a.

1906. Jan. 31. F. S. Converse's opera "The Pipe of Desire,"
produced at Jordan Hall, Boston. (It was presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Mar. 18, 1908.)

1906. Feb. 6. V. d'Indy's oratorio "St. Mary Magdalene" given by
the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1906. Feb. 11. J. Suk's Scherzo for Orchestra given by the New
York Symphony Society.

1906. Feb. 24. Konius's suite "Childhood" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1906. Mar. 2. Adolf Weidig's symphonic fantaisie "Semiramis" given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 3. F. Boehe's "First Four Episodes for Orchestra" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 3. Production of F. S. Converse's ballads for baritone
and orchestra by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Providence, R.
I., with David Bispham as soloist.

1906. Mar. 10. J. Dalcroze's "Violin Concerto in C minor" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 10. Arthur Shepherd's "Ouverture Joyeuse" also H. F.
Gilbert's "Salammbo's Invocation" given at a concert of the New
Music Society in New York City, and at the same concert Ruth
Deyo, pianist, made her debut.

1906. Mar. 17. R. M. Gliere's First Symphony; Serof's "Cossack
Dances"; Cesar Cui's "Waltz"; and Mlynarsky's "Violin Concerto,"
given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1906. Mar. 31. Busoni's suite "Geharnischte" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1906. April 2. Production of H. H. Huss's Violin Concerto in D
minor by the New Music Society in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1906. April 7. Max Schilling's prelude to act III of "The Piper's
Holiday" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. April 17. Widor's "Les Pecheurs de Saint-Jean";
Bourgault-Ducoudray's "Rhapsodie Cambodgienne"; A. Caplet's
"Impression d'Automne" (Elegie for saxophone, written for and
played by Mrs. R. J. Hall); M. Moszkowski's "Larghetto" and
"Intermezzo," and R. Schumann's "Two Pieces in Canon Form"
(orchestrated by Th. Dubois), given by the Orchestral Club in
Boston.

1906. April 21. First concert of the Chicago Musical Art Society,
organized under Clarence Dickinson.

1906. May 3. Production of W. H. Humiston's "Southern Fantasy" for
orchestra, at the Mendelssohn Union, Orange, N. J.

1906. Oct. 8. First appearance of the "La Sc