1890. April 23. Brahms's First Pianoforte Concerto given at Steinway Hall, New York, by Conrad Ansorge, assisted by part of the Th. Thomas Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 1. Tanaief's symphony in C, with Harold Bauer (début) as soloist, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 2. Scriabin's "Reverie" given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 5. Coleridge Taylor's cantata "Hiawatha's Departure" given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1900. Dec. 8. Smetana's fourth symphonic poem "Má Vlast" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. 10. F. X. Arens's "Salve Regina" given by the Musical Arts Society, in New York City.

1900. Dec. 22. F. S. Converse's "Festival of Pan" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1900. Dec. Bach's B minor Mass given by the Bach Choir at Bethlehem, Pa., at one of the Bach Festivals which were inaugurated this year.

1901. Jan. Death of Edmund C. Stanton, manager of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, from 1884 to 1891.

1901. Jan. 11. Rimsky-Korsakof's "Fantaisie de Concert" for violin given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City with Maud Powell as soloist.