New York Symphony Minutes of the Board of Directors, folder 2 of 2, Apr 05, 1884 - Mar 06, 1893
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Notes: Handwritten Minutes of the Board of Directors of the Symphony Society of New York and Program Announcements, 1884-1893; World Premiere of Mueller-Berghaus orchestration of Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 131; Revised Constitution and By-Laws, April 1884; Plans foe Music Fwatival Spring 1885 with Oratorio Society; Annual meetings; Financial reports; Sudden death of Leopold Damrosch 15 February 1885, age 52, and resolution adopted by Board of Directors of the Symphony Society; Unanimious election of Walter Damrosch to succeed his father as Conductor of the New York Symphony and the Oratorio Society in Februry 1885 at age 23; Inauguration of Symphony Society concerts at the Metropolitan Opera House; Responsibilities of Directors of the Symphony Society; Premiere of Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor in 1885; Premieres; Proposal of Associate Memnbers of the Symohony Society; Election of Andrew Carnegie as President of the Symphony Society, September 1888; Plans for a new concert hall on West 57th Street on property owned by Andrew Carnegie; List of Directors of the Society, 1888-89, with their addresses; New resolutions; Proposal for a permanent orchestra under conductor Waler Damrosch; Programs for the opening concerts of the Music Festival at the new Music Hall, "Founded by Andrew Carnegie," May 5-9 1891, with the participation of composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with The Symphony Society Orchestra and the Chorus of the Oratorio Society, conducted by Walter Damrosch; List of Board of Direcrtors, 1891-1892 and their addresses; Announcement of 1891-1892 season of the Symphony Society of New York at the new...
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- Beethoven: Quartet In C Sharp Minor, Op. 131, Orch. Karl Mueller Berghaus
- Berlioz: Le Corsair Overture
- Bird: Symphony No. 1
- Board Of Directors
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3
- Brodsky, Adolph
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor
- Carnegie Hall
- Carnegie, Andrew
- D'albert, Eugen
- Damrosch, Leopold
- Damrosch, Walter
- Death Of Leopold Damrosch Feb 1885
- Delafield, Richard
- Dvorak: Terzetto For Two Violins And Viola
- Election Of Officers
- Financial Statements
- Goldmark: Spring Overture
- Lalo: Namouna Excerpts
- Mendelssohn: Incidental Music (Complete) For Midsummer Night's Dream
- Metropolitan Opera House
- New Music Hall
- New York Philharmonic
- Opening Concerts At The New Music Hall, Founded By Andrew Carnegie, May 1891
- Oratorio Society Of New York
- Paderewski, Ignace Jan
- Powell, Maude
- Schutz: The Seven Words Of Our Saviour
- Stanford: Irish Symphony
- Symphony Society Of New York
- Tchaikovsky Performances At Opening Of New Music Hall, May 1891
- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
- Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
- Ticket Prices
- Tribute To Leopold Damrosch
- Walter Damrosch Election As Conductor Of New York Symphony