Testimonial Concert to the Twenty-Second Regiment Band

Event Information

Venue(s):
Twenty-Second Regiment Armory

Conductor(s):
Patrick S. Gilmore

Price: $.50

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 May 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Patrick S. Gilmore benefit; unidentified quartets by Kreutzer, Suck, Hausmann, and Savori for French horns, cornets, trombones, and saxophones.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Twenty-Second Regiment Band;  Frederick Letsch;  Adolph Sohst;  Matthew Arbuckle;  Edward A. Lefebre
2)
Freischütz, Der, overture
aka Freischutz overture
Composer(s): Weber
3)
Fantasia on a theme from Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Edward A. Lefebre
4)
Work, unidentified
Composer(s): Kreutzer
5)
"Thräne, Die," op. 12
aka Tear; Thraene; Träne; Trane, Die; Thrane, Die
Composer(s): Stigelli
Text Author: Brandes
Participants:  Frederick Letsch
6)
Quartet, unidentified, cornets
Composer(s): Suck
7)
Fantasia on opera gems by Auber
Composer(s): Unknown composer
8)
INTERMISSION
9)
Martyrs, Les, overture
aka Die Maertyrer; Die Märtyrer
Composer(s): Donizetti
10)
Ernani, "Infelice"
Composer(s): Verdi
Participants:  Adolph Sohst
11)
Quartet, unidentified, trombones
Composer(s): Hausmann
12)
Young America
Composer(s): Levy
Participants:  Matthew Arbuckle
13)
Quartet, unidentified, saxophones
Composer(s): Savori
14)
Fille de Madame Angot march, La
Composer(s): Dietrich

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 07 June 1874, 11.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 June 1874, 13.

Includes program. 

3)
Review: New York Herald, 09 June 1874, 10.

“The spacious armory of the Twenty-second Regiment in Fourteenth street was crowded last night, in spite of the sweltering weather, on the occasion of a benefit concert given by Gilmore’s military band. This organization has already shown itself far in advance of all other military bands in this country, and the programme last evening and the rendering of it were worthy of the high reputation acquired in one season by the followers of Gilmore. The ‘Freischütz’ overture, with its ever-fresh themes and harmonies; the bouquet of gems from Auber’s operas, and the blatant introduction to ‘Il Poliuto’ were given with a spirit, élan and whole-soul expression that testified to the high training of the band. Arbuckle and other artists of the band played a number of solos. Gilmore shows a determination to make his military band such as Thomas has made his orchestra.”