Metropolitan Fair for the Benefit of the U.S. Sanitary Commission: Promenade Concert and Extra Performance
Event Information
Venue(s):
Metropolitan Fair Union Square Music Hall
Conductor(s):
George Frederick Bristow
Event Type:
Choral
Performance Forces:
Vocal
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
25 February 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
11 Apr 1864, 6:00 PMProgram Details
George Bristow, director.
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
5)
“THE UNION-SQUARE FAIR BUILDING—CONCERTS . . . THE CONCERT ROOM.
Another entertainment was given in the Concert Hall last night, by the children of the Tenth Ward Public Schools. The songs and choruses sung by these children were given in the best manner. Three hundred children, with fresh young voices well trained, singing in concert some grand chorus from a favorite opera, offer a musical treat seldom heard in any city on this continent. . . .
In conjunction with the concert an exhibition drill was given by a company of young soldiers, the oldest of whom could not have been over twelve. . . . The room was so crowded during the performance that not even standing room could be had inside the door.”
Another entertainment was given in the Concert Hall last night, by the children of the Tenth Ward Public Schools. The songs and choruses sung by these children were given in the best manner. Three hundred children, with fresh young voices well trained, singing in concert some grand chorus from a favorite opera, offer a musical treat seldom heard in any city on this continent. . . .
In conjunction with the concert an exhibition drill was given by a company of young soldiers, the oldest of whom could not have been over twelve. . . . The room was so crowded during the performance that not even standing room could be had inside the door.”