Includes program. 

“A brief programme of instrumental music prefaced the ‘Goethe Feier,’ Lindpaintner’s ‘Jubal overture;’ a scene from ‘Oberon,’ with cornet obligato by Mr. Arbuckle, and Schubert’s serenade, played by Mr. Levy, made up this part of the proceedings. Previous to Mr. Bryant’s oration Beethoven’s magnificent overture to ‘Egmont’ was executed, and, at the close of the address, the New-York Saengerrunde interpreted, with great effect, the lied ‘Stehe Fest, du Deutscher Eichenwald.’ After Mr. Taylor’s poem, Herr Bischoff sang ‘The Erl King,’ but with less dramatic force than could be wished, and with considerable more vigor than was necessary. The cantata ‘To the Manes of Goethe,’ was, however, the principal feature of the musical programme. The words of this composition are by E. Leonard, Esq., Vice President of the Goethe Club, and the music is by Prof. W. O. Mildner, the score including soprano, tenor, and bass solos, and choruses for mixed voices. Mr. Sohst’s solo, ‘Der Traube Blut,’ produced a particularly good impression, not only because of the fine voice and delivery of the singer, but also by reason of the fluency of the writing. The whole cantata, however, can with justice be set down as an interesting appropriate, and scholarly achievement, and Mme. Salvotti and Herr Bischoff both had tasks assigned to them not unworthy of their merit. The fest terminated with the rendering of Liszt’s ‘Goethe March’ and, after the departure of the throng from the Hippodrome, the Goethe Club, headed by its President, Dr. A. M. Ruppaner, to whose energy and judgment the success of the demonstration is mainly due, supped in state at the Hotel Brunswick, with the orator of the evening and a few invited guests.”

No mention of music.