Manhattan College Commencement Exercises

Event Information

Venue(s):
Manhattan College

Conductor(s):
Brother Jasper

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 October 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Aug 1864

Program Details



We don’t know the actual date of this event. The only reference is from R: NYP 08/09/64, p. 2, and it simply says: “The recent Commencement exercise.” The college is also called the College of the Brothers of Christian Schools.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Manhattan College Orchestra
2)
Nabucco, overture
Composer(s): Verdi
3)
Sommernachtstraum, Ein, "Hochzeitsmarsch"
aka Midsummer night's dream, A; wedding march
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Citations

1)
Review: New York Post, 09 August 1864, 2.
“Music is made a special study at Manhattan College, and the most interesting feature is the regular College band for wind and string instruments, made up of pupils of the institution.  [The Verdi and Mendelssohn] were played with a good effect.  The organization of the musical department is due to Brother Jasper, who by his indefatigable energy and perseverance has chiefly contributed to the great progress made in this department.”