Columbia Band - Medley of Patriotic Airs (1915)

Charles Adams Prince was an American bandleader, pianist and organist known for conducting the Columbia Orchestra and, later, Prince's Band and Orchestra. He made his first recordings as a pianist in 1891 for the New York Phonograph Co. Later in the 1890s he worked as a musical director for Columbia Records and also conducted the Columbia Orchestra, as well as providing orchestral accompaniment for many of the Columbia Artists.
In 1905, Prince assembled his group Princes Band and Orchestra for Columbia and featured much of the same material as the Columbia Band. Prince's own composition, "The Barbary Rag", was recorded by the band in 1913.
Prince conducted Richard Wagner's "Rienzi Overture" in 1917 for Columbia's first classical music release. Prince's last recording for Columbia was in 1922. He then changed labels to Puritan Records and later to Victor Records, where he worked as associate musical director.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Americana
• Patriotic Music
• Charles Prince
• Columbia Records
• New York City
• 1915
• Panama Pacific Exhibit

[stlivermore]

Three cheers for the red. white and blue, the beautiful post.