Jesse B. H. Shepard Final Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Leonard Jerome’s Theatre

Event Type:
Chamber (includes Solo)

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

14 Apr 1869, Evening

Program Details

During an intermission, Miss Fannie Allyn recited poetry.

Performers and/or Works Performed

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Composer(s): Shepard
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Composer(s): Shepard
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Composer(s): Shepard
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Composer(s): Verdi
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Composer(s): Meyerbeer
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Composer(s): Beethoven
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Composer(s): Rossini

Citations

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Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 April 1869, 14.

The “last concert” of Shepard’s. “A limited number of tickets will be sold at the office.”

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Advertisement: Courrier des États-Unis, 13 April 1869.

“Mr. Jesse BH Shepard, the great clairvoyante pianiste, singer (soprano), and composer.”

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Review: New York Herald, 15 April 1869, 5.

“Mr. Jesse Shepard gave a grand concert last night at Jerome’s theatre [sic, no capital], corner of Madison avenue and Twenty-sixth street. The attendance, though not large, was decidedly select. The programme included selections from Meyerbeer, Beethoven, Verdi and Rossini, as well as some original compositions. An original cavatina named ‘Dernier Adieu’—a very effective piece—was cleverly performed. The ‘Wild Horse Galop,’ also original—a composition of great brilliancy—was also performed with great effect. The other noticeable features of the programme were a symphony in seven movements, composed by Mr. Shepard, and a selection from ‘La Traviata.’ Between the parts a poem was recited by Miss Fannie Allyn. Mr. Shepard was well received and his performances loudly applauded.”

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Review: New York Post, 15 April 1869.

Brief. “Jesse Shepard, a young man who sings in an odd falsetto voice, which he calls soprano, plays the piano quite well, and has ambition as a composer, gave a concert at the Jerome Theatre last night, in which he was the principal performer. A symphony of his own composition formed part of the programme.”