Annals of Music in America Part 37

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. Moor'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 debut 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. Debut of Albert Spalding, violinist, with the New York Symphony Society.

1908. Nov. 9. American debut of Maria l.a.b.i.a in "Tosca" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Nov. 14. Gretry's three dances from "Cephale et Procris"

given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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

1908. Nov. 16. American debut of Emmy Destinn as _Ada_ 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. Ma.s.senet's opera "Thas" presented at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden (her American debut), Emma Trentini, J. Gerville-Reache, and Maurice Renaud.

G. Campanini conducting.

1908. Nov. 27. Ma.s.senet's opera "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"

presented at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden in the t.i.tle role, 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 debut 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. Pierne'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 debut of Carl Jorn, 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 "Prodona nevesta" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Destinn, Jorn, 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 l.a.b.i.a and Jeanne Gerville-Reache in the leading roles.

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, Ma.s.s. Had been performed by the Pierian Sodality May 22, 1908.