{"id":148808,"date":"2015-11-04T15:01:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T19:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=148808"},"modified":"2015-11-04T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T19:01:59","slug":"stay-well-sparkle-the-music-lovers-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/stay-well-sparkle\/stay-well-sparkle-the-music-lovers-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"STAY WELL & SPARKLE – The Music Lovers Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"band\"The spark in retired Bandmaster Hesketh Casimir\u2019s eyes was amazingly sharp \u2013 without glasses! And his wit was even sharper at his 97th birthday bash last Friday night at the Fort Young Hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cContinue batting your innings, as you have, Sir,\u201d boomed bandsman Reginald St. Havis Shillingford in that stentorian voice of a veteran cricket commentator. \u201cDon\u2019t go for any big shots and I have no doubt that you will make it to your century!\u201d<\/p>\n

One does not have to be a connoisseur of fine music to savour this exquisite and profound dimension of our history. Who is this man anyway? And what one unfulfilled dream still haunts him? What is it that does our Government Band lacks, which all its counterparts in the entire Caribbean can be proud of? This vignette and the remarks that follow should offer some clues:<\/p>\n

The story was told of a band member arriving late for memorial parade at the Cenotaph. The brightly uniformed unit was already in formation as the band member jumped the fence with his instrument, trying sneak in from behind. \u201cPlease leave!\u201d ordered the Bandmaster. The rest of the team dared not look back, but knew exactly what was going on. When the latecomer hesitated, the same order was repeated with increasing volume. This Bandmaster\u2019s motto had been well drilled into everyone\u2019s consciousness, \u201cTime is time!\u201d Needless to say, hushed silence prevailed throughout the multitude as the chastened player retreated with his tail between his legs, never more to offend again.<\/p>\n

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Clayton Balthazar, Bingsworth Casimir, Hesketh Casimir and Kenneth Tyson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This high commitment to principle was an oft-repeated sentiment that night. Former Drum Major Francis Richards had pulled off a spectacular surprise. He provided a fitting platform for current and retired colleagues of the Music Lover\u2019s Government Band to heap accolades on their leader of nearly forty years. His public service virtues now seem of a bygone era. Yet, they hold powerful lessons for each of us committed to nation building. Unfortunately, the followers of this exemplary leader are in a sense still wandering in the wilderness. And that glaring need hangs overhead like the sword of Damocles, threatening the very viability of the band itself. This article ends with a poem as motivational as any I have ever come across, not only for those in the musical arts, but indeed in any field of human endeavor.<\/p>\n

Hesketh Casimir was bestowed to Dominica way back in 1918, coinciding with the cessation of hostilities in WWI. In civilian life he was best known as proprietor of Ceebees on Cork Street, the Jays of its day. His most worthy successor, Bandleader Valena Letang recalls regularly patronizing the store for the monthly editions of \u2018Schoolgirls\u2019 magazine with the same passion of today youth attach to soap operas and video games.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Tyson of proud Kalinago ancestry is one of two surviving founding band members to whom we owe an enormous debt of gratitude. Their cohorts featured the likes of L.M. Christian who went on to pen the music to the National Anthem, \u201cIsle of Beauty.\u201d Tyson zeroed in on Mr. Casimir\u2019s no nonsense attitude and devotion above the call of duty.<\/p>\n

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Following him to was Bing Casimir, better known as the Swinging Stars iconic trumpeter. Bing praised his distinguished namesake for paying for his music lessons and being completely responsible for his own impressive career in music. Norman \u2018Balty,\u2019 Cornelius, Simeon, Harris, Havis, Peter, Richards, Mrs. Letang and his very close friend Max regaled with stories of tribulations and triumphs over the years.<\/p>\n

In their day, Music Lovers traveled in seatless dumpers over unpaved roads to purvey their sweet notes to furthest reaches of the country. Oftentimes, on such trips they would shelter from rain under the same dusty tarps used to cover aggregate. They endured the inconveniences of travelling on a \u2018lighter\u2019, which was towed along the west coast. On several occasions they crossed the once-again infamous Boetica Gorge on a Land Rover using chains on the wheels. (For those who have experienced bitter winters, these were \u2018snow tires\u2019 in Dominica \u2013 imagine that!)<\/p>\n

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Today, Dominica boasts three other marching bands: two Scouts and one Cadet. Consequently, youth from the countryside have the same long-cherished opportunity to funnel into the Music Lovers – the proud legacy of Roseau-based families who have served in this venerable national institution over the generations.<\/p>\n

Though knocking at the door of his century, \u2018Cazo\u2019 still is a self-sufficient bundle energy. One cannot help but think, \u201cThis is what I\u2019d want to be like if I ever get that ripe old age!\u201d So, say no more. Let me close with the words of this illustrious man himself. Feel the indomitable spirit of Rueben Hesketh Casimir \u2013 verbatim – as he delivers his swan song speech in 2004:<\/p>\n

\u201cTowards the end of the World War 11 the Band of original Dominica Defense Force (DDF) led by Drum Major Cecil A. Bellot was dissolved and all its musical instruments were transferred to Antigua by the colonial authorities. As a result of this arbitrary action, there was a deplorable absence of live and appropriate music at ceremonial functions especially military parades. As the years went by, the situation progressively worsened and reached a point which prompted a \u2018rescue\u2019 operation by a number of former DDF Band members (including yours truly) who were subsequently joined by other civic minded musicians to form a quasi-military band to be called \u2018Music Lovers\u2019.<\/p>\n

Owing to the limited number of musical instruments immediately available, general priority was given to those who already had their own. The \u2018Music Lovers\u2019 Band was formally launched on the 7th day of June 1951 when it played under the leadership of the said Cecil A. Bellot at the Military Parade which highlighted the official observance of the birthday of the then British Monarch. This event continued to be observed here annually until 1978 when on 3rd November of that year, Dominica attained its political independence and opted to be a republic.<\/p>\n

On that auspicious occasion, the Band made its presence felt by the role it played in the military display and otherwise, only to be embarrassingly overlooked when official kudos were being extended to all and sundry.<\/p>\n

Notwithstanding this treatment, records will show that the Band has consistently participated in all Independence Celebrations since then, not to mention other ceremonial occasions and annual Christmas tours of out-districts. Following the resignation of Cecil Bellot in 1968 for health reasons, I was entrusted with the leadership and continued in that position until my retirement in 2004 \u2013 a matter of 36 years at the helm which (you better believe me) was no enviable task.<\/p>\n

As I look back, I can vividly recall during my 53-year membership that many difficulties and problems encountered by the Band, the nature of some of which I would prefer not to venture to tell at this time. It should be noted however, that assistance in our fund-raising efforts came largely through public dances and other social activities while some support, financial and otherwise, was received from various business firms and private individuals.<\/p>\n

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Current Band Leader Valena Letang with Ann Marie Clark and Jacqueline Andre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Government, for its part, undertook to provide a token grant annually to help defray the high cost of sheet music. This level of assistance from the authorities\u00a0was to see no appreciable change until some ten years later when a decision to acquire the Band\u2019s assets was implemented and payment of a monthly stipend to individual members was agreed upon among other terms and conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"band5\"Mr. Casimir closed his 2004 speech with these words:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the critical conditions yet to be fulfilled, however is the provision of a suitable and permanent facility for this statutory body which notwithstanding its long existence, continues to conduct all its activities in an environment that leaves much to be desired. Oh! What a wonderful and special Anniversary gift it would be if those in authority were to heed this latest appeal and hopefully announce that something to that effect was about to happen.<\/p>\n

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DESPAIR NOT, PLAY ON !!
\nThough the path of yours be far from rosy,
\nAnd your future plans not bright and cosy.
\nDo not despair by failed expectations,
\nSteer the course and conquer all frustrations
\nJust be steadfast and don\u2019t ever weary
\nPlease be of good cheer, and do not worry
\nLife is a mighty challenge and not fun
\nDown not your tools, you\u2019ve only just begun
\nLet\u2019s go to the Garden of Orpheus
\nWhere sweet sounds of music will regale us
\nGarner support for this great occasion
\nStrike up the Band, play on fellas, play on!
\nR. Hesketh Casimir<\/p>\n

Maj. Sam Christian is Medical Officer of the Dominica Cadet Corps and operates Urgent Care on Bath Road. For more information, please click on the Urgent Care website http:\/\/urgentcareda.weebly.com\/<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The spark in retired Bandmaster Hesketh Casimir\u2019s eyes was amazingly sharp \u2013 without glasses! 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