Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Washington Square

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 November 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Jun 1870, 6:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Central Park Band

2)

Composer(s): Hamm

3)

Alessandro Stradella, overture

Composer(s): Flotow

4)

Zar und Zimmermann; oder, Die beiden Peter, aria

aka Lied

Composer(s): Lortzing

5)

Petitionen, op. 153

Composer(s): Strauss

6)

7)

Robert le diable, selection

aka grand selection

Composer(s): Meyerbeer

8)

Saison de Wilhelmsbad, op. 20

aka Wilhelmsbad spring galop; Wilhemsband season galop; Saison gallop; Spring galop

Composer(s): Heller

9)

Alpenhorn, Das, op. 18

Composer(s): Proch

10)

Composer(s): Kuchner

11)

12)

Leichte Kavallerie, overture

Composer(s): Suppé

13)

Wein, Weib, und Gesang, op. 333

aka Wine, women, and song; Wine women and song

Composer(s): Strauss

14)

Due Foscari, I, selection

Composer(s): Verdi

15)

Caïd, Le, march

aka Caid, Le, march

Composer(s): Thomas

16)

Medley of popular airs

aka Bouquet of melodies

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Herald, 29 June 1870, 3.

“The Department of Public Parks announce that, if the weather be fine, there will be music by the Central Park Band in Washington square [sic] this evening, from six to eight o’clock.” Lists program.