laughing Eyes Laura (selection) Laura (selection) Laurentian Laurentian March Le Chant du Départ Le Grand Monarque Le Grand Monarque (solo) Le Palais Royal Leathernecks

Intermezzo Intermezzo Invercargill Invitation to the Dance Iolanthe Overture Ione Overture Irene Overture Irene Overture Irish Tune from County Derry/ Shepherd’s Hey Irish Washerwoman It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More Italian Festival Italian Polka Italian Symphony (second movement) Italiana It’s A Long Way To Tipperary I’ve Got Rings On My Fingers I’ve Made My Plans for the Summer (cornet solo) Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Tar March Jambalaya Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair Jerome Kern Songs (selection) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Jesus Christ Superstar Highlights Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Rhapsody Jingles All The Way John Peel

King for a Day King John King Size March Kinght Errant Kings of the Aragon Court King’s Rhapsody (selection) Kismet Kismet Kismet (selection) Kismet (selection) Kiss Me Kate (selection) Kiss of Fire Korsakov (selection) La Belle Helene (selection) La Boheme (selection) La Boheme (selection) La Cumparsita La Cumparsita La Czarine La Flor de Seville La Fonda La Forza del Destino Overture La Gazza Ladra Overture (B + H) La Gazza Ladra Overture (Fischer) La Gioconda (selection) La Golondrina La Golondrina La Jardin Overture La Paloma La Serenata La Traviata (selection) La Voix des Cloches

Lemon Tree Leonore Overture #3 Les Deux Rossignoles (piccolo duet) Les Preludes (in Bb) Les Preludes (in Db) L’Estudiantina Waltz Let Us Gather at the Goal Line Let’s Go Liberty Bell Liebestraum Liebestraum Liebestraum Light Cavalry Overture Light Cavalry Overture Light Cavalry Overture Light Cavalry Overture Light of Foot Lights Out March Limehouse Blues Litchfield March Litely and Politely Little Brown Jug Goes To Town Little Joe the Wrangler Little Red Caboose Little Red Riding Hood Little Rhapsody in Blue Little Toy Soldier Live Laugh and Love Lo! Hear The Gentle Lark (flute solo) Lohengrin (Elsa’s Procession) Lohengrin (excerpts from Act I) Lohengrin (intro to Act III and

322 ~ The Band Library Bridal Chorus) Lohengrin (intro to Act III) Lohengrin Prelude London Again Suite London Pageant London Suite Londonderry Air Londonderry Air Londonderry Air (cornet solo) Long Beach Is Calling Long Long Ago Longwood Gardens Look Out Below Lord’s Prayer Los Picadores (xylophone duet) Louisiana Hayride Love Came From Fairyland (cornet solo) Love from Judy (selection) Love is Blue Love Scene from Boris Goudonov

March Militaire #1 (Fischer) March Militaire #2 (Fischer) March Modernistic March of the Anzacs March of the Slide Trombones March of the Spanish Soldiery March of the Spanish Soldiery March of the Tin Toys March of the Toys March on a Welsh Air March Polovtsienne (from Prince Igor) March Processional March Royal March Royal March Russe March Singapore Marche des Petits Pierrots Marche Hongroise from Damnation of Faust

Men of Harlech Men of Iwo Jima Men of Might Men of Sparta Merrie England (selection) Merrie England (selection) Merry Mountaineers (cornet duet) Merry Widow (selection) Merry Widow (selection) Merry Widow Waltz Merry Wives of Windsor Overture Mexican Hat Dance Mexican Overture Mexican Shuffle Mickey Goes A’Whistling Midnight Soliloquy (sax quartet) Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture Midsummer Waltz Mighty Lak A Rose Mighty Mite

Lover, Come Back To Me Love’s Last Word Lucia di Lammermoor (selection) Lucy Long (bassoon solo) Lullaby Lustspiel Overture Lyceum Overture Mac and Mac Duet MacNamara’s Band Madame Pompadour (selection) Madamoiselle Coquette Madelon Maggie Magic Flute Overture Magnolia Overture Maid of the Mountains Make Believe (from Show Boat) Make Way for Melody Man on the Flying Trapeze Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach Manhattan Serenade March and Scherzo (from Love for Three Oranges) March For All Seasons March from “Two American Sketches” March from Aida March from Tannhauser March Heroic March in M B March Indienne (from l’Africaine) March Militaire #1 (B + H)

Marche Lorraine Marche Militaire #1 Marche Militaire Francais Marching Up Broadway Marcho Scherzo Marcho Vivo Mardi Gras (from Mississippi Suite) Mareth Line Maritana (selection) Maritana Overture Marks Marquette University Marriage of Figaro Overture Mars at Midnight Martha (selection) Martha (selection) Martha Overture Mary Poppins Maryland Masaniello Overture Maxwell’s Silver Hammer May The Good Lord Bless Maybe You’ll Be There Maytime (selection) Maytime (selection) Medallion Overture Meet Mr…… (trumpet solo) Melodious Memories Melody in F Melody in F Melody of Love Memories of Dvorak (selection)

Mignon Overture and Gavotte Mignonnette Overture Mikado Mikado (selection) Mikado (selection) Mikado March Mikado March Military Polonaise March Minnesota March Minnesota State Fair March Minuet Mirella Overture Mirella Overture Mississippi Suite Overture Missouri Shindig Misty (alto sax solo) Mockin’ Bird Hill Moonlight Serenade Moonlight Sonata 1st mvt.

Moorish Dance from Aida Morning Cantor Morning, Noon, and Night Overture Morning, Noon, and Night Overture Morning, Noon, and Night Overture Mosquitoes’ Parade Mother Goose March Mother Goose March Mother Hubbard March Much Ado About Nothing Overture Music for a Festival Music in the Air (selection) Music in the Air March

THE BAND LIBRARY ~ 323 Music in the Park Music Man (selection) Music Man (selection) Music to Watch Girls By My Air Folk & The Drunken Sailor My Beautiful Lady My Buddy My Fair Lady (selection) My Gal Sal My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice My Heart Stood Still My Hero March from The Chocolate Soldier My Old Kentucky Home (cornet solo) My Old Stable Jacket Overture My Prayer (cornet solo) My Task (cornet solo) Nachtsgesang and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Name Day Overture Napoli (cornet solo) Narcissus Narcissus National Anthem of Australia National Anthem of Holland National Anthem of Spain/Himno de Riego National Emblem Natoma (selection) Naughty Angeline Naughty Marietta Overture Nautical Fantasia NC-4, The March Nearer My God To Thee Nell, the Farmer’s Daughter Neptune’s Court (solo) New Mexico March New Moon Overture New Ragtime Follies New York Hippodrome Nibelungen March Night And Day Night Beat Nightfall in Camp Nimrod Nimrod Niobe No Name No, No, Nanette (selection) Nobility Overture Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Nocturne from Midsummer Night’s

Dream Noisey Bill March Nola Fox Nola Fox Norma Overture Northern Pines Northern Rhapsody Northwind March Norwegian Dances II and III Norwegian Folk Song Suite Now Is The Hour Nutcracker Suite Overture Nutcracker Suite Part I Nutcracker Suite Part II O Canada (F, Ab) O Canada (in Bb) O Canada (in Db) O Canada (in Eb) O Canada (in Eb) O Canada (in Eb) and Hymns O Canada (in Eb) with fanfare throughout O Canada (in F) and God Save the Queen O Canada (in F) and Maple Leaf Forever O Dry Those Tears O Promise Me! (from Robin Hood) Oberon Overture Ode To A Hero Of Thee I Sing Off to Philadelphia & The Road to the Isles Officer of the Day Officer of the Day (original) Official West Point March Oklahoma! (selection) Oklahoma! Highlights Old Chelsea (selection) Old Chestnuts in New Burrs Old Comrades Old Comrades Old Favourites Old Grist Mill Old Heidelberg Old Man River (from Show Boat) Old Panama Old Times Waltz Olympia Overture Olympian March On Jersey Shore March On Parade On The Mall On the Quarter Deck On The Road

On The Trail On The Trail On The Tramp On The Volga On To Victory One (from A Chorus Line) One Fleeting Hour Ontario Suite Oriental Suite Orpheus Overture Orpheus Overture Other Days (selection) Ould Oireland Our Director Our Director Out of the Dusk to You Over the Rainbow Over The Waves Waltz Over There Over There (selection) Over There Fantasie Overture for Concert Band Overture for Winds Overture in Dorian Mode Overture Louis Pacific Grandeur Pack Up Your Troubles Pageant Pageant March Pahson Trombone Palamar Overture Pale Moon (cornet solo) Panama Pacific Pan-American Promenade Pan-Americana Parade of the Clowns Parade of the Gendarmes Parade of the Gendarmes Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Paree!

Park Avenue Fantasy Park Avenue Fantasy Pas des Echarpes Pas des Fleurs (from Naila) Pasadena Day Pasquinade Pastore d’Asiago Path of Glory Pathfinder of Panama Pathfinder of Panama

324 ~ The Band Library Patrie! Overture Pavanne (from Americana) Peck Horn’s Revenge Peer Gynt Suite #1 Peer Gynt Suite #1 Peer Gynt Suite #2 Pepperino (clarinet duet) Perpetual Motion (clarinet duet) Perpetuum Mobile Persuasion (alto sax solo) Pet of the Petticoats Petite Suite Phedre Overture Phedre Overture Piccadilly Piccolo Pete Pickles and Peppers Pigskin Pageant Pigskin Polka Pipe Dream Pique Dame Overture Pique Dame Overture Pique Dame Overture Pirates of Penzance (selection) Pirouette Pizzicato Polka Pizzicato Polka (from Sylvia) Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies Pleasant Recollections Plus Fours Poet and Peasant Overture Poet and Peasant Overture Polish Dance #1 Polka Tyrolese Polonaise in Ab Pomp and Circumstance #1 Pomp and Circumstance #1 (theme only) Pomp and Circumstance #4 Pomp and Circumstance #5 Pomp and Circumstance #5 Poor Butterfly Porgy and Bess (selection) Porgy and Bess Highlights Port-Au-Prince Porter’s Catalina Band March Portrait of a Trumpet Post Horn Galop Post Horn Galop Post Horn March Post Horn Pandemonium Post Office March Postlude

Poupee Valsante Power and Glory Praeludium Praise of Tears Prelude and Chorus-”Mephistofele” Prelude and Fugue in Bb Minor Prelude and Fugue in F Minor Prelude and Siciliana from Cav. Rust.

Prelude in C# Minor Prelude in G Minor Prelude to Kunihild Premier Bonheur-Gavotte Pride of Arizona Pride of Scotland Pride of the Wolverines Prince and Pauper Overture Prince of Pilsen (selection) Princess of India Overture Procession of the Sardar Prologue and Intermezzo (from Pagliacci)

Reminiscences of Grieg Reminiscences of Scotlans Reminiscences of Verdi Reminiscences of Wagner’s Operas Repartee (piano solo) Repaz Band Reuben and Rachel Review of the Regiment March Revival March Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Rhumba Ride of the Valkyries Riders for the Flag Rienzi (selection) Rienzi Overture Riff Song from Desert Song Rifle Regiment Right-Left Rigoletto (selection) Rio Rita (selection)

Promenade Proudly We Hail Providence Punchinello March Punjaub March Pure As Snow Puszta Maiden Waltz Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet Puttin’ On The Ritz Quartet from Rigoletto Quebec Rhapsody R.A.F. March Post Radetzky March Radio City Radiograph March RAF/Heart of Oak/Butch Grenadiers Ragtime Wedding Rakoczy March from Damnation of Faust Rampage of the Old Grey Mare Rampart Overture Raymond Overture Raymond Overture Raymond Overture RCMP Regimental March Recollections of Beethoven Red Cavalry Song Red Rhythm Valley Red School House Reeds to the Front Reflective Mood (trombone solo) Religioso March Reminiscence of Verdi

Rio Rita Overture Rio Rota (selection) Rio Rota Overture Rise, Men Courageous March Rob Roy Robert Bruce (Scottish medley) Roberta (selection) Roberta and Sweet Adeline (selection) Robin Hood Suite Robinson’s Grand Entry March Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Rogers and Hart Songs (selection) Rolling Thunder Roman Carnival Overture Rondo for Winds and Percussion Rosamunde Overture Rosamunde-Ballet #2 Rosamunde-Three Entr’actes Rose of Algeria Rose-Marie (selection) Roses from the South Rosita Royal Army Educational Corps Royal Command March Royal Review Royal Welch Fusiliers Rubenesque Rueben and Rachel Russian National Anthem Russian Sailors’ Dance Rustucon Overture Ruy Blas Overture

THE BAND LIBRARY ~ 325 ‘S Wonderful S.A.L. S.I.B.A. March Sabre and Spurs Sabre Dance (starts in F) Sabre Dance (starts in G) Safeway Jubilee March Safeway Jubilee March Sakuntala Overture Sakuntala Overture Salome Dance Salut d’Amour Salutation March Salute the Duke!

Salute to Bob Hope Salute to Victory Sambre et Meuse Sambre et Meuse Samson and Delilah (selection) San Toy (selection)

Serenade Serenade from Les Millions d’Arlequin Serenade from Student Prince Sesqui-Centennial Exposition Seven Band Cheers Sextette from Lucia Sextette from Lucia Shake Hands With The Gizeh March Sharpshooters Sherwood March She’s A Latin From Manhattan Shine On Harvest Moon Ships That Pass In The Night (cornet solo) Shiref Show Boart (selection) Show Boat (selection) Showers of Gold (solo) Sicilian Vespers Overture Siegfried’s Funeral March

Soaring Eagle March Soldiers Farewell/RobinAdair/Patriotic Song Soldiers of God March Soldiers of the King March Solid Men To The Front Solo Silhouette (cornet or alto sax solo) Solvejg’s Song Somebody Loves Me Sonata for Winds Song from Moulin Rouge Song of the Bayou Song of the Bells Song of the Bombardiers Song of the Flame Song of the Marines Song of the Troubador Song of the Volga Boatmen Songs Songs My Mother Taught Me

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Santiago Waltz Sari (selection) Saucy Susan Scatterbrain Scenes Pittoresques Scenes That Are Brightest (cornet solo) Scepter of Liberty Scheherazade 1st and 2nd mvt.

Scheherazade 1st and 2nd mvt.

Scheherazade 3rd and 4th mvt.

Scheherazade 3rd mvt.

Schon Rosmarin School Days School Days School Days Schumann Melodies Scotland Forever Sea Shanties Sea Songs Second Suite in F Selection of Melodies Selection of Rodgers and Hart Songs Semiramide Overture Semper Fidelis Semper Fidelis Semper Fidelis Senn Triumphal Septembre Valse Sequoia-Tone Painting Serenade

Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite Silk Stockings (selection) Silver Salutation Overture Simple Aveu Sinbad the Sailor Singing Sands Overture Sizilietta Sky Anchors Skyliner Slaughter on 10th Avenue Slavonic Dance #1 Slavonic Rhapsody #1 Slavonic Rhapsody #1 Slavonic Rhapsody #2 Sleepers Wake Sleeping Beaty Waltz Sleeping Beauty Waltz Slide-Kicks (trombone solo) Sliding Jim (trombone solo) Slidus Trombonus Slippery Gentlemen Slumber Waltz Smeary Ike March Smiles March Smilin’ Through Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from Roberta) Snake Fence Country Snapshots of London Snow White Overture Snowbird

Songs of Australia Songs of Cornell Songs of Scotland Sons of Britain March Sons of Erin Sons of New Zealand March Sons of the Brave Sorella Sounds From England Sounds of Christmas Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel Sousa Medley Sousa on Parade Sousa on Parade South of the Border South of the Swanee South Pacific South Pier Sea Step March Southern Cross Southern Echoes Southern Rhapsody Souvenir de Meyerbeer Souvenir de Valence Spanish Dance Spanish Flea Spirit of America Spirit of Independence March Spirit of the Day March Spirit of Youth Overture St. Andrews March St. Louis Blues March Star Dust

326 ~ The Band Library Star Dust Stars and Stripes Stars in a Velvety Sky Stars in a Velvety Sky Star-Spangled Banner (Fischer) Star-Spangled Banner (Schirmer) State Fair State Pageantry Staunch and True Steadfast and True March Steel King Stepping Along Stepping High March Stepping Stones Storm King (bass solo) Storm King March Stormy Weather Stouthearted Men Stradella (selection) Stradella Overture Stranger in Paradise Straussiana (selection) Straussiana (selection) Street Scene Strike Up The Band Strike Up The Band Strike Up The Band (original ed.)

Strike Up The Band Overture Struttin’ With Maria Student Prince Overture Students’ March Song from Student Prince Suite Algerienne Suite Americana Suite Bohemian Sunny Italy Sunrise Surprise Symphony (2nd mvt.)

Susanna March Susanna Shuffle Sussex By The Sea Swallows Flight (flute and clarinet duo) Swanee Swanee Satire Swanky Pete Swedish Polka Sweet Adeline Sweet Georgia Brown Swing Down The Line Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Sylvia (solo)

Symphonic March Symphonic Suite Symphony #1 Finale Symphony #4 (finale) Symphony #5 (2nd mvt.)

Symphony #6 (2nd and 4th mvts.)

Symphony #8 (1st mvt.)

Symphony #8 (2nd mvt.)

Symphony in D Minor (1st mvt.)

Symphony in G Minor (1st mvt.)

Syncopated Clock Szabadi-March Heroique Tailgate Concerto Tales from the Vienna Woods Tales from the Vienna Woods Tales of Hoffman (selection) Tam O’Shanter Tammany Tancredi Overture Tango Tango Americano Tango for Band Tank Destroyer Men Tannhauser (selection) Tannhauser Overture Tannhauser Overture Tchaikovsky’s Works Tea for Two Tearin’ of the Green Teddy Bears’ Picnic Tenderly Territorial March Terry Theme from Limelight Thanks to the Yanks Thanksgiving Fantasy That Old Black Magic That Wonderful Mother of Mine The Ambassador The American Red Cross March The Aviators The Ayres of Agincourt The Barren Rocks of Aden March The Bell Ringers The Best of Chicago The Best Shot (cornet solo) The Black Horse Troopers The Bombastic Bombardon (bass solo) The Boys of the Old Brigade The Brave Tin Soldier The Bride of the Waves The Burgomaster (selection)

The Call of the Prairie The Charlata The Chocolate Soldier (selection) The Circumnavigators’ Club The Columbian The Conneticut March The Contemptibles The Courtier The Crimson Flush The Dambusters March The Dauntless Batallion The Debutante The Democrat The Desert Song The Dollar Princess (selection) The Drummer’s Birthday The Elder Statesman March The Fairest of the Fair The Federal March The Fighting Allies The First Heart Throbs The First Heart Throbs The Flyer (xylophone solo) The Forge in the Forest The Free Lance The French Quarter The Friendly Rivals (cornet duet) The Gaucho Serenade The Geisha (selection) The Girl Friends The Girl I Left Behind Me The Gladiator The Gladiator The Globe and Eagle The Gods Go A-Begging Suite The Great Century March The Great Little Army The Happy Wanderer March The Heart of Her and At Dawning The High School Cadets The Holy City (cornet solo) The Honour Legion The Honoured Dead The Hunt The Huntsman The Invincible Eagle The Jolly German The Joy Riders The Kilters March The Lady from 29 Palms The Lady in Red The Lambs’ March

THE BAND LIBRARY ~ 327 The Last Stand The Laurel Wreath The Leek The Legend of the Glass Mountain The Legionnaires March The Liberators March The Lily of Killarney The Little English Girl The Little Giant The Lost Chord The Lost Chord (cornet solo) The Loyal Legion The Mad Major The Man Behind The Gun The Man I Love The Man of the Hour The Man With The Horn (trumpet solo) The Medina Temple Shrine March The Merrymakers The Middy The Mill in the Forest The Moon Has Raised Her Lamp Above The Mouse and the Clock The Nation March The National Game The Nelson Touch The New Madison Square Garden The Night Alarm The Old Apple Tree The Old Church Organ The Old Grey Mare The Old Refrain The Palms (solo) The Phantom Regiment The Picadore The Pilgrim March The Post Horn The Presidents March The Princess Pat (selection) The Purple Pageant The Quaker Girl The Queen of Sheba (selection) The Rakes of Mallow The Rifle Rangers The Roaring 20’s The Rosary The Rose The Rose The Rose in Her Hair Waltz The Screamer The Shamrock The Shamrock

The Sheik of Araby The Showman The Skaters’ Waltz The Skywriter The Snow Carnival March The Song Is You (from Music in the Air) The Sound of Music The Specialist March The Spirit of the Blue Flame March The Spring Maid (selection) The Standard of St. George The Sunshine of Your Smile The Swan (cornet solo) The Swing March The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues The Swiss Boy (solo) The Thin Red Line The Thistle The Thistle The Three B’s Suite (Bach, Brahms, Beethoven) The Thunderer The Toy Trumpet The Trombone King The Vanished Army The Vedette The Very Thought of You The Victor March The Victors March The Village Band The Voice of the Guns The Wallabies The Waltz Dream (selection) The Wanderer Overture The Wanderer Polka The Warrior March The Wedding of the Rose The Wee MacGregor (1904) The Wee MacGregor (1930) The Whistler and His Dog The White Dove The White Queen Overture The White Rose March The White Rose March The Woman Soldier The World is Waiting for the Sunrise March Them Basses Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire Theme from Star Wars There is a Tavern in the Town

There’ll Always Be An England There’s A Hill and Little Grey Home (solos) There’s A Long, Long Trail There’s Something About A Soldier There’s Something About A Soldier Thine Alone Thoughts of Love Thoughts of Love Thou’rt Passing Hence (cornet solo) Thousand and One Nights Three Australian Airs Three Bears Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice Three Dances from Henry VIII Three Elizabeths Suite Three Jolly Cobblers Three Little Pigs (narrative) Three Men In A Boat (cornet trio) Three Pieces Three Slippers (trombone trio) Three Solitaires (trumpet trio) Three Trees Through The Air (piccolo solo) Through the Years (selection) Through the Years (selection) Thundersong March Tiberius Overture Tiger Rag Tijuana Taxi Till the Lights of London Shine Again Till We Meet Again Time Marches On To Arms Overture To The Land Of My Own Romance Toasts-A Set Toccata Marziale Toledo Blade Top of the World Toronto Bay Totem Pole March Tout a Vous Trafalgar Tramp Tramp Tramp (from Naughty Marietta) Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (solo) Transit of Venus Traumerei (Fischer) Traumerei (Mills) Trees Tribute to Bachrach and David

328 ~ The Band Library Tribute to Benny Goodman Triofoluim (trumpet trio) Triple Trumpeter Triplets of the Finest (cornet solo) Triplicity (cornet trio) Trisgian Tristan und Isolde (prelude to Act IV) Triumphant Concert March Trois Rivieres Tricentenaire Trombones To The Fore Trombones Triumphant March Trombonium March Troopers Holiday Trumpeter’s Carnival March Trumpeters Three Trumpets Galore Twelve American Songs (solos) Twelve English Songs (cornet solos) Twilight Dreams (solo) Twilight Fancies

Valse Triste (Fischer) Valse-Caprice (clarinet solo) Vancouver Venezia Suite Veni Vidi Vici Veterans of Variety II Victor Herbert Favourites Victory (selection) Victory Fanfare Victory Garden Suite Vienna Dreams Vienna Dreams Vienna Forever March Village Festival Overture Viscoun and Nelson Voices of Spring Vorspiel and Leibestod from Tristan und Isolde Wagnerian (selection) Wait for the Waggon

Two Guitars Two Hearts in 3/4 Time Two Indian Dances Two Intermezzi from Jewels of the Madonna Two Little Japs U.S. Field Artillery Under Escort March Under Paris Skies Under Paris Skies Under Paris Skies Under the Double Eagle Under the Double Eagle Underneath The Stars United for Victory United Nations Rhapsody University Grand March University of Dayton March University of Illinois University of Nebraska Unrequited Love Unrequited Love Waltz Up The Street March Urbana Overture Vagabond King (selection) Valdres-Norwegian March Valencia Valley Forge Valor and Victory Valse Ballet Valse Caprice Valse Triste (B + H)

Waldmere March Walther’s Traumlief/Sigmund’s Liebestod (cornet solo) Waltz Medley Waltz Melody Waltz of the Flowers Waltz of the Flowers Waltz of the Flowers Waltz of Waltzes Waltzing Matilda Warbler’s Serenade Washington Grays Washington Post Washington Post Washington Post Waves of the Danube Waltz Waves of the Danube Waltz Way Down South March We Have Only Just Begun Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Wedding March from Midsummer Night’s Dream Wedding of the Painted Doll Wedding of the Winds Waltz Wellington Welsh Selection We’re On Our Way We’re The Girls Of Uncle Sam West Side Story-Selection Western Overture Western Skies March When The Saints

When The Saints When You’re Away When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba Whistling Shoemaker White Christmas Who’s Next?

Who’s Who in Navy Blue Wiener Blut Wildflower (quartet) William Tell (selection) William Tell Burlesque William Tell Overture (B + H) William Tell Overture (Ditson) William Tell Overture (Fischer) William Tell Overture (Pepper) William Tell Overture (Rubank) William Tell Overture (Simp) Willow Blossoms Willow Plate Suite Wine, Women, and Song Wings Over The Navy Wintergreen for President Wir Marschieren Medley Wish Me Luck With A Song In My Heart With Sword and Lance Without A Song Without A Song Wolverine March Woodland Whispers World Events March Yakety Sax Yankee Clipper Yea Drummer March Yelva Overture Yeoman of the Guard (selection) YMCA Yorktown Centennial March You Can Always Tell A Yank Yule Tide Zacatecas March Zallah Zampa Overture (in Bb) Zampa Overture (in Eb) Zsambeki Czardas

INDEX Abbotsford Music Festival, 222, 225 Aberfeldy, 244 Acupulco, 224 Adjutant Hanagan, 11 Agent-General for Canada, 50, Air Force Cadet Band, 149 Alexander Park, 222 Allen, Jack, 54 Alma Theatre, 29 Amsterdam, 241 Anders,Frank C., 48 Armstrong, Dave, 164 Army and Navy Veterans Band, 47 Arthur Delamont Concert Band, 271 Ascania, 191 Assiniboine Park, 26, 27, 31, 33, 74, 112 Athabasca Street, 7, Athenia, 113, 131

Brockton Point, Cricket Games, 106 Peace Rally, 104 Buckingham Palace, 49, 60, 64, 124 Buckley, Bob, 225 Buckley, Glen, 164 Bugle, 48, 52, 54, 64 Burrard Street. 107 Butroid, Art, 35, 36, 46, 47, 57 Calder, Bob, 218 Dave, 218 Calgary, 96, 166 Stampede, 157, 186, 206 California, 96 Canadian College Boys’ Band, 120 Canadian Pacific Line, 10 National Exhibition, 35 Station, 45, 67, 69, 70, 181, 197

Ayr, 244 Banff, 32, 39,180 Banff Springs Hotel, 43 Barcelona, 241 Barlow, Douglas, 46 Bath, 84, 128, 192, 193, Battle of the Flowers Parade, 259 Bayswater Street, 27, 176 BBC Studios, 49, 113, 50, 181, 183, 190, 199 Beaconhill Park, 220 Benjamin, Arthur, 97 Bergen, Holland, 171, Bernie, Bernice, 44 Bigsby, Harry, 46 Birkenhead, 120, 128 Black Friday, 11 Blackpool, England, 192, 193 Blackpool Tower, 193, Booth, William, 3 Bournemouth, 162 Bowen, York, 32 brass quartet, 27 Bristol, 181, British Columbia, 97, 177 British Columbia Lion’s Band, 158 Music Festival, 25, 44, 97, British Fleet, 64 Brixton Astoria Cinema, 83 Brussels, 187 World’s Fair, 201, 217

Cannon Street, 77 Capitol, 18 Capone, Al, 32 Captain Kendall, 10, 13 Captain Steeves. 18, 40 Chamber of Commerce, 32 Chapman, Samuel, Sir, 50, 87 Cassell’s Challenge Shield, 87, 90 Cheltenham, 194, Chicago, Worlds Fair, 29, 43,44 Canadian Exhibit, 38 Court of the Hall of Science, 38 Floating Theatre, 38 Premier of New Zealand, 38 Swift Company, 38 General Motors Bldg, 38, 40 White Sox, 38 Chicagoland Music festival, 40 Chinese Benevolent Ass., 275 Christie, Keith, 241, 288 Clacton-On-Sea, 113, 124, 126, 130 Clarence House, 215 Clark, Arnold, 46, 57 Clark, Don, 187 Cloverdale Rodeo Parade, 275 CNE, 27,33 Collier, Ron, 152 Cologne, 209, 241 Colonel Maidment, 10, 11 Comisky Park, 38

Commissioner Rees, 10, 11 Condon, Mr., 45 Conn Challenge Trophy, 97 Coombes, Jimmy, 193, Copenhagen, 241 Cordova Street, 40, 45, 107 Cornett, J.W., Mayor, 151 Coventry, 79, 121, 126, 127 Crown Jewels, 50 Crystal Palace, 68, 79, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93 Daily Province, 40 Dalian, 170 Daniels, John, 57 Dartmouth, 235, , 255, 257, 260, 267, Royal Regatta, 257 Davison, Bob, 57 Delamont Arthur, 3, 8, 11, 29, 31, 38, 41 38, 54, 55, 70, 79, 118, 142, 149, 177, 224, 269, 275 Family, 3, 8, 66 Frank, 3, 160 Gordon, 13, 18, 20, 21, 24, 31, 35, 36, 74, 113, 145, 199, 202, 213, 224, 237, 272 Grocery Store, 18, 21 Herb, 3, 160 John, 3, 5, 66, 68 Leonard, 3, 8, 11, 16, 17, 66 Lillie, 13, 20, 31, 33, 35, 48, 77, 89,145, 203, 224 Lizzie, 3 Park, 275 Seraphine, 3, 11, 66 Vera, 18, 31, 33, 35, 89, 113, 115, 121,128 Susan, 215, Walter, 3, 160 Delly, 49 Del Rey, Irene, 26 De Montfort Hall Gardens, 65 Department of External Affairs, 241 Derrick, Ralph, 46 Disneyland, 247 Dorking General Hospital, 265 Douglas, Ken, 185 Downs, Porky, 45 Drake, Francis, Sir, 64 Dr. Crippen. 10 Dublin, 79, 80, 82, 162

330 ~ Index Duchess of Athol, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 Duchess of Bedford, 120 Duncan, Peter, 190 Dunfermline, 57, 78, 84, Dunkerque, 224 Eastbourne, 54, 56, 84 Edinburgh, 167, 168, 212 Castle, 60, 62, 63, 87, 88 Ellington, Duke, 283 El Morocco, 146 Embassy Theatre, 169 Emery, Arnold, 177, 183 Empire Stadium, 207 Empress, of Ireland, 10, 14, 17, 136 of Britain, 74, 75, 80, 117, 131, 136 Endicott, Don, 46 England, 45, 49, 68, 75, 84, 107, 113, 181, 191 English Bay, 144 Essondale, 104 Estey, Bob, 149 Exeter, 167 Exhibition, City, 29 Horse Show Building, 48 Fawkes, Guy, 50 Ferguson, Howard, 50 Fiedler, Arthur, 173 Findlay, Jim, 57 Fire Brigade, 7 Fleet Street, 170 Flying Dutchman, 79 Flynn, Errol, 220 Foster, W. W., Chief, 67 Four Notes, 164 Free State Army Band, 79 Gable, Clark, 220 General Gordon School, 18, 24, 25,44, 147, 153, 174, 221, 238, 250 Geneva, 241, 252 Georgia, Auditorium, 187, 217, 234 Street, 100 Germany, 255, 263 Glasgow, 152, 179, 252 Golden, 186 Golden Gate Bridge, 94, 96, 97 Good, Bill, 173, 179 Citiizenship Award, 151, 155 Goss, Barbara, 257 Grandview, 146, 153

Grant, Cary, 220 Great Britain, 32, 79, 136 Great Yarmouth, 272 Green Dragon Hotel, 3 Gregory, Ian, 185 Grenadier Guards, 50, 65 Grey Cup, 224 Grosvenor House, 50 Habkirk, Jack, 54 Hadley, Michael, 285, 286 Hamburg, 241, 252, 255, Hamilton, 145 Harrogate, 195, Hastings Street, 22, 25 Haute Monde, 25 Haywood, W., 40 Hemming Trophy, 225 Hereford, 177, 258, 261 SA Band, 5 High Commissioner, 49 Hilversum, Holland, 229, Himalaya, 222 Hitler, 121 Hobson, Earl, 187 Holland, 45 Hotel Vancouver, 26, 29, 151, 152, 154 House of Commons, 50 Hudson’s Bay Co., 71 Hume, Mayor, 183 Ingeldew, Bill, 211, 234 International Congress, 7 “In Town Tonight,” 180, 181, 182, 183 Jackie Souders Orchestra, 19, 28, Jardin du Luxumbourg, 255, Jasper Park Lodge, 36 Jeffery, J. Alan, 41 Jersey Islands, 196, John Oliver High School, 176 Johnston, Roy, 35, 36, 54, 69 Jordon, A.W., 40 Julliard School of Music, 240 Junior Band Championship of the W. 32 Kamloops, 32, 35, 37, 39, 74, 110, 187 Kerkrade, 45, 199, 213, 216, 234, 235, 230, 243, 245, 232, 233, King, H.B., Major, 29 Kingston, Jamaica, 224 Kitsilano, 18, 19, 27, 176, Boys Band, 23, 32, 38,45, 67, 70, 74, 79, 136, 147, 151, 252, High School Band, 28, 29, 101 Red Shirts, 49

Showboat, 252, Kiwanis, 26 Kursaal Ballroom, 246 Lancasters, 150 Lazenby, Ted, 212 Lear, Howard, 164 Leceister, 65 Palace, 182 Lewis, Jerry, 182, 190 Lexington Hotel, 32 Lions Gate Bridge, 191 Lipsett, Fred, 149 Liverpool, 119, 120, 165 Lochearnhead Hotel, 63 Llandudno, Wales, 194 Lohengrin, 79 London, England, 7, 27, 49, 62, 75, 77, 80, 81, 83, 84, 120, 127, 165, 171, 181, 196, 225 London Palladium, 184 Lord Byng High School, 205, 204 Lord Mayor of London, 76, 80, 165 Louis, Joe, 74 Lusher, Don, 193, MacAdam, W.A., 50, 87 MacDonald, Ramsey, 50 MacKenzie, Dave, 241 MacMillan, Bloedel, 149 McKinnon, Evan, 177 Madrid, 241, 252 Mansion House, 80, 166, 170 Mark Twain, 276 Martin, Dean, 182, 190 Masons, 277 Mayor of Lambeth, 83 McLeod, Alex, 185 Medicine Hat, 74 Mexico, 241 Miller, G.C., Acting Mayor, 69 Millerd, Bill, 211, 288, 289 Mills Brothers, 81 Minneapolis, 40 Modley, Albert, 192, Montreal, 46, 47, 115, 191, 251 Moose Jaw, 3, 16, 19, 35, 39, 74 Morecambe, 83, 84 Moss, Harry, 70 Motorcycle, 6 Mourners, 14, 15, 16, 17 Mt. Fuji, 252 Mullins, Norm, 177 Murphy, Lombard, W., 78

THE BAND LIBRARY ~ 331 Musicians Union, 40 National Band Championship, 26, 33 National Juvenile Band, 25 Netherlands, 171 Newberry, 84 Newcastle Island, 102, 103, 138 New Hippodrome Theatre, 126 New Westminster, 150 New York World’s Fair, 100, 107, 113, 115 Niagara Falls, 27 Nice, 224, 119, 241, 261 Nicholson, Bob, 217, Norman, Karl, 240 Marek, 240, 292 North Vancouver, 147, 153, 217, Oatway, Wally, 35, 36, 54 Ocean Beach, 97 Oliver, James, 27 Olson, J., 40 Orsova, 224, 229, Ontario, 27 Oosterbeek, Holland, 191 Orchard, J.G.B., Mayor, 167 “Order of Canada,” 276 Orlando, Florida, 240 Orpheum, 18, 71 Osborne, Stanley, 41 Ottawa, 74 Citizen, 77 Oulette, Leo, 164 Paddington Station, 98 Pajala, Ron, 176, 286 Palace Theatre, 193, Palladium, 64 Panama Canal, 224, 229, Pantages, 18, 22, 23, Lloyd, 23 Parade Gardens, 192, 193, Parc Lafontaine, 115 Paris, 194, 224, 241, 252, 255, Parliament Buildings, 50 Pathe Movietone, 127 Newsreel, 50 Patrick SS, 196, Pattison, Jimmy, 240, 270 Jimmy Jr., 240, 290 Peace Tower, 74 Pearson, Norm, 57 Pender Auditorium, 152, 153 Percy Williams, 22, 23, 25

Peterborough, Mayor of, 169 Picadilly Circus, 196, Pittencrieff Park, 57, 78, Philadelphia Athletics, 38 Point Grey Junior High, 147, 153 Portsmouth, 197, Pratt, Bobby, 193, Princes Street Gardens, 166, 167 Province, 29 Quebec City, 14, 49, 74, 80 Queen Elizabeth, 220 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 235, 236, 243, 244, 248, 266, 270, 272, 273, 276 Radelet, Don, 99, 129,138, 139, 140 Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 50 RCMP, 45 Read, Jack, 46 Redoubt Bandstand, 54 Regents Park, 50, 65 Regina, 32, 74 Reid, Bob, 46 Revelstoke, 32, 39, 74, Rhodes Scholar, 241 Richards, Dal, 237, 280, 281, 282 Rimouski, 11, 15 Ripley’s Entertainment, 240 Roosevelt, 40 Ross, Bandstand, 167 Frank, Rt. Hon. Lt. Gov., 220 Stu, 46, 220, 236, 224 Rotary, 32 Rotterdam, 199 Rowland, Frederick, Sir, 165, 166 Royal, Air Force, 136 City Junior Band, 68, 70, 97, 147 City Concert Band, 187 Dublin Horse Show, 59, 80, 82 Russia, 267 Safeway Stores, 26, 32 Salvation Army Band, 3, 8, 16 Samaria, SS, 165, 172, 181, 197 Samuel Clemens, 276 San Francisco, 94, 96, 97 Sara, William-Hoskins, 74 Schnelling Max, 79 Schubert, 65 Scott, Duncan Campbell, 84 Scotland, 86, 88, 192, 215 Scottish Liberal Club, 168 Scythia SS, 194, Seaforth Highlanders, 144

Shakespeare, 50, 123, 124 Shanklin, 84 Shapiro, Phillip, H., 96 Sharpe, A.J., 89 Shriners, 158, 159 Smith, Ray, 149 Smith, Vina, 146 Soldiers Field, 38 Sotvedt, Ken, 212, 215, 217, Souders, Jackie, 28 Southam Publishing Co., 26 South Burnaby, 40 Southampton, 75, 80, 113, 131, 229, Southend-on-Sea, 215, 230, 246 South Devon, 257 Southport, 84, 128 Lord Mayor, 85 South Vancouver Juvenile Band, 40 Spanish Armada, 64 Spitfires, 150 Spring, 225 St. Hilda’s Band, 27 St. Lawrence, 11, 136 St. Mary’s Hall, 127 St. Paul’s Cathedral, 76 Hospital, 264 Steelworkers Band, 148 Stewart, Harvie, 46 stock market, 23 Stockwell, Chris, 59 Strand, 18 Sudbury, 74 Sunderland, 182 Swartz, Gerry, 145 Sweden, 197 Swift Current, 74 Prairie Chickens, 49 Taylor, Louis, B., Mayor, 40 Tchaikovsky, 79 Technical School, 160 Ted Heath Orchestra, 193, Temoin, Bernard, 280, 281, 282 Territorial Staff Band, 7, 10, 11, 22, Thom, Bing, 189, 190, 211 Toronto, 7, 17, 25, 27, 29, 36, 37, 113, 199 Exposition, 27 Torquay, 64 Tower of London, 56 Trafalgar Square, 194, Tranquille Sanatorium, 35 Trueman, Adelene, 160, 161 Tunbridge Wells, 194,

332 ~ Index Tupman, Dennis, 187, 194, Tusvik, Art, 212 U-Boat, 113, 117, 131 USS West Virginia, 96 Vancouver, 29, 49, 82, 178 Aquarium, 218 Baseball League, 149 Boys’ Band, 195, City Hall, 225 Court House, 100 Fireman’s Band, 68 Girl’s Band, 36, 44, 69, 70 152 Police Pipe Band, 68 Symphony, 173 Victoria, 26 Monument, 60, 124 Music Festival, 32 Vincent, Percy, Sir, 76, 80, 82, Wagner, 79 War Cry, 3, 68 Wards Music, 25, 220 Waterloo Station, 75 Watt, Pete, 236 Wembley Bicycle Races, 87 Stadium, 199, 208 Westminster Chapel, 50 West of England Band Festival, 60 West Vancouver Juvenile Band, 40, 153, 182, 186 Boys & Girls Band, 45, 71, 200, 201,204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 234 Weymouth, 162 White Rock, 261, 267 Whiting, Jack, 26 Winnipeg, 7, 39, 41, 74, 112 Winter Gardens, 193, Winters, Calvin, 40, 48, 103 Wood, Clifford, 57 Woodcock, Freddie, 47, 57 Woolich, 231 Yeoman of the Guard, 50 Yeovil, 75, 253, 256 Zurich, 252, 256