Annals of Music in America Part 47

1919. Feb. 28. F. Stock's "March and Hymn to Democracy" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Mar. 2. Elgar's two songs, "Carillon" and "Le Drapeau Belge," for orchestra and narrator, given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with Carlo Liten as narrator.

1919. Mar. 6. Harold Morris's Tone Poem (from MS.) produced by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1919. Mar. 12. Joseph Breil's opera "The Legend" produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Rosa Ponselle, Kathleen Howard, Paul Althouse, and L. d'Angelo in the leading roles; also J. A. Hugo's opera, "The Temple Dancer" with Florence Easton, Carl Schlegel and Morgan Kingston. Moranzoni conducting.

1919. Mar. 14. Rosseter G. Cole's "Pioneer" overture produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1919. Mar. 17. Vincenzo Tommasini's "Moonlights"; two pieces, "Churches and Ruins" and "Serenade," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Mar. 24. Griffes's "Three Songs" for soprano and orchestra produced by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, with Marcia van Dresser as soloist.

1919. Mar. 28. G. Faure's prelude to the opera "Penelope" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1919. April 4. G. Francesco Malipieri's "Pause del Silenzio"

(Pauses of Silence) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Henri Rabaud conducting.

1919. April 9. Ildebrando Pizzetti's prelude to Act I of "Fedra"

(d'Annunzio) given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1919. April 11. Alberic Magnard's "Hymn a la Justice" (Op. 14) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1919. April 11. First concert of the Musicians' New Symphony Orchestra of the New York Federation of Musicians, given at Carnegie Hall, New York City, Varese conducting. (Organized in February.)

1919. April 18. R. Laparra's poem on four popular verses, "Un Dimanche Basque," for orchestra with pianoforte, produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with the composer as soloist. P.

Monteux conducting.

1919. June. Charles T. Griffes's "The White Peac.o.c.k" produced at the Rivoli Theatre, New York City.

1919. July 4. Arthur Farwell's "Chant of Victory" produced at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Cal.

1919. July 7. Samuel Gardner's tone poem, "New Russia," produced at a concert in the Stadium, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1919. Oct. 24. Vincent d'Indy's "Sinfonia Brevis de Bello Gallico"

(No. 3. Op. 70) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, P.

Monteux conducting.

1919. Oct. 31. V. d'Indy's descriptive symphony, "La Queste de Dieu" (The search for G.o.d), from the opera "La Legende de Saint-Christophe," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Nov. 7. Michael Dvorsky's tone poem, "Haunted Castle," given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Nov. 13. Vitaslev Novak's symphonic poem, "In the Tatra Mountains" (Op. 26), given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City; also B. Roger's dirge, "To the Fallen."

1919. Nov. 13. Vincent d'Indy's Third Symphony; also Duparc's "Aux Etoiles," Debussy's "Berceuse Heroique," and J. Turina's "La Procession del Racio," given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1919. Nov. 16. C. T. Griffes's "Poem, for flute and orchestra,"

produced by the Symphony Society, New York City, with G. Barrere as soloist.

1919. Nov. 18. Montemezzi's opera "La Nave" presented by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with Rosa Raisa, Lazzari, Dolci, and Rimini. The composer conducting.

1919. Nov. 19. E. DeLamarter's suite from "The Betrothed"

(Maeterlinck) produced at the Schubert Theatre, New York City, Theodore Spiering conducting.

1919. Nov. 21. Dvorak's Third Symphony given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1919. Nov. 28. Griffes's symphonic poem "The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, P.

Monteux conducting.

1919. Nov. 29. Percy Grainger's children's march, "Over the Hills and Far Away," given by the New York Symphony Society, with the composer at the Pianoforte. (First performance of the version for orchestra.)

1919. Nov. 29. American debut of Benno Moisevitch, Russian pianist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1919. Dec. 5. Albert Chiaffarelli's "Prelude to a Merry Play"

produced (from MS.) by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1919. Dec. 10. American debut of Madame Besanzoni, mezzo soprano, as _Delila_, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1919. Dec. 11. Prokofieff's "Cla.s.sical Symphony" produced by the Russian Symphony Orchestra (from MS.) at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1919. Dec. 19. C. T. Griffes's "Notturno," "The White Peac.o.c.k,"

"Clouds," and "Baccha.n.a.le" produced by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. (N. B. "The White Peac.o.c.k" had already been given at the Rivoli Theatre in June.)

1919. Dec. 19. Sylvio Lazzari's symphonic picture, "Impressions of Night," given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1919. Dec. 23. John Alden Carpenter's ballet, "The Birthday of the Infanta," produced by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation.

1919. Dec. 27. Albert Wolff's opera "The Blue Bird" (Maeterlinck) presented at the Metropolitan Opera House. New York City, conducted by the composer. (Maeterlinck also present.)

1919. Dec. 28. American debut of Madame Wurmser-Delcourt, harpist, at a concert of the Symphony Society, New York City. (She played, for the first time in America, the harp chromatique.)

1920. Jan. 2. Reginald de Koven's opera "Rip van Winkle" produced by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with E. Herbert, E. Darch, Baklanov, Dufranne, Cotreuil and Huberdeau. A. Smallens conducting.

1920. Jan. 2. Debussy's dance poem "Jeux" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Jan. 2. Fibich's overture to the merry play, "A Night at Karluv-Tyn," given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1920. Jan. 5. Ravel's opera "L'Heure Espagnol" presented by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation with Y. Gall, D. Defrere, Maguenat, Cotreuil and Warnery. Ha.s.selmans conducting.

1920. Jan. 17. Leoncavallo's opera "Zaza" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar, K. Howard, Crimi and Amato.

1920. Jan. 19. Andre Messager's opera "Madame Chrysantheme"

presented by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation with Miura, Fontaine, Dufranne and Warnery. Ha.s.selmans conducting.

1920. Jan. 21. American debut of Carlos Valderranea, Peruvian pianist, in a program of Inca music, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Jan. 23. Kalinnikov's symphonic poem, "The Fir Tree and the Palm," given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1920. Jan. 30. F. Converse's Symphony in C minor given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, P. Monteux conducting.