Julius Sesselberg Vocal and Instrumental Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Germania Assembly Rooms

Price: $1.00

Event Type:
Chamber (includes Solo), Choral

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 October 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Jan 1866, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Herr Wolf, piano, was announced but did not perform.

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Composer(s): Unknown composer
3)
Composer(s): Romberg
4)
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Miss Trun [soprano]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 04 January 1866.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 January 1866.

     A Steinway piano will be used; Sesselberg’s final concert of the season.

3)
Review: New York Herald, 07 January 1866, 4.

     “Last night a concert was given at the Germania Assembly Rooms by Mr. Julius Sesselberg, an accomplished basso profundo, whose appearance in this city is of a recent date. Mr. Sesselberg was assisted by the Arion Society, and a series of popular compositions were on the programme; but notwithstanding all this the attendance was exceedingly small. By the Arions several chorus songs were acceptably rendered, and the solos sung by Mr. Sesselberg excited the enthusiasm of his friends and admirers; but the great feature of the musical programme was undoubtedly the violoncello performances of Mr. Mollenhauer, who in part first performed the Fantasie Servaire, and in part second the Adagio and Ronde. Two solos were acceptably rendered by Miss Trun, but the piano solos announced to be rendered by Wolf were not given.

     Most of the compositions rendered were well executed and it is therefore to be regretted that the affair was not more successful in other respects. As the concert took place immediately after the holiday season it may be easily explained why the result was not more favorable.”

4)
Review: New-Yorker Musik-Zeitung, 15 January 1866, 33.

     Scarcely attended event. The performance was imperfect. However, Mr. Sesselberg and the Arion chorus were deservedly received very well.