Rehearsal for the Inauguration of the Metropolitan Fair
Event Information
Venue(s):
Event Type:
Band, Choral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
30 June 2014
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
02 Apr 1864, 4:30 PMProgram Details
The venue for this event is unknown.
The specific band and chorus are not mentioned in this article, but the 7th Regiment Band and a chorus “of 200 voices” performed at the inauguration. The “opening hymn” may be Dresel’s “Army hymn.”
The specific band and chorus are not mentioned in this article, but the 7th Regiment Band and a chorus “of 200 voices” performed at the inauguration. The “opening hymn” may be Dresel’s “Army hymn.”
Performers and/or Works Performed
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Citations
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“At 4 ½ o’clock yesterday afternoon the first rehearsal was had by the band and the choir. The ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ was the first given, and with fine effect; after which the opening hymn was attempted, and comparatively well done. Of course it will be superlatively done to-morrow, with other of the vocal efforts for it was evident that all needed [sic] was a familiarity with the acoustic peculiarities of the building by those whose voices were so harmoniously engaged.”