oston Symphony Orchestra, organized by Major
Henry L. Higginson, gave its first concert, with Georg Henschel
as conductor.

1881. Oct. 29. Brahms's "Tragic Overture" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1881. Nov. 26. First complete performance in America of Joachim's
"Concerto for Violin" (Op. 11) given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, with Bernhard Listemann as soloist.

1881. Dec. 1. Grieg's "Norwegian Melodies" for Orchestra given by
the Symphony Society in New York City. Also Saint-Saens's
"Pianoforte Concerto," with Madame Madeline Schiller as soloist.

1881. Dec. 10. Rubinstein's Fifth Symphony given in New York City,
by Theodore Thomas.

1881. New York Chorus Society organized with six hundred voices
under the direction of Theodore Thomas.

1882. Jan. 29. Raff's "Die Tageszeiten" for chorus, pianoforte and
orchestra, given by the German Liederkranz in New York City.

1882. Feb. 11. Brahms's Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus and
orchestra (Opus 53) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1882. Feb. 11. Huber's "Tell Symphony" given in New York City, by
Theodore Thomas.

1882. Feb. 18. The overture to Massenet's "Phedre" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Also Bizet's overture "La Patrie." G.
Henschel conducting.

1882. Mar. 9. R. Fuch's "Serenade in D" given by the Harvard
Musical Association, in Boston.

1882. April 6. Berlioz's "Requiem" given by the New York Oratorio
Society.

1882. April 15. Goetz's Violin Concerto given by Theodore Thomas
in New York City.

1882. April 20. Dr. Leopold Damrosch's "Sulamith" given by the
Oratorio Society of New York City.

1882. May 6. Second act of H. Berlioz' "Les Troyens" (The Fall of
Troy) given at a musical festival in the armory of the Seventh
Regiment in New York City, under Theodore Thomas, with Madame
Materna, E. Aline Osgood, E. Winant, Campanini, Galassi,
Remmertz and M. W. Whitney as soloists.

1882. July 12. Hofmann's "Overture to a Drama," and on the 18th
Liszt's Second "Mephisto" Waltz given by Theodore Thomas, in
Chicago, Ill.

1882. Oct. 16. Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman" performed
under the management of Maurice Grau, at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, New York City.

1882. Nov. 3. The "Vorspiel" to Wagner's opera "Parsifal" given by
Theodore Thomas, in New York City. Also F. Cow