Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events

by Henry Charles Lahee

1908. Feb. 13. The scene "Winter" from Glazunof's ballet, "The Seasons," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1908. Feb. 14. Richard Wagner's "Columbus" overture given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 15. Rimsky-Korsakof's "Caprice on Spanish Themes"; and Schjelderup's "Sunrise on the Himalayas" from the stage music to Gjellerup's "Opferfeuer"; also Schjelderup's symphonic poem "A Summer Night on the Fjord" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 19. Debussy's opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" presented at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden, Jeanne Gerville-Reache, and Perier in the cast. Campanini conducting.

1908. Feb. 22. Production of Chadwick's "Symphonic Sketches" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 28. Josef Hofmann's Third Pianoforte Concerto given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1908. Feb. 29. E. Dohnanyi's Concert Piece in D major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Mar. 4. American début of Madame Berta Morena as Sieglinde at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Mar. 14. Balakiref's Symphony in C major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Mar. 26. Stahlberg's symphonic suite "Ueber's Weltenmeer" given by the Volpe Orchestra in New York City.