Found In:
    Symphony Society of New York

New York Symphony Minutes of the Board of Directors, 1878 -1893, Folder 1 of 2, Oct 15, 1878 - Mar 12, 1884

ID:
235-03-01
Abstract
Photocopies of handwritten minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Symphony Society of New York, October 1878 - March 1893, presented to the New York Public Library by Richard W. G. Welling, 30 January 1931; Lists of Directors and Officers of the Symphony Society; First elected President was William H. Draper; Selection of Dr. Leopold Damrosch as Conductor of the orchestra; First Public Reherasal 7 November 1878, First Concert 9 November 1878; Program announcements; Constitution of the Symphony Society; Highly successful American Premiere of Berlioz' "Damnation of Faust" in January 1880 and additional performances to meet public demand; Proposed music festival (not realized until 1891 with opening of Carnegie Hall); President Hilborne L. Roosevelt; Revision of By-Laws and Constitution; Joint concerts with The Oratorio Society of New York; Various premieres
Project Funder
  • Leon Levy Foundation
Preferred Citation
New York Symphony Minutes of the Board of Directors, 1878 -1893, Folder 1 of 2, 15 Oct 1878 - 12 Mar 1884, Folder 235-03-01, Symphony Society of New York Records, New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives.
https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/ac957a54-16b4-4ff5-a099-df78f338dafb-0.1