Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Mall

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Price: Free

Event Type:
Band

Performance Forces:
Instrumental

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
1 May 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Jul 1869, 4:00 PM

Program Details

The orchestra and conductor are not specifically named in the citations; Music in Gotham assumes them to be Dodworth and his Central Park Band. Dodworth frequently appeared at the Central Park Mall and is only sometimes explicitly advertised for these Saturday afternoon performances.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Central Park Band
2)
Central Park
aka Park march, The; Central Park; Central Park music; Salutory park march; Salutary park march; Concert-Signal March; Proem; Attention; Introductory march
Composer(s): Dodworth
3)
Alessandro Stradella, overture
Composer(s): Flotow
4)
Zar und Zimmermann; oder, Die beiden Peter, aria
aka Lied
Composer(s): Lortzing
5)
Sleigh galop
aka Sleigh bell; Sleigh bells
Composer(s): Kühner
6)
INTERMISSION
7)
Souvenier de Mozart
Composer(s): Godfrey
8)
Sword of my fathers
Composer(s): Godfrey
9)
Passion flower
Composer(s): Coote (1807-1879)
10)
Quadrille on songs of the olden time
Composer(s): Coote (1807-1879)
11)
INTERMISSION
12)
Beherrscher der Geister, Der
aka Ruler of the spirits
Composer(s): Weber
13)
"Heart's bright home, The"
Composer(s): Maanen
14)
"Oft in the stilly night"
Composer(s): Traditional
Text Author: Moore
15)
Medley, The
aka Medley on popular airs
Composer(s): Bradley
16)
Home thoughts
Composer(s): Dodworth

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 10 July 1869, 2.

The Central Park Commissioners announce that, if the weather be fine, there will be music on the Mall at the Park this afternoon; commencing at 4 o’clock. The following is the programme: [lists program].”