Fourth of July Exercises

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tammany Hall

Conductor(s):
Marcus Colburn

Event Type:
Band, Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Jul 1864, 1:30 PM

Program Details

Performers also included a chorus of twenty-four pupils from the 20th Ward public schools and unidentified “scholars.”

“My country ‘tis of thee” [“America”] (Colburn, Olney & pupils)
C. F. Olney: “Voice of ’76, The” (Colburn & scholars)
“Star-spangled banner, The” (Colburn & pupils)


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Seventh Regiment Band;  Marcus Colburn;  Charles F. Olney
2)
"America (My country, 'tis of thee)"
aka My country 'tis of thee; My country tis of thee
Text Author: Smith
Participants:  Marcus Colburn;  Charles F. Olney
3)
"Voice of ’76, The"
Composer(s): Olney
Participants:  Marcus Colburn
4)
"Star-spangled banner, The"
aka Star spangled banned
Composer(s): Smith
Text Author: Key
Participants:  Marcus Colburn
5)
National overture, unidentified
aka Grand national overture; National victorious overture; Overture on national airs
Composer(s): Unidentified

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 03 July 1864.

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 03 July 1864, 8.

Program.

3)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 04 July 1864.

A dinner and the reading of the Declaration of Independence will be followed by music performed by a full band, and singing by 24 ladies and gentlemen from the 20th Ward schools.