1835. April 8. Charlotte Cushman, noted actress, made her first public appearance as a singer in a performance of "The Marriage of Figaro" in Boston, with Mr. and Mrs. Wood.
1835. Nov. 13. Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula" given in English with Mr. and Mrs. Wood in the leading parts, in New York City.
1835. German Maennerchor of Philadelphia (the oldest German singing society in America) founded by Philip Wolsifer.
1835. Oliver Ditson began publishing music in his own name in Boston, but the firm of O. Ditson and Company can be traced back to 1783, when E. Batelle opened the Boston Book Store at 8 State Street.
1835-1905. Theodore Thomas, noted musician and conductor of:
1862-1891 Brooklyn Philharmonic Society.
1864-1878 New York Symphony Society.
1865-1891 New York Summer Garden Concerts.
1873-1894 Cincinnati Festivals.
1877-1890 Chicago Summer Night Concerts.
1877-1891 Philharmonic Society, New York.
1882-1891 Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
1891-1905 Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
1837. Harvard Musical Association organized in Boston.
1837. The pianoforte manufacturing house of Knabe established in Baltimore.
1837. Oct. 30. American début of Madame Caradori-Allan, noted soprano, in Rossini's opera "Il Barbiere di Seviglia" at the Park Theatre, New York City.
1837. An orchestra organized by the Academy of Music in Boston. It remained in existence until 1847.