ril 1. R. Strauss's symphonic poem "Macbeth" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. April 16. Suite from G. Henschel's music to "Hamlet" played
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1892. May 5. G. W. Chadwick's cantata "Phoenix Expirans" produced
at the Springfield, Mass., Festival.

1892. Aug. 1. John Philip Sousa, noted bandmaster, resigned from
the Marine Corps, and organized his band, which gained a
world-wide reputation.

1892. Aug. 27. Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, destroyed
by fire.

1892. Oct. 21. A. Dvo[vr]ak's "Carnival" and "Otello" overtures
presented at a concert given under the auspices of the National
Conservatory of Music in New York City, in honor of the
composer's first appearance in America.

1892. Oct. 21. The music of Moritz Moszkowski's opera "Boabdil"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also J. Strauss's waltz
"Seid umschlungen Millionen."

1892. Oct. 22. Chaikovsky's suite "Le Casse-Noisette" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Oct. 22. Saint-Saens's Second Symphony (A minor) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Oct. 22. Production of J. K. Paine's "Columbus March and
Hymn," and George W. Chadwick's "Columbian Ode," at the
dedication of the Music Building at the World's Fair in Chicago,
Ill., under Theodore Thomas.

1892. Nov. 11. Hamish McCunn's concert overture "The Land of the
Mountain and Flood" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Dec. 2. Cherubini's Overture given in New York City.

1892. Dec. 17. P. Gilson's symphonic sketches, "La Mer," given by
the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1892. Peoples' Choral Union organized in New York City, by Frank
Damrosch.

1893. Jan. 4. Saint-Saens's opera "Samson et Dalila" presented at
the French Opera House, New Orleans, with Renaud and Madame
Mounier in the leading parts.

1893. Jan. 24. Moritz Moszkowski's opera "Boabdil" presented at
the Manhattan Opera House, New York.

1893. Jan. 31. P. Mascagni's opera "L'Amico Fritz" given its first
complete stage performance in America by Walter Damrosch at
Carnegie Hall, New York City. (A performance had been given June
8, 1892, by Gustav Heinrichs, in Philadelphia.)

1893. Feb. 3. Fuchs's Serenade for Strings and Two Horns given by
the New York Symphony Society.