ced in New
York City.

1896. Los Angeles (Cal.) Symphony Orchestra organized.

1896. Martin Marsick, violinist, made his first tour in America.

1897. Jan. 1. Dvo[vr]ak's tone poem "The Golden Spinning Wheel"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Jan. 2. Smetana's symphonic poem "Wallenstein's Lager" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Jan. 8. Rimsky-Korsakof's suite "Mlada" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Jan. 16. Dittersdorf's Symphony in C major, given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Feb. 4. Dvo[vr]ak's symphonic poem "The Water Fay" given at
a concert of the Seidl Society at the Academy of Music, New York
City.

1897. Feb. 5. R. Strauss's tone poem, "Also sprach Zarathustra,"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Feb. 12. Massenet's opera "Le Cid" given at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City, with Felia Litvinne, Clementine de
Vere, J. Bars, J. de Reszke, Pol Plancon, J. Lasalle and E. de
Reszke. Mancinelli conducting.

1897. Mar. 6. Arthur Whiting's Fantasy for pianoforte and
orchestra in B flat minor, given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1897. Mar 17. J. W. Glover's oratorio "St. Patrick at Tara" given
at the Lexington Opera House, New York City.

1897. Mar. 24. Mozart's Symphony in A major given by the American
Symphony Society in Chickering Hall, New York City. Sam Franko,
conductor.

1897. April 3. Dvo[vr]ak's Rondo for Violoncello (Op. 94) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. April 17. Rimsky-Korsakof's symphonic suite "Scheherazade"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. June 25. H. R. Shelley's Symphony in E flat played at the
Music Teachers National Association Convention in New York City.

1897. Sept. 22. Production of Gustav Strube's Violin Concerto (Op.
13) at the Worcester (Mass.) Festival, with F. Kneisel as
soloist.

1897. Oct. 16. Glazunof's "Poeme Lyrique" (Op. 42) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Oct. 23. Rimsky-Korsakof's overture on Russian church
themes, "La Grand Paque Russe," and Gernsheim's Violin Concerto
in D major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Oct. 29. Glazunof's Second Concert Waltz given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and on the 4th Nov. Glazunof's
tableaux musicales "Printemps."

1897. Nov. 26. Ch