1877. Nov. 2. J. K. Paine's symphonic fantasia on Shakespeare's "Tempest" given at Steinway Hall, New York City, by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra.
1877. Nov. 14. Saint-Saëns's fourth symphonic poem, "La Jeunesse d'Hercule," played at a Theodore Thomas Concert, in Boston.
1877. Nov. 20. Raff's Suite for Pianoforte and Orchestra (Opus 200) given by Theodore Thomas in New York City.
1877. Dec. 17. Brahms's First Symphony given in New York City, by Dr. Leopold Damrosch. (Given a week later by Theodore Thomas, in New York City, and Jan. 3, 1878, by the Harvard Musical Association, Boston.)
1877. Dec. 23. Parts 1 and 2 of Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" given by the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, with Emma Thursby, Annie Louise Cary, W. J. and F. W. Winch as soloists. C. Zerrahn conducting.
1877. Music department established at Syracuse (N. Y.) University, with Wm. Schultze as director.
1877. Theodore Thomas began Summer Night Concerts in New York City.
1877. Tivoli Opera House in San Francisco, Cal., opened.
1878. Feb. 11. Madame Hermine Rudersdorff, who had been heard at the Peace Jubilees in Boston in 1871 and 1872, made her American operatic debut as Ortrud in "Lohengrin."
1878. Feb. 14. Saint-Saëns's Fourth Pianoforte Concerto (in C minor) given by the Harvard Musical Association in Boston, with J. A. Preston, as soloist.