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William Whilman Higgins William W. Higgins, a native of Dexter, Maine, moved to Modesto in 1910 and became involved in musical activities. In June of 1919 he formed a band that was called the Modesto Band, later known as MoBand. In May of 1920 he recruited a group of boys to form the prize-winning Modesto Boys’ Band. When William died in April of 1922, Frank Mancini took over as director and led the Boys’ Band to win many more band contests and reach national recognition. Information courtesy of Steve Pecsek | ||
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