Brune's overture "A Twilight Picture"
produced by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1917. April 20. Noren's symphony "Vita" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1917. April 27. F. S. Converse's tone poem "Ave atque Vale"
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1917. May 3. Ernest Bloch's "Two Psalms," for soprano and
orchestra, given in New York City.

1917. June. Production of the following works by the Litchfield
County Choral Union at Norfolk, Conn.: Nicola Laucella's
symphonic impressions "Whitehouse" under the direction of the
composer. John Alden Carpenter's symphony "Sermons in Stones"
conducted by F. Stock. Percy Grainger's "The Warriors" (Music to
an Imaginary Ballet) conducted by the composer. First
performance in America of C. Villiers Stanford's "Irish
Rhapsody" No. 5 (dedicated to Lord Roberts).

1917. Oct. 7. First concert of the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra,
recently organized, under Arthur Dunham, conductor.

1917. Oct. 26. Mozart's operetta "Bastien et Bastienne" presented
at the Empire Theatre, New York City, under Albert Reiss.

1917. Oct. 27. American debut of Jascha Heifetz, Russian
violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1917. Nov. 12. Mascagni's opera "Isabeau" presented at the
Auditorium, Chicago, by the Chicago Opera Association, with Rosa
Raisa, Jeska Swartz, Crimi, Rimini, Maguenat, and Nicolay.
Campanini conducting.

1917. Nov. 17. S. M. Liapounov's Second Concerto for pianoforte
given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City, with
Tamara Labinova (debut) as soloist.

1917. Nov. 17. American debut, as conductor, of Pierre Monteux,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City,--a matinee
performance of "Faust."

1917. Nov. 19. Operatic debut of Anna Fitziu as _Tosca_ with the
Chicago Opera Association.

1917. Nov. 29. Debut of May Peterson as _Michaela_, in "Carmen,"
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1917. Nov. 30. S. Palmgren's Second Symphony given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Nov. 30. Max Bruch's Concerto for Two Pianofortes and
Orchestra given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City,
with Rose and Ottilie Sutro as pianists. (First time in New
York.)

1917. Dec. 1. Operatic debut of Genevieve Vix as _Manon_ with the
Chicago Opera Association.

1917. Dec.