Promenade Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Pier 28

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Event Type:
Band

Performance Forces:
Instrumental

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 May 1869, 5:00 PM
12 May 1869, 5:00 PM
13 May 1869, 5:00 PM
14 May 1869, 5:00 PM
15 May 1869, 5:00 PM
16 May 1869, 5:00 PM

Program Details

The band plays a selection of popular music before leaving and on the passage from the harbor to the Long Island Sound.

James Fisk, Jr., "Managing Director."

Performers and/or Works Performed

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 11 May 1869, 7.

“DODWORTH’S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA, including brass, string and reed bands, will be attached to each steamer on its passage. Grand Promenade Concert Every Evening.”

2)
Advertisement: Courrier des États-Unis, 11 May 1869.