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

by Henry Charles Lahee

1880. Jan. 27. Mendelssohn's "Lauda Zion" given by the New York Vocal Union, at Chickering Hall, New York City.

1880. Feb. 4. Dvořák's third "Slavische Rhapsodie" given in Cincinnati, by Theodore Thomas.

1880. Feb. 12. Berlioz's opera "La Damnation de Faust" given in concert form, by the Oratorio Society of New York City. Dr. Leopold Damrosch, conductor. (Stage performance in 1908.)

1880. Feb. 22. H. Hofmann's cantata "Cinderella" given by the German Liederkranz, New York City.

1880. Feb. 28. The music of Meyerbeer's "Struensee" given at concert at Chickering Hall, New York City, under Mr. Carlberg.

1880. Mar. 10. Production of J. K. Paine's "Spring Symphony," by the Harvard Musical Association, in Cambridge, Mass.

1880. Mar. 11. Dvořák's second "Slavische Rhapsodie" given by the Symphony Society of New York City, Dr. Leopold Damrosch, conductor.

1880. May 29. Production of Dudley Buck's prize symphonic cantata, "The Golden Legend," at the Cincinnati Festival.

1880. May 7. Saint-Saëns's oratorio "Le Déluge" given by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1880. May. 10. Production of E. C. Phelps' symphony "Hiawatha" by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.