Fourth of July Festivities

Event Information

Venue(s):
New York Union Home and School

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 December 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Jul 1865, Day

Program Details

The program was performed by the children of the home.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
"Just before the battle, Mother"
Composer(s): Root
2)
"Star-spangled banner, The"
aka Star spangled banned
Composer(s): Smith
Text Author: Key
3)
"Victory at last"
Composer(s): Bradbury
Text Author: Kidder
4)
"Marching along"

Citations

1)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 06 July 1865, 7.

     Includes a description of the institution and some of the other events of the day. “Other exercises, consisting chiefly of songs and declamations suited to the capacities of the children, followed, concluding with the singing of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ and ‘Victory at Last,’ and addresses by the Rev. Dr. Kittredge.  The children then formed in procession and proceeded to the school-room, singing as they went ‘Marching Along,’ where a substantial dinner awaited them.”