Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Mall

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Price: Free

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 October 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Sep 1865, 4:00 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Central Park Band;  Thomas J., Jr. Dodworth
2)
Linda di Chamounix, overture
Composer(s): Donizetti
3)
Louisen-Marsch
aka Louisa
Composer(s): Faust
4)
Symphony, no. 2, op. 36, D major. Larghetto
Composer(s): Beethoven
5)
Elm shade, The
Composer(s): Kochkeller
6)
Green hill
Composer(s): Dodworth
7)
Victory, march
Composer(s): Ruboti
8)
Huguenots, Les, selection
Composer(s): Meyerbeer
Participants:  Thomas J., Jr. Dodworth
9)
Euryanthe, overture
Composer(s): Weber
10)
Geburtstag polka
Composer(s): Gung'l
11)
"Lob der Tränen," D. 711
aka Lob der Tranen; Tear, The
Composer(s): Schubert
Text Author: Schlegel
12)
Qui vive
Composer(s): Ganz

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 15 September 1865, 3.

With program.

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 16 September 1865, 4.

With program.

3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 16 September 1865, 2.

With program.

4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 16 September 1865, 11.

With program.

5)
Announcement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 16 September 1865.
6)
Review: New-York Times, 18 September 1865, 8.

“The day at the Park, yesterday, was one of surpassing beauty, the cool air and bright sky were doubly enjoyed by the assembled thousands, who, during the afternoon, wandered through the walks of the Park and listened to the music performed by the band. . . .

          It was calculated that the crowd within the Park yesterday exceeded that assembled on any previous music day this season.”

7)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 18 September 1865, 6.

“At the Park.—The attendance on Saturday at Central Park during the afternoon was immense—probably exceeding that of any music-day this season. The number of carriages was perfectly astonishing; and for a long time after the concert there was a steady tide of vehicles down Fifth. ave., returning from the really charming entertainment which the Commissioners of the Park had provided. The concert was more than [illeg.] satisfactory; the programme including two overtures, a movement from Beethoven’s Second Symphony, and a selection from ‘The Huguenots,’ the latter being embellished with several difficult passages for the cornet, wherein Mr. T. J. Dodworth found ample opportunity to display his skill as a performer on that instrument. We understand that at future concerts there will be additional symphony performances. . . .The Park is now in its fullest glory.

          . . .The series of open-air concerts will be continued during the present season so long as the weather is suitable.”

          Ends with a discussion on the need for a larger band. See AR: 09/18/65 – Article on the need for a large band.