quately by Emma Abbott in 1883.)

1886. Mar. 13. Scholz's Symphony in B flat given in New York City,
by Theodore Thomas.

1886. Mar. 13. Three movements from Gericke's "Serenade" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1886. Mar. 16. Liszt's "Concerto Pathetique" given in New York
City, by Theodore Thomas.

1886. Mar. 20. Dvo[vr]ak's cantata "The Spectre Bride" given in
Brooklyn, N.Y., under Theodore Thomas; also Raff's "Die
Jahreszeiten" for chorus, pianoforte and orchestra.

1886. Mar. 23. Borodin's symphonic poem "On the Steppes of Central
Asia," and the tarantella from Gernsheim's Symphony in F, given
by the Philharmonic Society in Brooklyn, N. Y.

1886. Mar. 23. Pratt's "Court Minuet" produced, and Delibes's
ballet music "Sylvia," given by Theodore Thomas, in New York
City.

1886. April 30. Delibes's "Scene de Bal" given in New York City,
by Theodore Thomas.

1886. July 5. Rubinstein's "Bal Costume" (Second Series) given in
New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1886. July 21. Schytte's "Pantomimes" given in Chicago, by
Theodore Thomas.

1886. July 29. Bruckner's Seventh Symphony (E major) played by the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra, in Chicago.

1886. Oct. 26. Massenet's "Marche Heroique," and Gadsby's
orchestral scene "The Forest of Arden," given in New York City,
by Theodore Thomas.

1886. Oct. 28. Nicode's "Jubilee March," Cesar Cui's "Tarantella,"
and Massenet's "La Vierge" for string orchestras, given in New
York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1886. Nov. 1. Chaikovsky's "Italian Caprice" for orchestra, played
by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1866. Nov. 4. Schumann's "Marche Funebre" and Arthur Sullivan's
overture "In Memoriam" given in New York, by Theodore Thomas.
Also Raff's "Festival March."

1886. Nov. 5. Arthur Bird's First Symphony played by the Symphony
Society in New York City.

1886. Nov. 6. Brahms's Serenade in A for strings, and Dvo[vr]ak's
"Legends" (Opus 59, first collection), given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1886. Nov. 10. American debut of Albert Niemann, noted Wagnerian
tenor, in "Die Walkuere" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York City.

1886. Nov. 13. R. Henberger's overture to Byron's "Cain" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1886. Nov. 19. Bruell's opera "Das Goldene Kreuz" p