Chicago Orchestra permanently endowed and Orchestra Hall
built.

1904. American debut of Luisa Tetrazzini took place at the Tivoli,
in San Francisco, Cal.

1904. Coleridge Taylor visited America as the guest of the
Coleridge Taylor Society of Washington, D. C.

1904. Emil Paur appointed conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra (1904-1910).

1904-5. Johann Strauss's opera "Die Zigeunerbaron" given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. This was produced in
English at the Casino Feb. 15, 1886.

1904-5. Guest conductors of the Philharmonic Society, New York
City, for this season were:

Frederic H. Cowen of London, England
Arthur Nikisch of Vienna, Austria
E. Schuch of Dresden, Germany
B. Glazunof of St. Petersburg, Russia
C. V. Stanford of London, England
E. Colonne of Paris, France
Sir E. Elgar of Malvern, England

1905. Jan. 4. E. Chabrier's "Danse Slave" from the opera "Le Roi
Malgre Lui"; A. Georges's "Prelude d'Axel"; H. Sitt's "Andante"
for violin and orchestra; G. Sparck's symphonic poem, "Boabdil";
C. Forsyth's "Concerto in G minor" (first movement); Erik
Satie's "Gymnopedies" numbers 1 and 2, orchestrated by C.
Debussy; and J. Bordier's "Meditation on the seventh prelude of
Bach," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1905. Jan. 20. Simandl's concert piece for double-bass and
orchestra given by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Jan. 20. Elgar's concert overture "Froissart" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Jan. 21. Rimsky-Korsakof's suite "Tsar-Saltan" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1905. Jan. 21. Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade" given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Jan. 21. F. S. Converse's two poems "Night" and "Day" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 3. Rimsky-Korsakof's Pianoforte Concerto in C sharp
minor given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 4. Eugen d'Albert's Second Pianoforte Concerto (in E
major) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 8. Elgar's "Benedictus" given by the New York Oratorio
Society.

1905. Feb. 11. Bruch's Serenade in A minor for violin given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Feb. 25. Arensky's suite "Silhouettes," excerp