1961 Concert at Asheville, N.C.
Click Here to Listen to the EAEB in Concert at Asheville, NC in 1961
The 1961 recording made at at Asheville, NC, has the following titles on it:
East Atlanta Elementary Band
Charles I. Bradley, Conductor
1) American Salute (Gould)
2) Roman Carnival (Berlioz)
3) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn)
4) Le Lac Des Cygnes (Tschaiskowsky)
5) Overture to Candide (Bernstein)
NOTE: For best results, right-click on the above link, and click on “Save Link or Target As” and download this MP3 file to your Desktop. Then, listen to the recording in your favorite media player, without line speed affecting the quality of the recording! (File Size=64.32 MB)
Later in life, Mr. Bradley would say that the 1961 band was his finest! I played first chair French Horn in both 1961 and 1962, and I think that there was very little difference in the quality of the two bands. Also, my parents led the band parents association during those two years, and our two, out-of-state trips made to concerts in Asheville and Pittsburg were awesome! I’m sure that Mr. Bradley was correct in his assessment of the 1961 band; but, my point is that there was very little difference between 1961 and 1962 (or any other year, for that matter!). The East Atlanta Elementary Band was probably the finest elementary school band that ever took the stage, for all time! So, please listen to the two recordings made in 1961 and 1962 and decide for yourselves.
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hca713 @ 9:46 pm
Thank you for including the recordings of our most special concerts. The memories that are tied to the music are worth more than I can say. We were the luckiest children in Atlanta to be part of Mr. Bradley’s band!
Margie @ 11:58 pm
Yes, we were just ordinary kids who had an extraordinary opportunity to play beautiful music for Charlie Bradley! And, the recordings are tied to special memories for all of us! Thanks for your comments!
Rusty Laurens @ 5:46 pm
Hi Margie, I saw Harriet Corbett over the weekend at an MHS reunion at East Lake Park, and couldn’t wait to ask her if she or anyone else she knew still had the 1961 Asheville record. Ours was sat on and broken by a sibling back in the early 60s, and although I still have and treasure the double album from Pittsburgh in 1962, I seriously wanted to hear that 1961 performance again – especially after hearing that Mr. Bradley considered that his best band! Harriet hooked me up with your website, and I can’t thank you enough for putting this website together and making the music available to us all. I love hearing American Salute again! And Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Le Lac Des Cygnes! And even the 1958 record is familiar, as I remember we also played Colonel Bogey and A Night On Bald Mountain during our EAEB careers. (I played trombone, BTW, and my brother Richard played tenor sax). I remember Mr. Bradley always roaring up the back driveway through the playground at East Lake Elementary in that white Porsche he drove, and how all the guys would gather around that cool car! Many fond memories! Thanks again!