Thomas Popular Garden Concert
Event Information
Venue(s):
Central Park Garden
Conductor(s):
Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra]
Price: $2.50 private boxes; $.50
Event Type:
Orchestral
Performance Forces:
Instrumental
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
19 November 2022
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
29 Aug 1868, 8:00 PMProgram Details
Two separate ensembles performed this concert: the Thomas Orchestra and an “orchestra” unnamed by the citations. Music in Gotham understands the second ensemble to be the Thomas Band. Both groups performed the Robert le Diable fantasie, the Jubel-Ouvertüre, the prayer from Mosè in Egitto, the “Hallelujah” chorus, and the “March du sacre” from Le Prophète.
Performers and/or Works Performed
5)
aka Village swallows;
Village swallows from Austria;
Die Dorfschwalben
Composer(s): Strauss
10)
aka Prayer;
Preghiera;
Mose in Egitto, Dal tuo stellato soglio;
O esca viatorum
Composer(s): Rossini
19)
aka Prophete. Coronation march;
Grand processional march;
Krönungsmarsch;
Crowning march
Composer(s): Meyerbeer