1918. May. 9. Eugene Ysaye's poem "Exil," for string orchestra without basses, produced at the Cincinnati May Festival, conducted by the composer.
1918. May 10. Edgar Stillman Kelley's choral work, "The Pilgrim's Progress," produced at the Cincinnati May Festival.
1918. May 30. David Stanley Smith's oratorio "Rhapsody of St. Bernard" produced at the North Shore Festival, Evanston, Ill., under the direction of Peter C. Lutkin.
1918. June. Ossip Gabrilovitsch, noted pianist, appointed conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
1918. June 4. David Stanley Smith's Second Symphony (D major). (Played in New York by the Philharmonic Society Dec. 2.) Also G. W. Chadwick's "Land of Our Hearts" for chorus and orchestra, and Horatio Parker's cantata "Dream of Mary," with Mabel Garrison and Carl Formes as soloists, produced at Norfolk, Conn., by the Litchfield County Choral Association.
1918. June 6. C. Villiers Stanford's tone poem "Verdun" given at Norfolk, Conn. (and by the Philharmonic Society New York Dec. 2).
1918. Oct. 15. First concert in America of "Le Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris," André Messager, conductor, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
1918. Oct. 18. A. Hadley's one-act opera "Bianca" produced at the Park Theatre, New York City, with Maggie Teyte, Henri Scott, Craig Campbell, Howard White, and Carl Formes. (This opera won a prize offered by Wm. Hinshaw.)
1918. Oct. 20. American début of Alfred Cortot, noted French pianist, at a concert of "Le Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. He played the Fourth Concerto of Saint-Saëns. M. Cortot's first recital was given at Aeolian Hall, Nov. 11.
1918. Nov. 3. American début of Thelma Given, violinist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City. The program included Conus's "Concerto in E minor," Kryjenovky's "Russian Romance" (new), Achron's "Hebrew Lullaby," and Halverson's "Norwegian Dance" (new).