Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Mall

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Sep 1874, Afternoon

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Central Park Band
2)
Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Die, overture
aka Creatures of Prometheus; Geschopfe des Prometheus; Prometheus overture
Composer(s): Beethoven
3)
Poupée de Nuremberg, La, selection
aka Poupee de Nuremberg, La, selection
Composer(s): Adam
4)
Zhizn′ za tsarya, selections
aka Life of a Czar
Composer(s): Glinka
5)
Lombardi alla prima crociata, I, selections
Composer(s): Verdi

Citations

1)
Review: New York Herald, 13 September 1874, 6.

“Thousands of sight-seers were around the pagoda, in which sat the band, and which seems to have been built in defiance to all laws of acoustics. It was the last concert of the season, and many and loud were the complaints against those responsible for depriving the public of the music they pay for right in the middle of the season. The programme was unusually interesting, comprising such works as [see above]. A saxophone solo and variations for the flute were also introduced. Lack of funds probably caused the absence of programmes. As the concert proceeded the carriages became more numerous on the drive and Dame Fashion sent some of her most brilliant representatives to do honor to the occasion.”