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:
30 April 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Jun 1869, 3:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Conductor: Dodworth, Harvey Bradley
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)
Zampa, overture
aka Introduction
Composer(s): Hérold
4)
"Beautiful isle of the sea," [song]
Composer(s): Thomas
Text Author: Cooper [comp-lyricist]
5)
St. Patrick's quadrille
aka St. Pat's quadrille; Irish airs quadrille
Composer(s): Laurent
6)
INTERMISSION
7)
Thou art so near
Composer(s): Dodworth
8)
An der schönen, blauen Donau, op. 314
aka Blue Danube
Composer(s): Strauss
9)
Trovatore, Il, selection
Composer(s): Verdi
10)
March, unidentified
Composer(s): Unknown composer
11)
INTERMISSION
12)
Tancredi, overture
Composer(s): Rossini
13)
Rosa
Composer(s): Burkhardt
14)
"Dermot astore"
Composer(s): Crouch [composer-cello]
15)
Rock spring
Composer(s): Dodworth
16)
Home thoughts
Composer(s): Dodworth

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 11 June 1868, 2.

Includes program.

2)
Review: New York Herald, 13 June 1869, 8.

Long rreview (of sorts) of thevarious groups of people in the Park, with a brief mention of the "orchestra."