Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Mall

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 May 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 May 1874, 4:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
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)
aka Violetta, La
Composer(s): Carafa
4)
aka Viennese blue blood
Composer(s): Strauss
5)
aka Nabuco
Composer(s): Verdi
7)
aka Princess Charlotte
Composer(s): Meyerbeer
8)
aka Heavens are telling; Schopfung, Die, Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes
Composer(s): Haydn
9)
aka Ruler of the spirits
Composer(s): Weber
10)
aka Triumphal march, Aida; Aida, Marcia trionfale; Grand march, Aida; Egyptian march, Aida; Wedding march, Aida
Composer(s): Verdi
13)
Composer(s): Wagner
14)
aka Belle de les berges
Composer(s): Wallerstein
15)
aka Up and away; Up and off
Composer(s): Faust
16)
aka National pot pouri; National potpourri; National medley; National airs
Composer(s): Dodworth

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 23 May 1874, 2.

Includes program.

2)
Article: New York Herald, 23 May 1874, 6.

Expression of hope that no petty, mean economy will interfere this summer with regular weekly concerts in all parts of the city.

3)
Review: New York Herald, 24 May 1874, 9.

Focus on the social aspects of the occasion; little mention of music.