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George Staheli Memorial Oompah Ensemble
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Jim Sevy started this music group 25 years ago for the Santa Clara Pageant and Parade
This band plays Oktoberfests, care centers, and other events during the Oktoberfest time. It also plays Dixieland music at many events.
Brief history of George Staheli in regards to music in his life.
George Staheli was a musician in Switzerland, playing the trumpet in a quartet at dances, weddings, and festivals throughout Switzerland and Germany. He farmed as well, but he loved music best. In 1861 he and his family immigrated to the Utah. When George and his family arrived in Salt Lake City, Brigham Young invited George to stay there to teach and play music, but he wanted to be with the rest of the Swiss saints who had been called to Santa Clara, so he declined.
On the way to Santa Clara, his trumpet, which had been hooked onto the side of the wagon, fell off, and and a wagon wheel crushed it.
After three years in Santa Clara, fellow Swiss settler John Itten inherited some musical instruments and gave them to the town, including a trumpet for George, who immediately formed a band. George wrote out all the parts for the band by hand, and taught other saints to play, including his two boys At the dedication of the Saint George Temple George Staheli and his band stood on top of the temple and played.
Edited from https://segullah.org/daily-special/george-staheli-and-the-wagon-crushed-trumpet/
Jim Sevy started this music group 25 years ago for the Santa Clara Pageant and Parade
This band plays Oktoberfests, care centers, and other events during the Oktoberfest time. It also plays Dixieland music at many events.
Brief history of George Staheli in regards to music in his life.
George Staheli was a musician in Switzerland, playing the trumpet in a quartet at dances, weddings, and festivals throughout Switzerland and Germany. He farmed as well, but he loved music best. In 1861 he and his family immigrated to the Utah. When George and his family arrived in Salt Lake City, Brigham Young invited George to stay there to teach and play music, but he wanted to be with the rest of the Swiss saints who had been called to Santa Clara, so he declined.
On the way to Santa Clara, his trumpet, which had been hooked onto the side of the wagon, fell off, and and a wagon wheel crushed it.
After three years in Santa Clara, fellow Swiss settler John Itten inherited some musical instruments and gave them to the town, including a trumpet for George, who immediately formed a band. George wrote out all the parts for the band by hand, and taught other saints to play, including his two boys At the dedication of the Saint George Temple George Staheli and his band stood on top of the temple and played.
Edited from https://segullah.org/daily-special/george-staheli-and-the-wagon-crushed-trumpet/