A N N U A L R E P O R T
OF THE
M u s i c d e p a r t m e n t ,
F O R T H E Y E A R 1 9 0 0 .
[ Do c u m e n t 25 — 1901. ]
Bo s t o n, May 1, 1901.
M a y o r o f the C ity o f B o s to n :
, KAli Sir, — The Board of Music Trustees respectively 1 >mit tlie ir annual report :
] ) (^ * ,l meeting held June 7, 1900, organization of the P le te (frent f0’ the yCar en,lillS A Pr il 30, 1001 was com-
q y *'i|e election of James M. M cLaughlin as Chairman, rj,|6 lus Vender P yl having been elected Secretary May 24.
pi . . 'e, Commissioners and the terms for which they were
mected were *
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Jo h v . Ba l d w in . m m a. O’Sh e a .
Ba e r
A r n u u , P. Dr'v o t o '
Jamesm m ojo
• McLa u&h iu n
T l x had
I Ton. Th o m as N. I Ia b t,
T erm to e x p ire A p r il 30, 1901
“ “ “ 1902
“ “ “ 1903
“ “ “ 1904
“ “ “ 1905
Six hiuuhPri°Priatl0n allowcd t,ie department, $9,600 (ninety- had ho i ; d<)Uars) , was so much less than the Commissioners in th e if6*! " l t,lat they were obliged to make radical changes
Tim P 118 f ° r the year.
the v a rf i los< d number of outdoor or summer concerts inU i e V c i r i n v i u u u u u i u i C O I iC e iL S
teniplat ec[ s Sec^ ons °* the C ity had to be reduced; tlie c M 1 les °* A gu ia r Sunday evening concerts at Mar
con- rine
o Cit y Do c u m e n t No. 25.
park, South Boston, where conditions for open-air music are so favorable, had to be abandoned; the original scheme for a broad system of indoor or w inter concerts was obliged to re
main u n fu lfille d ; and perhaps more im portant than all, the increase in the membership of the M unicipal Band to sixty or more was necessarily postponed.
Notwithstanding the diminished appropriation, and contrary to custom, the committees in charge of Farragut Day, Seven
teenth of June, and F ourth of J u ly celebrations failed to provide for the usual band concerts on those days out of the several special appropriations, and in consequence the Board were unexpectedly called upon to expend $1,000 in order that an essential feature of the holidays m ight not be wanting.
I
Su m m e r Co n c e r t s.
The first concert of the season was given Sunday afternoon, June 17, on the Common, by the M unicipal Band, thirty-seven men, M r. E m il Mollenhauer, conductor. Eleven concerts were given at this place on successive Sunday afternoons.
Follow ing is a lis t of all the concerts fo r the summer season of 1900 :
Boston Common, Sunday afternoons . . . . 1 1 Boston Common, Ju ly 4, morning, afternoon and evening, 3 I< aneuil H a ll (O ration), July 4, morning 1
Marine park, South Boston, Sunday evenings . . 6
Charlestown, Monument square . . . 2
Charlestown (parade, June 1 8 ) ... 1
East Boston, Wood Island park . . . 1
East Boston, Central square . . . 1
Meeting House H ill, D o rc h e s te r...1
Laurel street, D o r c h e s t e r ... 1
Dorchester street, D o r c h e s t e r ... 1
'Peabody square, A s h m o n t ... . ' 1
Jamaica pond . . . 1
Blackstone park . . . 1
N orth E nd park . . . 2
Columbus square . . . . 1
Brighton, W ilson square . . . 1
Roslindale Centre . . . 1
Egleston square . . . 1
E lio t square, Roxbury . . . 1
Parker H ill, R o x b u ry ...1
Dearborn and M a ll streets, Roxbury . . . . 1
T otal . 41
Music De p a r t m e n t. WIN T E R C O N C ER TS.
D u rin g tlie fall meetings of the Board a decided change w in f111 a< e 111 th e character of the indoor concerts fo r the winter season.
I».i Ji'^tOfLcl of the string quartet, which had been engaged the j f p f "T* y®ais» au orchestra of nine players from the Boston
* rival Orchestra, under the leadership of M r. John C C ow ley, was organized.
P a r t s ' ^ r ° lU the size of the audiences in the various was , C lty where the concerts were given the departure ]jy mu teen C0Ilcerts, a lis t of which follows, were provided hi a w i 'jM’Mhe organization, assisted by different vocalists,
av'U!able halls throughout the City.
voc'il¡'ip5’6 orcliestra of tw enty players, likewise assisted by as f (.n S’ directed by M r. Mollenliauer, gave special concerts und in T|VS hi h aneuil H a ll and Lyceum H all, one each,
h*e I ^ 'e ttoxbury H ig h School hall, two.
- iliaus it o important concert of „ „ „ a i l u
ighly appreciated, was the concert in
¿ng exclusively of com- Because of its novelty
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hrobauiap® tlie mosfc important concert of the year, and 'Ih'Ciric,, -- most highly apprécia ' '
iti0lls origi
lQted on page 6.
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and orio-' " v ^muposers. necause ol its novelty sprinte,iUallty aS a municipal undertaking the program is
u on ijage 6.
rein0i e m appreciated, was tlie concert lr Positio/ emple, January 29, consisting exclusively of com ahrl s. oy American composers. Because of it« nm m lu
q j Su m m a r y o e W i n t e r Co n c e r t s. Ptancoep'o '! *ii,"'h Scliool hall, Charlestown B rig h tn t r h° o1 hal], N o rth E nd .
W e u ^ j f h School hall, B rig h to n
Lynn,n q i ^ ’ Lcist Boston
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St. P Pw School hall, R oxbury Bloomfield TThn 01 hal1, D orchester CmJis H , 1IL 11’ Dorchester Shurtleff s i’/ ^ f m a Plain • fr a n k lin q Î '00! h a ll> South Boston 'Prén om I,- UUL i emplet ° ° Î hal1’ South E nd .
aneuil H a ll
P'otal
2 2 2 1 1 2
1 1
2 2 1 1 1
4 Ci t y Do c u m e n t No. 25.
Or g a n Re c i t a l s.
D u rin g the w inter season also the Commissioners w6re fortunate in securing the services of the follow ing gentlemen, who gave interesting and instructive recitals upon the large organ in the Vine-street building (m un icip a l):
H. C. MacDougall, John A . O’Shea, W alter E. Spalding, Everett E. Truette and George E. W hiting.
A t Mr. M acDougall’s recital, which was historical in its character, M r. Louis C. Elson briefly reviewed the lives and works of the composers named on the program.
Su m m a r y o f Or g a n Re c i t a l s.
Vine-street building . . ... 7
Re c a p i t u l a t i o n.
Summer concerts . . . . . 4 1 W in te r concerts . . . . . 1 9
Organ recitals . . . 7
Tot al . . . 67
Ex p e n d i t u r e s.
Musicians . . . .
Secretary’s salary . . . . Teaming and setting up band stands
Organ repairs . . . .
Attendants at Summer and W inter Concerts, H a ll rents (concerts and rehearsals)
Telephone service . . Printing-
Chairs for Vine-street building and band stands, Stenographic service . . . .
Janitor service (W in te r Concerts) Sundry office expenses . . . .
Stationery • • . . . . .
A dvertising . . . .
Use of piano, at W inte r Concerts . Messenger service . . .
Total
$7,052 60 1,595 36 694 50 457 50 315 00 147 00 181 26 147 I 3 145 50 145 00 86 00 54 00 45 36 15
36 49 00 9 87
$11,127 ^
The Board desire to express to your Honor their appret5Ul tion of the interest you have taken in their- work, and the ^ sistance you have given them in providing for the citizens t 1
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in the history of th Pe C° nCertS 6Vei' given in a siu8'le year Through von 1 Y ''
their obligation« members desire to acknowledge courtesies ext« 1 , ±ollowing municipal departments for S'chool D eparts K ! d: ^ P o l i c e Department, the Public
l a m e n t and the Public Buildings Department.
Very tru ly yours,
* Ja m e s M . McLa u g h l i n,
Chairman.
d j e t l k e e n f 9 ’ ,1 9 0 0 , C o m m i‘s s i° n e r J . T h o m a s B a l d w in 0 m u n ic ip a l tlm ■ ll:i U1™SiS. a b d l't y , l i i s u n s u rp a s s e d k n o w le d g e
" th e B o a r d |i f a ir s ’ ] | is f a i t h f u l in t e r e s t i n th e w o r k . f t a r e d h im to 1 r n dn6SS’ g e n i : l lit D a n d im p a r t ia l it y , f c i V r t w » , 2 . 'P f I o m . n m io n e r e , » m l b y h i s d e a d ,
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eXem p laiy official depnved ° f tbe advice and influence of
G R A N D C O N C E R T
— OF —
C O M P O S ITIO N S B Y A M E R IC A N COMPOSERS
— UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE —
MUSIC COMMISSION OU BOSTON «
TREMONT TEMPLE, JANUARY 29, 1901
— UIVEN BY AN —
O R C H E S TR A OF F IF T Y P L A Y E R S
M r. E M I L J S IO L L E N H A U E R , Conductor
M rs. K I L E S K I B R A D B U R Y , Soloist
— P R O G R A M —
Joh n K now les Paine H e n ry K . H a dle y . H o ra tio W. P arker
Part I.
O verture “ As Y o u L ik e I t ” Scherzo fro m Sym phony in I A r ia “ O Bona P a tria ,” fro m “ H o ra N o v is s im a ’
Mrs. Bradbury
E dw ard A . M acD ow ell T w o M ovem ents fro m Suite fo r O rchestra Op- 42 (a) Shepherdess’ Song
(b) F orest S p irits
George E. W h itin g • O verture “ The Princess
Part I I .
Joh n A . O ’ Shea . . . . . Concert O verture in D M a j° r A r t h u r Foote Three Movements fro m Serenade fo r S trin g O rehestia
(а ) P ra e lu d iu m (б) Romanza
( c) G avotte 7,
George W . C h a d w i c k ...O verture “ M elpom eIie
