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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1in one hall as von Bülow. Mme. Carreño-Sauret and M. Sauret with others gave concerts that first season.
3In January 1876 the new organ built by Roosevelt was played by noted New York organists. It was used by many local organists for recitals, and Frederic Archer of England gave his first American performance on it.
5The Hall was used by many choral societies, the Mendelssohn Glee Club, English Glee Club, New York Vocal Society, Harlem Mendelssohn Union, The Manhattan Choral Union, the Choral Club, the Musurgia, St. George's Glee Club, Orpheus Glee Club, Banks Glee Club, Lenox Hill Vocal Society, Metropolitan Musical Society, Palestrina Choir and the Rubinstein Club.
7String quartets appeared here, too; New York Quartet with William Mason as assisting artist on April 15, 1876; the quartet composed of Theodore Thomas, Joseph Mosenthal, George Matzka and Frederick Bergner; the Philharmonic Club led by Richard Arnold; and the Beethoven String Quartet led by Gustav Dannreuter. After the disbandment of Theodore Thomas' New York orchestra, Chickering & Sons tried to establish in 1878 a permanent orchestra with G. Carlberg as conductor. Remenyi and Wilhelmj were soloists.
9In 1882-83 popular orchestral concerts were conducted by Philip Herfort and the "Historical Cyclus" of vocal concerts was projected by Maurice Strakosch. The next season Georg and Lillian Bailey Henschel gave there the first of their joint song recitals.
11In 1886-87 the conductor, Frank Van der Stücken, started a series of symphonic concerts in which he brought forward novelties, among them MacDowell's Ophelia, part of J. K. Paine's Nativity and Berlioz' Trojans in Carthage. The next year he gave five concerts devoted solely to works of American composers.
13In [address hidden] disclosed original and advanced ideas in conducting, and brought forward such novelties as Wagner's Symphony in C and Brückner's Fourth Symphony in a series of three concerts.
15In 1888-89 orchestral series were given by Theodore Thomas and Mr. Van der Stücken who gave concerts the following season also. Illustrated lectures on music were given by Dr. F. L. Ritter the latter season.
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