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17 October 2025
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16 May 1874
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1)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 24 April 1874.
“Visit from Ureli Corelli Hill. It seems settled that Bergmann will rule over the Philharmonic Society no more. What Hill wants of me I cannot make out. It seems, sometimes, as if he wanted me to decline a re-election, which I am sure I am very ready to do.”
2)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 06 May 1874.
“Notice from Schaad that I am re-elected president of the Philharmonic. Am undecided about accepting.”
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: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 11 May 1874.
“Schaad writes, in answer to my enquiry, that the votes for the Philharmonic president were 66, viz., blank 10, Doremus 7, scattering 9, George T. Strong 40—and for vice president, Reiff 45 out of 59. Schaad & old Ureli Corelli Hill both write begging me to accept. I think the politic Ureli Corelli Hill tried to elect Doremus. He is a slippery fish. The dissentient minority is of respectable dimensions, & I shall decline.”
4)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 16 May 1874.
“Sent Schaad my abdication of the Philharmonic throne. Busy day.”
5)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 18 May 1874.
“Temple reports Schaad ‘very sad’ because of my abdication.”
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: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 14 July 1874.
“Called in by Rietzel & another Philharmonicker, a committee charged with the duty of expressing the profound regret with which the society receives my abdication. In fact it is inconsolable.”
7)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 08 September 1874.
“Ellie returned from Cornwall [New York] last evening for a couple of days in town, & is much better, stronger, & more cheerful—at least till dinner time today, when the fact that I have resigned the Philharmonic presidency seemed to produce a depressing effect.”
8)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 12 April 1875.
“Ureli Corelli Hill says [Henry G.] Stebbins is a failure as president of the Philharmonic Society & never comes near its meetings.”
9)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 12 June 1875.
“Edmund Schmeerhorn is president of the Philharmonic, an admirable choice for the society but bad for Edmund, who will worry & fidget himself into a serious fit of illness before his first term is ended.”
