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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0711.046 2008-2010Yoshimoto, J From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Urban furbcar @cox.netj Wednesday, March 03, 2010 10:29 AM J S Yoshimoto Rodney Wong; Paul Arceo; Glenn Carvalho; Lionel Carvalho; Marian & Frank Johnson Thornberg Fw: FYI re: County Band /Carvalho family Attachments: IMG_0001.jpg; IMG_0002.pdf; IMG_0003.pdf; IMG_0004.pdf; IMG_0005.pdf Mr. Yoshimoto, I'm taking the liberty of sending you some background information that you might find the County Council considers the fate of the County Band. The attachments are excerpts autobiography I wrote for my grandchildren so that they would appreciate their heritage. information primarily concerns the history of the Carvalho family in Hawaii it is inextricab history of the band. I hope this information will heighten awareness of the historical and the Hawaii County Band. Thank you again for your concern and courtesies. Sincerely, Urban F. Carvalho urbcar @cox.net 3/3/2010 0 C Comm. No. Ref. To Ref. Date Page 1 of-.1 (4 Pat interesting as from an While the ly linked to the cultural value of 0 • fTl 0 ratro 1 1• 2 21 1 ?b--> Wi //i fi fre ger x, _ 1».0'x - /N 1 No more will we hear him spinning humor- ous tales of his life and revealing his fantastic library of quips and jokes. No more will his experienced hands be conducting our school band playing songs that touched the hearts of true Vikings. No more will we see his smile, his light - footed walk, his grayish hair, his cheerful "hello's." Our bandmaster, Urban Carvatho, has felt us and gone to another land where, we hope, he will find the contentment and peace that he so rightfully deserved. Death claimed the life of our beloved band teacher on Friday, February 26; that is a day that will be remembered by all. Mr. Carvolho gave so much of himself to the students and the people of the Hilo community. His love of music knew no boundaries, and his willingness to share this love was just as limitless. 7/6. 16tieue evuiailto April 7, 1911 - February 26, 1965 His family founded the first Hawaii County Band. At the age of 15, he played in this band which was then under the direction of Frank J. Vierra. He spent his high school years at St. Louis High School in Honolulu and graduated from there in 1930. After attending Ithaca College in New York where he received a BS degree in instrumental music, Mr. Carvolho returned to Hilo and played in the County Band from 1935 to 1943. Ap- pointed its bandmaster in May 1943, he served in that capacity until January of 1963. Hilo High's graduates and students will re- member him as their Concert Bandmaster. He started the Concert Band back in 1939 when he first came here to teach. Gone is he now from the old band room, but the dedication and joy that Mr. Carvalho put into his teaching will remain permanently in our memory. (by Randall Hongo) 207 ANTONIO JOAQUIM DE CARVALHO MARIA PERPETUA DOS ANJOS V MANUEL JOAQUIM DE CARVALHO Born 7 -12 -1827, Ponta Delgada, Azores JOAQUIN REIS Born 1 -6 -1862 Died 11 -10 -1923 Joaquin was a barber and a musician. He and his brother Jules owned a barbershop in Hilo. He wrote and taught music. He and Jules founded the Hilo Band. He was the 1st bandmaster of the band which now is the Hawaii County Band. He married ROSALINA PACHECO Born 1868 /Died 1930. They had 7 children: 1. Mary 2. William 3. Virgin R. 4. Alfred 5. Charles 6. Amelia 7. Joaquin Jr. CARVALHO FAMILY TREE THEOTONIO FURTADO JACINTHA FLORA V married > JACINTHA CANDIDA FURTADO Born 11 -11 -1927, Ponta Delgada, Azores Died 8 - 19 - 1894, Hilo, Hawaii Died 1 -22 -1896, Hilo, Hawaii Manuel and Jacintha and their four children arrived in Hawaii from the Azores Islands on August 24, 1881. Manuel was a tinsmith by trade. He became a health inspector for the sugar company in Hilo. These are their four children. [ My grandfather (your great, great grandfather) is Jules Campos.] V JULES CAMPOS Born 2 -11 -1864 Died 12 -12 -1923 Jules was a barber and a musician. He played the trumpet in the Hilo Band. He married MARIA JOSE DE MELLO Born 1867 /Died 1948. They had 6 children: 1. Olivia 2. Elvira 3. Jules A. 4. Cecilia 5. Carlos G. 6. Urban Campos f MARGAREDA JULIA Born 12 -13 -1868 Died 5 -25 -1938 Margareda was a homemaker, She married a Spaniard named MANUEL ALFRED CAMINOS Born 1852 /Died ?? They had 8 children: 1. Georgina A. 2. Manuel A., Jr. 3. William 4. Lucy 5. Virginio A. 6. Constantine C. 7. Jessie C. 8. Edward G. VIRGINIO AUGUSTO Born 4 -24 -1873 Died 1 -17 -1948 He was an educator in the public schools of Hawaii for 43 years. He became a Territorial Senator and Representative. A banyan tree he planted in Hilo is still living on Banyan Drive. He married MARIA DOS ANJOS BENTO Born 1879 /Died 1945 They had 10 children: 1. Anita 2. Virginio A., Jr. 3. Reginald 5. 4. Albert T. 5. Herman J. 6. Raymond F. 7. Raymond G. 8. Stanislaus C. 9. Priscilla L. 10. Genevieve -4 Urban Campos Carvalho < married > Dorothea Eleanor Farrington Born in Hilo, HI 4 - 7 - 1911; Died in Hilo 2 - 26 - 65 Born in Delhi, NY 5 - 18 - 1913; Died in Hilo 1 - 6 - 2006 Urban met Dorothea at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. He was a Music Education student and she was studying to become a Physical Education teacher. They got married on 9 -10 -1934 in Wingdale, NY where Dorothea grew up. Their first child, Patricia Ann, was born in Sharon, CT, across the state line from Wingdale. When Urban got his Education degree they moved to Hilo. There were no airplanes that flew to Hawaii then, so they took a ship from New York City. The ship stopped in Cuba for a few days then went through the almost new Panama Canal. When they arrived in Hilo they lived with Urban's mother while they waited for their new house to be built at 394 Haili Street. Urban taught music in the public school system and became the Bandmaster of the Hawaii County Band. He was the Bandmaster for 20 years. Until 1959 Hawaii was a Territory. They had five children: v PATRICIA ANN - MARIAN MAE - URBAN FARRINGTON - LIONEL WAYNE - GLENN DOUGLAS Born 1 - - 1935 Born 9 - - 1936 Born 7 -26 -1939 Born 5 -19 -1944 Born 12 -7 -1945 Sharon, CT Hilo, T.H. Hilo, T.H. Hilo, T.H. Hilo, T.H. BEFORE I WAS BORN My own roots mainly come from two very large trees: CARVALHO TREE: "Carvalho" is the Portuguese word meaning "Oak ", which is a very nice coincidence when you're talking about family trees. My grandfather Jules Campos Carvalho came to Hawaii from Ponta Delgada in the Azores Islands of Portugal in 1881. He was 17 years old and he didn't come alone. With him on the sailing ship "Suffolk" were his parents, his older brother Joaquin (19), a younger sister Margareda (13) and another brother Virginio (8). It was a very long journey. The trip took them 104 days and they had to travel around Cape Horn, the Southern tip of South America. According to stories I heard, the ship stopped in Brazil to pick up supplies on the way to Hawai'i. I'm sure they had to make other stops as well but I don't remember if I was ever told that. The drinking water on the ship was so bad that they had to boil it and make tea to kill the bugs and taste. When they finally got to Hawai'i there was no place for the ship to dock so they anchored off shore. Everyone was put into big row boats along with their luggage and were rowed to shore. They came ashore at Laupahoehoe, then had to ride horses and carriages to Hilo which was about 20 miles away. There were some other immigrants (not relatives) from Portugal who had emigrated to Hawaii before my grandfather's family and they gave my grandfather's family a place to stay until they could make their own way. My grandfather and his older brother Joaquin knew how to cut hair. They had brought their barber's tools with them so they opened up a barbershop in Hilo. They were the first barbers in town - so they made a good living. Three years after arriving in Hawai'i, on August 2, 1894, Jules and his brothers and sister became naturalized citizens of the Republic of Hawaii. When Hawai'i became a U. 5. Territory a few years later, they automatically became United States citizens. Jules and his brother Joaquin loved to play music as did many other Portuguese immigrants, so the barbers started a small band in 1883 just for the fun of playing music. Joaquin had studied music in Portugal. The band quickly became known as the Hilo Band and soon they were being asked to play for parades and concerts. People would hire the band for weddings and other special occasions so the brothers made extra money doing that. It wasn't long before the Hilo Band became so popular that the Mayor of Hilo suggested that the band should be paid by the county as a "part time" organization. Joaquin became the Bandmaster and Jules played the cornet; the band became known as the Hawai'i County Band. Tuesdays and Thursdays were "slow" days at the Carvalho Barbershop so band rehearsals were scheduled on those days. They would close their barbershop early. The Hawaii County Band is still going strong in Hilo and continues to rehearse on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My Dad played in it as a young student and later, when he returned from college, became the County Bandmaster - a job he held for 20 years. I used to go to band rehearsals with Dad when I was very young and later on, when I turned 16, I played the clarinet in the band. My pay was $30 a month; I thought I was rich! 12 Hilo Tribune Herald 12/12/1923 Grandpa Jules Obituary `Hilo4(_ inlay Abed 59fat,Home oPD"augh" -' ,tei,pIaa;Fuieral foriiorrow t; IniGi, C a.,C,arvalhg wCll, ha '> niaaina',of HL1o,9 rite dk t RL15,d'ctoCh ak ; 11'e Itomo of *1L1s�Q3up'n• 'tec,',Mrs lu1n Rosentea ,kCa.t'v & ]Itoi lt'Lil�'buen ui Ill .lieifth,pfor 11've motitti &f ' lat d.cabo iL - th`ree' yawl ni; ago�,r.'atii•ed frei u9in s e ° ;since't1?en° ,*- his ,hsite •to I311n 1tA.`vo .uot; •very iio`h!ing a P &idei, a acquaint trheoshfI» , tllianr'did.'11r; ; Garval ho latidt, 1`eabes; `ltq'40W: %Stiien1le lioy_f rives, �:ei1 known in the commun?ty,,, z "'Mf' C3t,5 a.tho calve'to',•lawari from& _A SUre wdi g c rrlint'„,a c '�smull' bOY. 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"', 'The Bite ,of automobiles 4 . ,,, ilvLhg. dhe °Y.o rtitq'1;i•ave,j =!' :for`bfoc rwhlfe,,, the • tyloral ',i:`ribut�S J ,,. lwbr' noL'ittet tb li 1orlhheL•mumb� r' ind cheat' v t $j4t'the grave a last service lifv4 4nbfuiced itutl tgam tl1't;h, okk of- 4heQqupty.13ahk ?arose in`Lis;,hou- . ur,'`,4thqug'pthose' wlioWatC t }da a ltlih •,:.. ;tUnxj„jse}:vic e were mflnymiuctub'ers.:. n1� Ootii',t3gY4'B I, :of- 'which tine tletee'Sidl.tiuel roh vamiL , t .nieuib ° L Y•: ! ?' a Hilo Tribune Herald circa early 1931 (Dad leaves for college) CARVALHO D ES TO TAKE USIC LESSONS Hilo Youth to Study for Fouri Years at Ithaca, New York, School To major in an advanced course in music, Urban Carvalho left by steamer yesterday enroute to Itha- ca, New York., where he will remain for the next four years. Young Carvalho is to attend the Ithaca School of Music. an out- standing . ; eastern institut'on. He . expects to take up intensive stu -j dies, in, conducting in its various phasep and also special work with' the cornet. , musical course is. to cozrtinu for four years. For the past year, Carvalho has been a member of the Hawaii County band, under Director Frank'•, Vierra. He was second assistant cornet soloist. While a student a St. Louis College, he was solo cor- netist. Fie was graduated from St. Lou- is CoIleg in 1930, obtaining high honors in , his studies. • Following his graduation. he returned to Hilo and since that time was employed as clerk at the Men's Shop. , Car - valho is nineteen years old. Honolulu Star - Bulletin 08/21/1935 6.Bn IIetin Correspondence) wail, Aug. 21.—Mr. and Carvalho and little atricia Ann, returned to from Honolulu to make e here. valho has been appointed culty of Hilo intermediate there he is expected to or- Vnnusic classes and probably rise the organization of an or- nt five years on the main - dying . music, receiving his at the Ithaca Conservatory is in New York. Carvalho bandmaster's certificate. the present, the Carvaihos siting with Mr. Carvalho's Mrs. Maria Carvalho. 13