Chapter VIII (1)

1900

The first decade of the twentieth century was noteworthy for the establishment of orchestras throughout the land. During the nineteenth century the development of the resources of the country and the increase of its wealth and population was phenomenal. In 1900 the population of the United States was about seventy-five millions. Chicago, which was practically non-existent in 1800, had a population of about two millions and was already a rival of New York. Railroads, unknown at the beginning of the nineteenth century, had covered the country with a network of communications and caused the growth of large cities in places far remote from the civilization of the year 1800.

We find Minneapolis establishing an orchestra in 1902, St. Paul in 1905, New Orleans in 1906, Seattle in 1908, while the Symphony Society of New York was reorganized in 1905, and a Russian Symphony orchestra established in New York City. The term "Symphony Orchestra" has been universally adopted, till we have symphony orchestras even in the moving picture houses. In Grove's Dictionary (edition of 1890) the only symphony orchestra mentioned is "the Boston Symphony Orchestra," though the "Symphony Society" of New York is also listed. It seems then that the term "symphony" applied to an orchestra is an American qualification signifying complete equipment, and at least good intentions.

During this period the New York Philharmonic Society adopted the plan, for three successive years, of engaging visiting, or guest conductors, and in this way a number of the most prominent European conductors were introduced to the American public.

A few American composers emerged, and of them the most frequently found were Frederick S. Converse and Henry K. Hadley, of whose works several were produced by the leading orchestras and opera companies.

The list of virtuosi is also long. Among pianists Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilovitsch appeared in 1900, and later came Rudolf Ganz, Josef Lhevinne, Katherine Goodson, and Serge Rachmaninof. Among violinists, Kubelik, Kocian, Hugo Heermann, Jacques Thibaud, Efrem Zimbalist and Arthur Spalding, only the last being of American birth.

The list of singers is long, and is chiefly associated with opera. Louise Homer, an American, made her début in 1900, and Geraldine Farrar, another American, in 1906. Among other noted singers we find, Lucienne Breval, Caruso, Fremstad, Tetrazzini, Bonci, Renaud, Chaliapin, Morena, Destinn, Mary Garden, John McCormack, Edouard Clément, and Slezak,--samples of many nationalities.

This brings us to the opera. Maurice Grau resigned from the directorship of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1903. Grau brought the star system to a climax, and gave opera with "all star casts," but few new operas were presented under his management. In 1903 Heinrich Conried succeeded to the management of the Metropolitan Opera House, and set himself to work to abolish the star system, as far as possible, and produce a good ensemble. The abolition of the star system proved an impossibility, because people had been fed upon it since the musical life of the country began, and New York audiences would not go to hear singers who had not already made European reputations. But Mr. Conried succeeded in producing many works new to the American public. Of these "Parsifal" stands forth conspicuously, though he found a competitor in Henry W. Savage, who produced "Parsifal" in English a few days in advance of Mr. Conried's production. This was followed in 1906 by Strauss's "Salome." Conried died in 1908 and was succeeded by the dual control of Signor Gatti-Casazza and Andreas Dippel, but Dippel soon resigned and went to Chicago, and from that date until the present (1922) Signor Gatti-Casazza has been sole manager of the Metropolitan Opera House.

In 1906 Oscar Hammerstein opened the Manhattan Opera House in New York City and instituted a strong rivalry with the Metropolitan. He brought to America some excellent singers and presented many works new to the American public. While the Metropolitan company gave more German than French or Italian opera, the Manhattan seemed to tend towards a preponderance of French opera. The rivalry was beneficial to the public if not to the stockholders.

We find during this period an opera, "The Pipe of Desire," by Frederick S. Converse, the first American opera to be presented at the Metropolitan Opera House. All the principals, with one exception, were also of American birth,--Louise Homer, Riccardo Martin, Clarence Whitehill and Herbert Witherspoon. The other principal was Lenora Sparks, an English singer.

The most notable feature of the decade seems to have been the spread of musical enterprise throughout the country. Distant cities were organizing choral societies and orchestras to a greater extent than ever before. It is necessary not only to develop composers, support a few fine orchestras and produce a few operas, but the nation must grow musically as a whole. The support given to musical enterprise depends on the education of the rising generation, and must begin with the schools.

1900. Jan. 5. Sinding's "Rondo Infinito" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra. Also Weidig's "Scherzo Capriccioso."

1900. Jan. 13. R. Goldmark's overture to "Hiawatha" produced (from
MS.) by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Jan. 19. Sinding's "Episodes Chevaleresques" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Jan. 22. Spinelli's opera "A Basso Porto" presented by the
Castle Square Opera Company in New York City.

1900. Jan. 24. American début of Fritz Friedrichs, as _Beckmesser_
in "Die Meistersinger" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City.

1900. Jan. 25. Reyer's opera "Salammbô" presented at the French
Opera House, New Orleans.

1900. Feb. 3. G. W. Chadwick's "Elegiac Overture" produced (from
MS.) by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Feb. 10. V. d'Indy's suite for orchestra "Médée" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Feb. 11. E. Pessard's "Danses Espagnoles," and Dubois's
"Marche des Batteurs" from the opera "Xavière," given at a
concert of the Orchestral Club, in Boston.

1900. Feb. 17. C. Franck's symphonic poem "Les Éolides" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Mar. 10. R. Strauss's symphonic poem "Ein Heldenleben" given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Mar. 10. Sinding's Violin Concerto in A major given by the
Philharmonic Society in New York City, with Henri Marteau as
soloist. Also Guiraud's "Caprice" for violin.

1900. Mar. 10. J. K. Paine's ballet music from his opera "Azara"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Mar. 14. The overture to Coleridge Taylor's "The Song of
Hiawatha" given at a concert of the Cecilia Society, Boston.

1900. Mar. 25. C. Franck's symphonic poem, with chorus, "The
Beatitudes," given by the German Liederkranz, in New York City.

1900. April 7. Mrs. H. H. A. Beach's pianoforte concerto in C
sharp minor produced (from MS.) by the Boston symphony
Orchestra; also Rameau's "Ballet Suite" given for the first time
in America.

1900. April 27. The Overture to Saint-Saëns's opera "La Princesse
Jaune"; Becker's "Scenes Luxembourgeoises"; Dubois's "Rigaudon"
and "Danses Cénénoles," and E. Tavan's "Noce Arabe" given by
the Orchestral Club, Boston.

1900. July 2 Production of Frank von der Stucken's symphonic
festival prologue, "Pax, Triumphans," at a Saengerfest in
Brooklyn, N. Y.

1900. Oct. Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra established by the
Orchestral Association, with Fritz Scheel as conductor.

1900. Oct. 19. Chaikovsky's suite de ballet "La Belle au Bois
Dormant" and G. Schumann's "Symphonic Variations" for organ and
orchestra given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; also d'Indy's
"Wallenstein's Camp."

1900. Oct. 20. Handel's Fourth Concerto for Organ (B minor) given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Oct. 20. Edouard Strauss and his Vienna Orchestra made
American début at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City. Made an
extensive tour of the United States.

1900. Nov. 2. Berlioz's overture to "Rob Roy" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Nov. 12. American début of Charles Gilibert (baritone) in
"Roméo et Juliette" in San Francisco, Cal. His New York début
took place at the Metropolitan Opera House on Dec. 18, in the
same opera, as the _Duke of Verona_.

1900. Nov. 17. American début of Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian
pianist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1900. Nov. 13. American début of Robert Blass (tenor), as _Herman_
in "Tannhäuser," in San Francisco, Cal. New York début Dec. 24.

1900. Nov. 14. American début of Louise Homer (contralto) as
_Amneris_ in "Aida," and Imbart de la Tour (tenor) as
_Rhadames_, at San Francisco, Cal. New York début same opera,
Metropolitan Opera House, Dec. 22.

1900. Nov. 16. Josef Suk's symphony in E major given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1900. Nov. 17. American début of Marcel Journet (baritone) in
"Lucia" at San Francisco, Cal.

1900. Nov. 19. American début of Fritzi Scheff (lyric soprano) as
_Mimi_ in "La Bohème" at San Francisco, Cal. New York début as
_Fidelio_, Metropolitan Opera House, Dec. 29.

1900. Nov. 19. Goring Thomas's opera "Esmeralda" given by the
Metropolitan English Grand Opera Company at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City.

1900. Nov. 24. F. Cowen's sixth symphony "Idyllic" (F major) given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Nov. 30. Henri Rabaud's symphonic poem, "La Procession
Nocturne" played by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Frank van
der Stucken conducting.

1890. April 23. Brahms's First Pianoforte Concerto given at
Steinway Hall, New York, by Conrad Ansorge, assisted by part of
the Th. Thomas Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 1. Tanaief's symphony in C, with Harold Bauer (début) as
soloist, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 2. Scriabin's "Reverie" given by the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 5. Coleridge Taylor's cantata "Hiawatha's Departure"
given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1900. Dec. 8. Smetana's fourth symphonic poem "Má Vlast" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 10. F. X. Arens's "Salve Regina" given by the Musical
Arts Society, in New York City.

1900. Dec. 22. F. S. Converse's "Festival of Pan" produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. Bach's B minor Mass given by the Bach Choir at
Bethlehem, Pa., at one of the Bach Festivals which were
inaugurated this year.

1901. Jan. Death of Edmund C. Stanton, manager of the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City, from 1884 to 1891.

1901. Jan. 11. Rimsky-Korsakof's "Fantaisie de Concert" for violin
given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City with Maud
Powell as soloist.

1901. Jan. 14. New York début of Margaret McIntyre, soprano, as
_Marguerite_ in Boito's opera "Mefistofele" at the Metropolitan
Opera House.

1901. Jan. 16. New York début of Lucienne Breval, noted French
soprano, in Massenet's opera "Le Cid," at the Metropolitan Opera
House.

1901. Jan. 18. Victor Herbert's symphonic poem "Hero and Leander"
produced by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the
composer.

1901. Jan. 23. Luigini's "La Voix des Cloches" given at a concert
of the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1901. Jan. 27. H. R. Shelley's overture "Santa Claus" given at a
concert in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, under
Walter Damrosch.

1901. Jan. 29. C. M. Loeffler's "Divertissement Espagnol" for
saxophone and orchestra (written for Mrs. Richard J. Hall)
produced at a concert of the Orchestral Club in Boston, with
Mrs. Hall as soloist.

1901. Feb. 2. I. Brüll's overture to "Macbeth" (Op. 46), and van
der Stucken's symphonic prologue to "William Ratcliffe," given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Feb. 4. Puccini's opera "La Tosca" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Milka Ternina as
_La Tosca_, Cremonini as _Cavaradossi_, Scotti as _Scarpia_,
Gilibert as the _Sacristan_, and Mancinelli conducting.

1901. Mar. 1. Philharmonic Orchestra of Leipzig visiting America,
gave its first concert in New York City, Hans Winderstein,
conductor.

1901. Mar. 9. Bruckner's Third Symphony (D minor) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Mar. 15. Elgar's overtures "Cockaigne," also Glazunof's
"Ruses d'Amor," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Mar. 30. Schumann's overture "Julius Caesar" (Op. 128),
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. April 6. H. Brockway's "Sylvan Suite" for orchestra produced
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. April 13. F. Weingärtner's symphony in G major, given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. April 20. Gustav Strube's Rhapsody for Orchestra (Op. 17)
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Sept. 26. G. W. Chadwick's oratorio "Judith" produced at the
Worcester (Mass.) Festival.

1901. Sept. 27. Mackenzie's orchestral suite "Coriolanus" given at
the Worcester (Mass.) Festival.

1901, Oct. 14. Eugen d'Albert's overture "Der Improvisatore" given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Nov. 15, Dvo[vr]ák's overture "Mein Heim," given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Nov. 16. S. von Hausegger's symphony "Barbarossa" given by
the Symphony Society in New York City.

1901. Nov. 22. J. Suk's "Pohadka" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1901 Dec. 2. American début of Jan Kubelik, violinist, at a
concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1901. Dec. 6. Production of Victor Herbert's "Woodland Fancies,"
orchestral suite, by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by the composer.

1901. Dec. 7. Glazunof's "Ouverture Solennelle" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, also Sibelius's "Two Legends" from
"Kalevala."

1901. Dec. 20. Production of Henry K. Hadley's symphony "The Four
Seasons" by the Philharmonic Society in New York City. This work
won the New England Conservatory and Paderewski prizes. Was
played in Chicago Jan. 24, 1902, and Pittsburgh, Nov. 27, 1903.

1901. Dec. 28. Bruckner's Fifth Symphony (D flat major), and
Bach's concerto for trumpet, flute, oboe, and violin, in F
major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1901. Century Musical Club formed in Atlanta, Ga.

1901. F. van der Stucken resigned conductorship of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra and was succeeded by L. Stokowski.

1902. Jan. 3. Production, by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, of
Fritz Stahlberg's suite, "Die Brautschau."

1902. Jan. 3. Elgar's "Variations" for orchestra given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Jan. 7. Chauvet's suite "Feuillets d'Album" (orchestrated by
Henri Maréchal); the introduction to the first act of d'Indy's
music drama "Fervaal"; and Enesco's symphonic suite "Poème
Roumain" given at a concert of the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1902. Jan. 10. Production of R. Burmeister's dramatic tone poem
"The Sisters" by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1902. Jan. 11. Liszt's "Tödten-Tanz," for pianoforte and
orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Jan. 22. Isidore de Lara's opera "Messaline" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emma Calvé,
Alvarez and Scotti. Flon conducting.

1902. Jan. 25. Orchestral suite from Glazunof's ballet "Raymonda"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Jan. 31. Sibelius's symphonic poem "Journeys Homewards"
given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1902. Feb. 9. Gounod's lamentation "Gallia" (1871) given by the
Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1902. Feb. 14. Paderewski's opera "Manru" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Marcella Sembrich,
Louise Homer, David Bispham, and Bandrowski.

1902. Feb. 14. The love scene from R. Strauss's opera "Feuernot"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Feb. 28. C. M. Loeffler's "By the Waters of Babylon," for
women's voices with harp, two flutes, cello, and organ, given by
the Choral Art Society, Boston.

1902. Mar. 1. Schilling's symphonic prologue to "Oedipus Rex"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Mar. 14. H. K. Hadley's "Suite Orientale" produced by the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Mar. 15. H. Koessler's "Symphonic Variations" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Mar. 27. Bridge's cantata "The Forging of the Anchor" given
at the Baptist Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y., under the direction of
E. M. Bowman.

1902. April 1. Rabaud's "Fantaisie sur des Chansons Russes";
Mozart's adagio and minuet from the second "Divertissement"; and
Debussy's prelude to "L'Aprèsmidi d'un Faune," given by the
Orchestral Club, Boston.

1902. April 5. D'Indy's Second Symphony (B flat major) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Harold Bauer as soloist.

1902. April 8. Massenet's cantata "The Promised Land" given by the
Cecilia Society, Boston.

1902. April 12, Production (from MS.) of C. M. Loeffler's two
poems for orchestra, "Lebonne Chanson" and "Villanelle au
Diable," by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Oct. 8. Mascagni's opera "Zanetto" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, by a special company
conducted by the composer.

1902. Oct 16. Mascagni's opera "Iris" given at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City, by a special company conducted by
the composer.

1902. Oct. 25. H. Huber's Second Symphony (E minor) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Oct. 28. F. Cowen's overture "The Butterfly's Ball" given by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and on the 31st Saint-Saëns's
overture "Les Barbares."

1902. Nov. 4. Järnefelt's symphonic poem "Korsholm" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Nov. 14. Boellman's "Variations Symphoniques," and
Sibelius's suite "King Christian II," given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Nov. 15. Caetani's "Symphonic Prelude in A minor" given by
the Philharmonic Society, in New York City.

1902. Nov. 15. Rimsky-Korsakof's overture "To the Betrothed of the
Tsar" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Nov. 19. American début of Elsa Ruegger, cellist, at a
Wetzler concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1902. Nov. 22. American début of J. Kocian, violinist, at a
concert given by Walter Damrosch in Carnegie Hall, New York
City.

1902. Nov. 28. Widor's Chorale and Variations for harp and
orchestra given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; also Elgar's
military marches, "Pomp" and "Circumstance."

1902. Dec. 2. Production of Georg Henschel's "Requiem" by the
Cecilia Society, Boston, conducted by the composer.

1902. Dec. 5. F. Weingärtner's Second Symphony (in E flat) given
by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1902. Dec. 6. Bach's Concerto in A minor for violin and
orchestra, and Berlioz's overture "Les Francs Juges" was given
in 1846, in New York.

1902. Dec. 19. American début of Madame Kirkby-Lunn, contralto, as
_Brangäne_ in "Tristan und Isolde" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.

1902. Dec. 23. Massenet's opera "Cendrillon" presented at the
French Opera House, New Orleans.

1902. Dec. 27. H. W. Parker's Concerto in E flat for organ and
orchestra produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1902. Heinrich Conried became manager of the Metropolitan Opera
House, and Alfred Herz appeared as conductor.

1902. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra established in Minneapolis,
Minn.

1903. Jan. 2. Production of Victor Herbert's orchestral suite
"Columbus," by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Jan. 2. Urspruch's overture "Der Sturm" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Jan. 5. D'Indy's "Fantasia on French Folk Themes," given by
the Longy Club at Chickering Hall, Boston.

1903. Jan. 7. Chevillard's "Le Chêne et le Roseau," G. Longy's
"Impression" for saxophone (dedicated to Mrs. R. J. Hall),
d'Ambrosio's "Quatre Pièces d'Orchestre," and Jan Blockx's
"Danse Flamande" given by the Orchestral Club, Boston.

1903. Jan. 23. Volbach's "Es waren zwei Königskinder" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Jan. 24. Arensky's Introduction to the opera "Nala and
Damayanti" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Jan. 25. Production of G. Strube's "Hymn to Eros" at a
concert given in Boston, for the Germanic Museum.

1903. Jan. 27. C. W. von Gluck's Symphony in A major (probably not
previously heard in America) given by Sam Franko's orchestra in
New York City.

1903. Jan. 30. Ritter's "Symphonic Waltz," and Wagner's
"Coronation March" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Jan. 31. Fibich's overture in F major to Vrehlicky's comedy
"A Night on Karlstein," and Mackenzie's suite for violin and
orchestra, "Pibroch," given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Feb. 5. L. von Gaertner's tone poem "Macbeth" given by the
Wetzler orchestra in Carnegie Hall, New York City. Also Hugo
Heermann, noted violinist, made his American début, playing the
Beethoven Violin Concerto.

1903. Feb. 7. Hugo Kaun's symphonic poems, "Minnehaha" and
"Hiawatha" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Feb. 7. Sibelius's symphonic poem "The Swan of Tuenela"
given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Feb. 8. Dubois's oratorio "Paradise Lost" given by the
Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1903. Feb. 13. Coleridge Taylor's Ballad in D minor given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Mar. 14. Production of F. Stahlberg's tone poem "To the
Memory of Abraham Lincoln" by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Mar. 14. G. Schumann's overture "The Dawn of Love" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Mar. 23. Elgar's cantata "The Dream of Gerontius" given by
the Apollo Musical Club, Chicago. H. M. Wild conductor.

1903. April 4. G. M. Witkowski's Symphony in D minor given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. April 11. F. S. Converse's symphonic poem "Endymion's
Narrative" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. April 15. The "Marche Funèbre" from the last scene of
Berlioz's "Hamlet" given by the Orchestral Club, Boston.

1903. April 18. R. Strauss's "Burleske" in D minor for pianoforte
and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 17. The "Entr'acte Symphonique" from Bruneau's opera
"Messidor" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 24. Variations on a Russian Theme, by six Russian
composers, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 24. E. F. Arbos's morceau de concert "Tango," and
Glazunof's "Fourth Symphony" (E flat) given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 30. American début of Jacques Thibaud, French
violinist, at a Wetzler concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1903. Oct. 31. V. d'Indy's symphonic introduction to "L'Étranger"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. Symphony Society of New York City, reorganized with
Walter Damrosch as conductor.

1903. Nov. 7. Bruneau's symphonic poem "La Belle aux Bois Dormant"
also Elgar's incidental music for "Granis and Diarmid" given by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Nov. 20 Glazunof's Seventh Symphony given by the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Nov. 23. American début of Enrico Caruso, noted Italian
tenor, as the _Duke_ in "Rigoletto" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.

1903. Nov. 25. American operatic début of Olive Fremstad as
_Sieglinde_ at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. She
had appeared in concert in 1892, but had gone abroad and now
appeared as an operatic artist.

1903. Nov. 27. Frank Guerney Cauffman's tone poem "Salammbô" given
by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Nov. 28. E. Dohnanyi's Symphony in D minor given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903, Nov. 30. Carl Busch's cantata "King Olaf" produced by the
Apollo Musical Club of Chicago. H. M. Wild, conductor.

1903. Dec. 8. Bruno Oscar Klein's Suite for violoncello and
orchestra, in F, given by the Philharmonic Society, New York
City.

1903. Dec. 10. Debussy's lyric poem "La Demoiselle Élue" given at
a concert of the pupils of Madame Salisbury, in Boston, with
Helen Allen Hunt as soloist, and Heinrich Gebhardt, pianist. A
full performance with orchestra was given by the Cecilia Society
April 4, 1905, when Isabelle Bouton and Bertha Cushing Child
were soloists.

1903. Dec. 18. Cowen's "Indian Rhapsody" given by the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Dec. 24. First performance in German, outside of Bayreuth,
of Wagner's "Parsifal" given by the Metropolitan Opera Company,
New York City, under Heinrich Conried, with Milka Ternina as
_Kundry_; Alois Burgstaller as _Parsifal_; Anton Van Rooy as
_Amfortas_; Robert Blass as _Gurnemanz_; Marcel Journet as
_Titurel_; Otto Goritz as _Klingsor_, and Alfred Hertz
conductor.

1903. Dec. 26. G. Schumann's "Variationen und Doppelfuge" given by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Dec. Edythe Walker, contralto, made her American début at
the Metropolitan Opera House, in "Aïda."

1903-4. Guest conductors of the Philharmonic Society of New York
City:

Edouard Colonne of Paris, France
Gustav F. Kogel " Frankfort am Main, Germany
Henry J. Wood " London, England
Victor Herbert " Pittsburgh, Pa.
Felix Weingartner " Munich, Bavaria
Vasili Safonof " Moscow, Russia
Richard Strauss " Berlin, Germany

1904. Jan. 1. Lemare's "Rhapsody and Caprice Orientale" given by
the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Jan. 2. Sibelius's Second Symphony (D major) given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Jan. 5. Moussorgsky's fantaisie for orchestra,[1] "Une Nuit
sur le Mont Chauve"; V. d'Indy's "Choral Varié" for saxophone
(dedicated to Mrs. R. J. Hall), Mrs. Hall soloist: Rabaud's
eclogue "Poëme Virgilien"; and Augusta Holmes's symphonic poem
"Irlande," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston, G. Longy,
conductor.

1904. Jan. 8. F. Stahlberg's Suite (Opus 10) produced by the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Jan. 12. American début of Pablo Casals, noted
violoncellist, at a concert given by Sam Franko in the New
Lyceum, New York City.

1904. Jan. 23. Glazunof's suite "Moyen Age" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Jan. 23. Schumann's suite for orchestra "In Carnival Time"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Jan. 28. First concert of the Russian Symphony Orchestra,
organized by Modest Altschuler, in Cooper Union Hall, New York
City. Rachmaninof's "The Cliff" was played for the first time in
America.

1904. Feb. 6. Dubois's overture "Frithjof" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Feb. 9. Elgar's oratorio "The Apostles" given by the
Oratorio Society, New York City.

1904. Feb. 10. Debussy's three nocturnes, "Images," "Fêtes," and
"Sirens," given at a Chickering production concert in Boston, B.
J. Lang conducting.

1904. Feb 11. Ippolitof-Ivanof's "Caucasian Sketches" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1904. Feb. 20. Bruckner's Ninth Symphony (unfinished) given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Feb. 26. Frederick Stock's "Symphonic Variations" given by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Feb. 27. Th. Akimenko's "Lyric Poem" for orchestra given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Mar. 3. Arensky's "Variations on an Original Theme," and
Tanaief's "First Symphony," given by the Russian Symphony
Orchestra at the Cooper Union, New York City.

1904. Mar. 12. G. Strube's "Fantastic Overture" produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Mar. 21. Richard Strauss's "Symphonia Domestica" given by
the Philharmonic Society, New York City, conducted by the
composer.

1904. Mar. 23. Glazunof's symphonic poem "Stenka Razin" given
at a Chickering concert in Boston under B. J. Lang.

1904. April 9. Glazunof's overture "Carneval" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1904. April 11. Widor's "Ouverture Espagnol," Rameau's opera
ballet "Les Indes Galantes," and Ten Brink's "Première Suite
d'Orchestre," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1904. April 16. Madame Helen Hopekirk's Concert Piece in D minor
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Madame Hopekirk as
soloist.

1904. April 17. Gleason's symphonic poem "Edris" produced by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. April 23. Hugo Wolf's symphonic poem "Penthesilea" given by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. April 23. Chadwick's concert overture "Euterpe" produced by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1904. April 30. Sibelius's tone poem "Eine Saga" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Production of Leo Schulz's "American Festival Overture" at
the St. Louis Exposition.

1904. Oct. A Symphony Orchestra formed in New York City by Arnold
Volpe.

1899. Jan. 13. P. Dukas's scherzo "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Nov. 5. Elgar's overture "In the South" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Nov. 6. Mahler's Fourth Symphony given by the Symphony
Society, New York City.

1904. Nov. 11. E. Boehe's "Wanderings of Odysseus" given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, also Max Schilling's tone poem
"The Witch Song."

1904. Nov. 18. Chausson's "Poëme" for solo violin with orchestra,
given by the Symphony Society in New York City. (It was played
in Boston April 25 by Miss Jessie Davis, piano, and Hugh Codman,
violin).

1904. Nov. 19. Rimsky-Korsakof's third act of the ballet "Mlada,"
and Rachmaninof's dances from "Aleko" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1904. Nov. 26. Saint-Saëns's First Symphony (E flat major) and
Massenet's "Hungarian Scenes" given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1904. Dec. 3. Carl Goldmark's overture "In Italy" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Dec. 3. Bach's Second Violin Concerto (in E major) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Dec. 17. Rachmaninof's Pianoforte Concerto in F sharp minor
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1904. Dec. 24. Chaikovsky's symphonic description of "The Battle
of Poltava," and the hopak from "Mazeppa," also Glazunof's
symphonic poem "Stenka Razin," and Rimsky-Korsakof's overture
"May Night" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York
City.

1904. Dec. 31. D'Indy's Symphony in B flat major (Op. 57) given by
the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1904. The Chicago Orchestra permanently endowed and Orchestra Hall
built.

1904. American début of Luisa Tetrazzini took place at the Tivoli,
in San Francisco, Cal.

1904. Coleridge Taylor visited America as the guest of the
Coleridge Taylor Society of Washington, D. C.

1904. Emil Paur appointed conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra (1904-1910).

1904-5. Johann Strauss's opera "Die Zigeunerbaron" given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. This was produced in
English at the Casino Feb. 15, 1886.

1904-5. Guest conductors of the Philharmonic Society, New York
City, for this season were:

Frederic H. Cowen of London, England
Arthur Nikisch of Vienna, Austria
E. Schuch of Dresden, Germany
B. Glazunof of St. Petersburg, Russia
C. V. Stanford of London, England
E. Colonne of Paris, France
Sir E. Elgar of Malvern, England

1905. Jan. 4. E. Chabrier's "Danse Slave" from the opera "Le Roi
Malgré Lui"; A. Georges's "Prélude d'Axël"; H. Sitt's "Andante"
for violin and orchestra; G. Sparck's symphonic poem, "Boabdil";
C. Forsyth's "Concerto in G minor" (first movement); Erik
Satie's "Gymnopédies" numbers 1 and 2, orchestrated by C.
Debussy; and J. Bordier's "Meditation on the seventh prelude of
Bach," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1905. Jan. 20. Simandl's concert piece for double-bass and
orchestra given by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Jan. 20. Elgar's concert overture "Froissart" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Jan. 21. Rimsky-Korsakof's suite "Tsar-Saltan" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1905. Jan. 21. Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Jan. 21. F. S. Converse's two poems "Night" and "Day" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 3. Rimsky-Korsakof's Pianoforte Concerto in C sharp
minor given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 4. Eugen d'Albert's Second Pianoforte Concerto (in E
major) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 8. Elgar's "Benedictus" given by the New York Oratorio
Society.

1905. Feb. 11. Bruch's Serenade in A minor for violin given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 25. Arensky's suite "Silhouettes," excerpts from
Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanstchina," and Kalinnikof's "Symphony
in A," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1905. Mar. 3. Converse's fantasia "The Mystic Trumpeter" produced
by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Mar. 25. Gustav Mahler's Fifth (Giant) Symphony given by the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Mar. 25. Rimsky-Korsakof's musical picture "Sadko" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Mar. 30. Ysaye's "Poème Élégiaque" for violin and orchestra
given by the New York Symphony Society with Ysaye as soloist.

1905. April 1. Chaikovsky's fantasia "Night" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City. Also Rubinstein's "Romance
et Caprice Russe."

1905. April 4. Charpentier's symphonic drama "La Vie du Poëte"
given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1905. April 14. R. Strauss's cantata "Taillefer" given by the
Oratorio Society in New York City.

1905. April 18. E. Chausson's "Hymn Védique," and G. Hüe's
symphonic suite "Titania" given by the Orchestral Club in
Boston.

1905. April 22. Gustav Strube's symphonic poem "Longing" produced
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. April 29. G. Ropartz's "Fantasia in D minor" produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Sept. 29. G. W. Chadwick's symphonic poem "Cleopatra"
produced at the Worcester (Mass) Festival.

1905. Oct. 21. Smetana's overture "Libussa" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Oct. 27. Liadof's "Baba Yaga" given by the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Nov. 18. Rimsky-Korsakof's suite "Snow Maiden" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City. Also, Rachmaninof's
"Second Pianoforte Concerto" (won Glinka Prize 1904) with Raoul
Pugno as soloist.

1905. Nov. 18. Busoni's "Comedy Overture" in C major given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Nov. 25. American début of Madame Jeanne Jomelli, at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, as _Elizabeth_ in
"Tannhäuser."

1905. Dec. 2. César Franck's symphonic poem "Psyche and Cupid"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Dec. 4. Magnard's "Chant Funèbre" and Chausson's Symphony
in B flat given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Philadelphia,
with Vincent d'Indy as guest conductor.

1905. Dec. 22. Production of Wassily Leps's Japanese reincarnation
theme "Andon," for soprano, tenor, and orchestra, by the
Philadelphia Symphony Society.

1905. Dec. 23. Gustav Strube's Violin Concerto in F sharp minor
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Dec. 24. Sibelius's symphonic poem "Finlandia" given at a
concert at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with A.
Vigna as conductor. It was played by the Russian Symphony
Orchestra on Dec. 30.

1905. Dec. 30. Zolotaref's "Rhapsodie Hebraique" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City. Also Arensky's
Violin Concerto (Op. 54), with Maud Powell as soloist.

1905. Dec. 30. Webber's Symphony in C minor given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1905. The St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra formed under Walter
Rothwell.

1905. Frederick Stock appointed conductor of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.

1905. The Institute of Musical Art established in New York City by
Frank Damrosch.

1905-6. The guest conductors of the New York Philharmonic Society
this season were:

Willem Mengelberg of Amsterdam, Holland.
Victor Herbert of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Max Fiedler of Hamburg, Germany.
Vasily Safonof of Moscow, Russia.
Ernst Kunwald of Frankfort am Main, Germany.
Fritz Steinbach of Cologne, Germany.

1906. Jan. 2. Guiraud's "Chasse Fantastique"; Faure's "Pavane";
Massenet's "Pastorale Mystique," from the opera "Le Jongleur de
Notre Dame"; Lalo's "Valse de Cigarette, Namouna"; Bruneau's
"Préludes de l'Ouragan"; Sparck's "Légende," for saxophone and
orchestra (production); Tiersot's "Danses Populaires
Françaises," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1906. Jan. 9. First American appearance of Rudolph Ganz, noted
pianist, with the Kneisel Quartet, in Boston.

1906. Jan. 20. Chausson's Symphony in B flat major given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Jan. 26. Tirindelli's symphonic poem "Tragi-Commedia" given
by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Jan. 27. American début of Josef Lhevinne, noted pianist, at
a concert of the Russian Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall,
New York City.

1906. Jan. 27. Glazunof's symphonic picture "The Kremlin" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Jan. 31. Giordano's opera "Siberia" presented at the French
Opera House, New Orleans, La.

1906. Jan. 31. F. S. Converse's opera "The Pipe of Desire,"
produced at Jordan Hall, Boston. (It was presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Mar. 18, 1908.)

1906. Feb. 6. V. d'Indy's oratorio "St. Mary Magdalene" given by
the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1906. Feb. 11. J. Suk's Scherzo for Orchestra given by the New
York Symphony Society.

1906. Feb. 24. Konius's suite "Childhood" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1906. Mar. 2. Adolf Weidig's symphonic fantaisie "Semiramis" given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 3. F. Boehe's "First Four Episodes for Orchestra" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 3. Production of F. S. Converse's ballads for baritone
and orchestra by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Providence, R.
I., with David Bispham as soloist.

1906. Mar. 10. J. Dalcroze's "Violin Concerto in C minor" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 10. Arthur Shepherd's "Ouverture Joyeuse" also H. F.
Gilbert's "Salammbo's Invocation" given at a concert of the New
Music Society in New York City, and at the same concert Ruth
Deyo, pianist, made her début.

1906. Mar. 17. R. M. Gliere's First Symphony; Serof's "Cossack
Dances"; César Cui's "Waltz"; and Mlynarsky's "Violin Concerto,"
given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1906. Mar. 31. Busoni's suite "Geharnischte" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1906. April 2. Production of H. H. Huss's Violin Concerto in D
minor by the New Music Society in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1906. April 7. Max Schilling's prelude to act III of "The Piper's
Holiday" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. April 17. Widor's "Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean";
Bourgault-Ducoudray's "Rhapsodie Cambodgienne"; A. Caplet's
"Impression d'Automne" (Elegie for saxophone, written for and
played by Mrs. R. J. Hall); M. Moszkowski's "Larghetto" and
"Intermezzo," and R. Schumann's "Two Pieces in Canon Form"
(orchestrated by Th. Dubois), given by the Orchestral Club in
Boston.

1906. April 21. First concert of the Chicago Musical Art Society,
organized under Clarence Dickinson.

1906. May 3. Production of W. H. Humiston's "Southern Fantasy" for
orchestra, at the Mendelssohn Union, Orange, N. J.

1906. Oct. 8. First appearance of the "La Scala" orchestra of
Milan (Italy) at Carnegie Hall, New York City, with Leoncavallo
as conductor.

1906. Oct. 15. Production of F. S. Converse's incidental music to
Percy Mackaye's play "Jeanne d'Arc," given by Sothern and Julia
Marlowe in Philadelphia.

1906. Oct. 15. Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly" presented by the
Henry Savage Opera Company (in English) at Washington, D. C.

1906. Oct. Vassily Safonof appointed conductor of the Philharmonic
Society, New York City.

1906. Nov. 3. Saint-Saëns's fantasia "Africa" for pianoforte and
orchestra given by the Symphony Society in New York City with
the composer as soloist.

1906. Nov. 12. Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" given by the
Savage Opera Company in Washington, D. C.

1906. Nov. 15. Glazunof's "Scène Dansante" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1906. Nov. 20. American début of F. Constantino, tenor, also Fely
Dereyne, Riccardo Martin, and A. Segurola, with the San Carlo
Opera Company in New Orleans, La.

1906. Nov. 26. American operatic debut of Geraldine Farrar,
soprano, as _Juliette_ in Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1906. Nov. 27. Elgar's cantata "The Banner of St. George" given at
a Musurgia Concert, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, with the
assistance of one hundred members of the Brooklyn Oratorio
Society.

1906. Nov. 30. J. Sibelius's Violin Concerto in D minor given by
the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with Maud Powell as
soloist.

1906. Dec. 3. American début of Alessandro Bonci, Italian tenor,
in "I Puritani," at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1906. Dec. 4. Pierné's oratorio "The Children's Crusade" given by
the Oratorio Society, New York City.

1906. Dec. 5. American début of Maurice Renaud, great French
baritone, as _Rigoletto_, at the Manhattan Opera House, New York
City.

1906. Dec. 5. Giordano's opera "Fedora" given at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City, with Lina Cavalieri (début), Caruso,
Scotti. A. Vigna conducting.

1906. Dec. 7. Début of Donalda as _Marguerite_ in "Faust" at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1906. Dec. 15. César Franck's morceau symphonique, "Redemption,"
given by the New York Symphony Society.

1906. Dec. 19. Début of de Cisneros and Bassi in "Aïda" at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1906. Dec. 20. Glazunof's Third Symphony; Rachmaninof's capriccio
"Tzigane"; and Scriabin's Pianoforte Concerto with the composer
as soloist, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York
City.

1906-7. Oscar Hammerstein opened the Manhattan Opera House in New
York City with a company including Melba, Gilibert-LeJeune,
Mazarin Kate d'Arta, Farnetti, and Luisa Tetrazzini, soprani;
Bressler-Gianoli, and Maria Gay, mezzi; Eleanora de Cisneros and
Zacchari, contralti; A. Bonci, Bassi, Dalmores, Altchevski,
tenori; M. Renaud, M. Sammarco, Ancona, Mendolfi, baritoni; E.
de Reszke, Braz, and Maglinez, bassi.

1906. The Philharmonic Society of New Orleans, La., organized.
(Reorganized in 1917.)

1906. St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra organized with E. B.
Emanuel as conductor. Walter H. Rothwell became conductor in
1908.

1907. Jan. 5. Sibelius's First Symphony (E minor) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Jan. 17. Sibelius's overture "Karelia" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Jan. 17. A. Oldberg's dramatic overture "Paolo and
Francesca" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Jan, 19. American début of Katherine Goodson, English
pianist, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She played Grieg's
concerto in A minor.

1907. Jan. 20. Production of Arthur Foote's "Four Character
Pieces" by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Jan. 22. R. Strauss's opera "Salome" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City with Olive Fremstad, and
C. Burrian in leading parts, and Alfred Hertz conducting.

1907. Jan. 25. Paul Juon's fantasie "The Watchman's Song" (after
Danish Folk Songs) given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Feb. 1. American début of Mario Sammarco, noted baritone, in
"Pagliacci" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1907. Feb. 7. Sibelius's orchestral suite "Karelia" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Feb. 7. Elgar's "Romance" for orchestra given by the
Symphony Society in New York City.

1907. Feb. 9. Tinel's three symphonic pictures from the entr'acte
music to Corneille's "Polyeucte" given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1907. Feb. 26. Scriabin's First Symphony, and Ippolitof-Ivanof's
Second "Caucasian Suite" for orchestra given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Mar. 2. Debussy's orchestral sketches "La Mer" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Mar. 9. Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto" in C major, for three
violins, three celli, and three basses, given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Mar. 14. Scriabin's third symphony "The Divine Poem," and
Davidof's "Violoncello Concerto" (Alwin Schroeder, soloist)
given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York City.

1907. Mar. 16. S. Noskowski's symphonic poem "The Steppe" (Op. 66)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Mar. 19. American début of Sir Edward Elgar as conductor of
his oratorio, "The Apostles" with the Oratorio Society in New
York City.

1907. Mar. 26. Elgar's oratorio "The Kingdom" given by the
Oratorio Society, New York City.

1907. Mar. 27. Pietro Floridia's Symphony in D minor given by the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Mar. 30. O. Fried's Prelude and Double Fugue for Strings,
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Mar. 31. Handel's oratorio "Belshazzar" given by the Handel
and Haydn Society in Boston, with Madame Kileski-Bradbury,
Misses Bouton, Kellogg, Mr. George Hamlin, and Mr. Watkin Mills
as soloists.

1907. April 1. X. Scharwenka's opera "Mataswintha" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1907. April 3. Dr. P. Hartmann's oratorio "St. Peter" produced at
Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1907. April 6. Howard Brockway's Symphony in D major produced by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. April 9. J. K. Paine's opera "Azara" presented, in concert
form, by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1907. April 13. Reger's "Serenade" (Op. 59) given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra; also production of Henry K. Hadley's tone
poem "Salome."

1907. April 27. Victor Bendix's Fourth Symphony (D minor) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Oct. 2. F. S. Converse's dramatic poem "Job" produced at the
Worcester (Mass.) Festival.

1907. Oct. 4. A. Hinton's Second Pianoforte Concerto.

1907. Oct. 18. V. d'Indy's symphonic poem "Jour d'été à la
Montagne" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Nov. 1. F. Stock's "Symphonic Waltz" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Nov. 4. American début of Jeanne Gerville-Reache, French
contralto, as the _Blind Mother_ in "La Gioconda" at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1907. Nov. 14. Glazunof's Eighth Symphony (E flat) given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Nov. 16. The overture to Pfitzner's Christmas play "The
Little Christ Elf" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Nov. 17. Edward German's "Welsh Rhapsody" given by the
Symphony Society in New York City, conducted by the composer.

1907. Nov. 18. Francesco Cilea's opera "Adrienne Lecouvreur"
presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Cavalieri, Caruso and Scotti in the leading parts.

1907. Nov. 20. American début of the Russian basso Chaliapin in
"Mefistofele" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1907. Nov. 23. C. M. Loeffler's symphonic poem "A Pagan Poem"
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Also Reznicek's
adagio, scherzo and finale from "Symphonic Suite in E minor,"
given for the first time in America.

1907. Nov. 30. E. Boche's symphonic poem "Taormina" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Dec. 1. Dr. L. Damrosch's "Silver Wedding" produced by the
Symphony Society, New York City.

1907. Dec. 4. Wolf-Ferrari's oratorio "Vita Nuova" given by the
Oratorio Society, New York City.

1907. Dec. 7. Liapunof's Pianoforte Concerto given by the New York
Symphony Society with Josef Hoffman as soloist.

1907. Dec. 12. Ilyinsky's suite "Mir und Antra," and Arensky's
"First Symphony," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New
York City.

1907. Dec. 20. Max Reger's "Variations and Fugue" (Op. 100) given
by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Dec. 21. D'Ambrosio's Violin Concerto in B minor, with R.
Czerwonski as soloist; the "Goldonian Intermezzo" from Bossi's
"Suite Variée," and Humperdinck's overture to "The Forced
Marriage," given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. First Beethoven Festival given by the Symphony Society, New
York City.

Carl Pohlig appointed conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra (1907-1912).

1907. Max Zach appointed conductor of the St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 1. American début of Gustav Mahler as conductor of a
performance of "Tristan und Isolde" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.

1908. Jan. 3. Charpentier's opera "Louise" presented at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden in
leading part, Campanini conducting.

1908. Jan. 14. H. Bischoff's Symphony in E major given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 15. New York début of Luisa Tetrazzini, great soprano,
in "La Traviata" at the Manhattan Opera House. (She had
previously been heard in San Francisco.)

1908. Jan. 15. Beethoven's "Twelve Dances" given under Sam Franko
at Mendelssohn Hall, New York City.

1908. Jan. 16. Sibelius's Third Symphony (C major) given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1908. Jan. 18. Mozart's "Three German Dances" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 21. Henri Rabaud's Second Symphony (E minor); E.
Chausson's "Poëme de l'Amour et de la Mer" for voice and
orchestra, (1) "La Fleur des Faux," "Interlude," (2) "La Mort de
l'Amour"; and Balakiref's symphonic poem "En Bohème" given at an
orchestral concert in Boston by Mrs. Richard J. Hall.

1908. Jan. 25. Schelling's "Fantastic Suite" for pianoforte and
orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 29. Dohnanyi's Violoncello Concerto in D given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra in Indianapolis, Ind., with H. Warnke
as soloist.

1908. Feb. 2. Chaikovsky's opera "Eugen Onegin" given in concert
form by the Symphony Society in New York City.

1908. Feb. 13. The scene "Winter" from Glazunof's ballet, "The
Seasons," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York
City.

1908. Feb. 14. Richard Wagner's "Columbus" overture given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 15. Rimsky-Korsakof's "Caprice on Spanish Themes"; and
Schjelderup's "Sunrise on the Himalayas" from the stage music to
Gjellerup's "Opferfeuer"; also Schjelderup's symphonic poem "A
Summer Night on the Fjord" given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 19. Debussy's opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" presented at
the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden,
Jeanne Gerville-Reache, and Perier in the cast. Campanini
conducting.

1908. Feb. 22. Production of Chadwick's "Symphonic Sketches" by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 28. Josef Hofmann's Third Pianoforte Concerto given by
the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1908. Feb. 29. E. Dohnanyi's Concert Piece in D major given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Mar. 4. American début of Madame Berta Morena as _Sieglinde_
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Mar. 14. Balakiref's Symphony in C major given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Mar. 26. Stahlberg's symphonic suite "Ueber's Weltenmeer"
given by the Volpe Orchestra in New York City.

1908. Mar. 28. Gustav Strube's "Fantastic Dance," for orchestra,
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. April 7. M. Reger's "Unaccompanied Violin Sonata" given in
New York City by Dora Valesca Becker.

1908. April 11. C. P. E. Bach's Second Symphony, in E Flat, given,
and H. K. Hadley's Third Symphony (B minor) produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. April 18. E. Moór's Pianoforte Concerto (Op. 57) and Ertel's
symphonic poem "The Midnight Review" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1908. June. Production of H. W. Parker's "Ballade" for chorus and
orchestra, by the Litchfield County Choral Union at Norfolk,
Conn. Conducted by the composer.

1908. Sept. 16. New building of the Academy of Music in Brooklyn,
N. Y., opened.

1908. Sept. 25. American début of Blanche Arral in San Francisco,
Cal., under the management of M. Grau.

1908. Oct. 17. E. Sauer's First Pianoforte Concerto (E minor)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with the composer as
soloist.

1908. Oct. 24. MacDowell's third symphonic poem "Lamia" (Op. 29)
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Oct. 31. Chaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme" for
cello and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Nov. 7. Début of Albert Spalding, violinist, with the New
York Symphony Society.

1908. Nov. 9. American début of Maria Labia in "Tosca" at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Nov. 14. Grétry's three dances from "Céphale et Procris"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Nov. 14. American début of Dr. Ludwig Wüllner, lieder
singer, at Mendelssohn Hall, New York City.

1908. Nov. 16. American début of Emmy Destinn as _Aïda_ at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on which occasion A.
Toscanini made his first appearance as conductor.

1908. Nov. 21. Sibelius's symphonic poem "A Spring Day" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Nov. 23. Eugen d'Albert's opera "Tiefland" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Nov. 25. Massenet's opera "Thaïs" presented at the Manhattan
Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden (her American
début), Emma Trentini, J. Gerville-Reache, and Maurice Renaud.
G. Campanini conducting.

1908. Nov. 27. Massenet's opera "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"
presented at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary
Garden in the title rôle, supported by Renaud and Dufranne.

1908. Dec. 2. Debussy's cantata "The Blessed Damosel" given by the
Oratorio Society in New York City.

1908. Dec. 8. Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony (C minor) given by
the Symphony Society in New York City, conducted by the
composer.

1908. Dec. 10. Scriabin's fourth symphony "Ecstasy" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1908. Dec. 10. American début of Mischa Elman, violinist, playing
Chaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

1908. Dec. 11. Rubinstein's Pianoforte Fantasia in C major (Op.
84) given by the New York Philharmonic Society with Josef
Lhevinne as soloist.

1908. Dec. 12. Noren's "Kaleidoscope" (theme and variations) given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Dec. 17. Puccini's opera "Le Villi" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Dec. 19. Pierné's cantata "The Children of Bethlehem" given
at a Young Peoples Concert in New York City. Frank Damrosch,
conductor.

1908. Dec. 19. Rubinstein's Fifth Piano Concerto (E flat major)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Seattle (Wash.) Symphony Orchestra organized, with Michael
Kegrizi as conductor.

1908. Signor Gatti-Casazza engaged as manager of the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City.

1908. Oscar Hammerstein's Opera House in Philadelphia opened.

1909. Jan. 2. O. Nicolai's "Religious Festival" overture on the
chorale "Eine Feste Burg" given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1909. Jan. 3. Elgar's First Symphony (A flat) given by the New
York Symphony Society.

1909. Jan. 6. Catalani's opera "La Wally" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emmy Destinn and
Riccardo Martin in the leading parts.

1909. Jan. 14. Rachmaninof's Second Symphony (E minor) given by
the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City, conducted by
the composer.

1909. Jan. 15. Emil Paur's Symphony in A major produced by the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1909. Jan. 16. Schilling's "Harvest Festival" from the opera
"Moloch" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Jan. 22. American début of Carl Jörn, tenor, in "Die
Meistersinger" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1909. Jan. 23. Paul Scheinpflug's "Overture to a Comedy of
Shakespeare" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Feb. 13. Paderewski's Symphony in B minor (Op. 24) produced
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Feb. 19. Smetana's opera "Prodoná nev[ve]sta" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Destinn, Jörn,
Didur and Reiss. G. Mahler, conductor.

1909. Mar. 10. Jan Blockx's opera "La Princesse d'Auberge"
presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Maria Labia and Jeanne Gerville-Reache in the leading rôles.

1909. Mar. 12. A. Bruckner's Eighth Symphony (C minor) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Mar. 27. A. Maquarre's overture "On the Sea Cliffs" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. April 29. First public performance of P. G. Clapp's tone
poem "Norge" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Sanders
Theater, Cambridge, Mass. Had been performed by the Pierian
Sodality May 22, 1908.

1909. April 1. Production of W. W. Gilchrist's passion oratorio
"The Lamb of God" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New
York City.

1909. April 3. Strube's Symphony in B minor played from MS. by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. April 17. Arthur Foote's Suite in E major for string
orchestra produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. May 28. Henry K. Hadley's prize composition "The Culprit
Fay" produced at the Powers Theatre, Grand Rapids, Mich. Played
by the Chicago Orchestra Oct. 29, and the Boston Symphony
Orchestra Nov. 14.

1909. June. G. W. Chadwick's Christmas pastoral "Noël" produced by
the Litchfield County Choral Union at Norfolk, Conn., conducted
by the composer.

1909. Oct. 9. Saint-Saëns's ballad on Victor Hugo's "La Fiancée du
Timbalier" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Oct. 16. Reger's symphonic "Prologue to a Tragedy" (Op. 108)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Oct. 23. Granville Bantock's comedy overture, "The Pierrot
of a Minute," given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Oct. 25. American début of Tilly Koenen (Dutch lieder
singer) at a recital in Mendelssohn Hall, New York City.

1909. Nov. 4. American début (as pianist) of S. Rachmaninof at a
recital at Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

1909. Nov. 7. The ballet music from Mozart's pantomime "Les Petits
Riens" given by the Symphony Society in New York City. Also
Rimsky-Korsakof's "Russian Song."

1909. Nov. 8. American début of Eric Schmedes, tenor, in "Die
Walküre" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1909. Nov. 8. Opening of the Boston Opera House under the
management of Henry Russell, with a performance of "La Gioconda"
with Lillian Nordica, Louise Homer, Madame Meitschek, F.
Constantino, Baklanof, Mardones, Pulcini, Stroesco.

1909. Nov. 10. American operatic début of John McCormack, noted
tenor, as _Alfredo_ in "La Traviata," at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York City.