Mr. W. W. Sayer to Have Charge of Brass Band Through the good emees of Mr.
M. Green (formerly editor of the "North-China Daily News"), Colonel Parminster, Commandant ' of the Royal Military School of "Music, Kneller Hall, and the adjutant at Kneller Hall, Mr. W. W. Sayer has been appointed bandmaster of the Municipal Brass Band, and is expected to take up his duties at an early cate, "He travelled to Shanghai via Siberia immediately on receiving notice of his appointment and arrived fon Aug. 12. He will make his initial appearance with the Municipal Band the near future.
Mr, Sayer comes to Shanghai with an excellent record of service in the British Army. He was for many years with the East Lancashire Reiment as bendmasier-—before, during trid after the War. In 1018, he was faced with the problem of building Me. W. up on entirely new band and his efforts proved so successful that the East Lancashire Regimental Band was commanded to play, before His! Majest the Royal Pavilion, Al and was constantly in demand for engagements at home during. that year and In 1921, when the regiment went abroad on foreign service.
Mr. Sayer has seen service in India, Bermuda and Malta' and has also seen service in Peiping and Hongkong. Mr. Sayer has had considerable experience in training young musicians with excellent results, After leaving the East Lancashire Regiment, Mr. Sayer was for a number of years bandmaster in the Bombay, Baroda ang Central India Regiments where he introduced new methods of cataloguing, and in the maintenance of musical instruments.
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