9. Jan. 15. Emil Paur's Symphony in A major produced by the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1909. Jan. 16. Schilling's "Harvest Festival" from the opera
"Moloch" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Jan. 22. American debut of Carl Joern, tenor, in "Die
Meistersinger" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1909. Jan. 23. Paul Scheinpflug's "Overture to a Comedy of
Shakespeare" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Feb. 13. Paderewski's Symphony in B minor (Op. 24) produced
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Feb. 19. Smetana's opera "Prodona nev[ve]sta" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Destinn, Joern,
Didur and Reiss. G. Mahler, conductor.

1909. Mar. 10. Jan Blockx's opera "La Princesse d'Auberge"
presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Maria Labia and Jeanne Gerville-Reache in the leading roles.

1909. Mar. 12. A. Bruckner's Eighth Symphony (C minor) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Mar. 27. A. Maquarre's overture "On the Sea Cliffs" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. April 29. First public performance of P. G. Clapp's tone
poem "Norge" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Sanders
Theater, Cambridge, Mass. Had been performed by the Pierian
Sodality May 22, 1908.

1909. April 1. Production of W. W. Gilchrist's passion oratorio
"The Lamb of God" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New
York City.

1909. April 3. Strube's Symphony in B minor played from MS. by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. April 17. Arthur Foote's Suite in E major for string
orchestra produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. May 28. Henry K. Hadley's prize composition "The Culprit
Fay" produced at the Powers Theatre, Grand Rapids, Mich. Played
by the Chicago Orchestra Oct. 29, and the Boston Symphony
Orchestra Nov. 14.

1909. June. G. W. Chadwick's Christmas pastoral "Noel" produced by
the Litchfield County Choral Union at Norfolk, Conn., conducted
by the composer.

1909. Oct. 9. Saint-Saens's ballad on Victor Hugo's "La Fiancee du
Timbalier" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Oct. 16. Reger's symphonic "Prologue to a Tragedy" (Op. 108)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Oct. 23. Granville Bantock's comedy overture,