1887. Jan. 27. Mendelssohn's cantata "Athalie" (Racine's text) given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.
1887. Feb. 5. Production of Arthur Foote's overture "In the Mountains" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1887. Feb. 10. Hans von Bülow's symphonic poem, "The Minstrel's Curse," given by the Symphony Society, in New York City.
1883. Nov. 10. A. C. Mackenzie's ballad "La belle dame sans merci" by the Philharmonic Society, New York..
1887. Feb. 24. The Music of the "Flower Girl" Scene from Wagner's opera "Parsifal" given in Philadelphia, by Theodore Thomas.
1887. Feb. 26. Berlioz's "The Trojans in Carthage" arranged as a dramatic cantata by H. E. Krehbiel, performed in English in Chickering Hall, New York City. Chief singers were M. Gramm, M. Groebl, F. Hirsch, M. Alvary, W. Dennison, G. Prehn and F. Remmertz; Narrator, Charles Roberts. F. van der Stucken, conductor.
1887. Mar. 1. Dvořák's "Legende" given by Theodore Thomas in New York City. Also Svendsen's "Festival Polonaise."
1887. Mar. 3. Liszt's oratorio "Christus" given (complete) by the Oratorio Society of New York City.
1887. Mar. 12. Rubinstein's oratorio "Paradise Lost" given in Brooklyn, under the direction of Theodore Thomas.
1887. Mar. 14. Rubinstein's opera "Nero" given by the American Opera Company, in New York City.