World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival
world peace jubilee international musical festival took place back bay area boston massachusetts patrick sarsfield gilmore directed festival lasted day jubilee honored ending francoprussian war wellpublicized highprofile widely anticipated event architect william g preston designed colosseum seating capacity erected cost half million dollar jh wilcox co designed foot high pipe organ opening ceremony june spectator phillips brook presented prayer boston mayor william gaston nathaniel prentice bank gave speech unfortunately size building din workman caused passage prayer speech inaudible many musician performed jubilee festival band grenadier guard london garde republicaine paris kaiser franz regiment berlin band dublin ireland johann strauss waltzking franz abt german songwriter many famous soloist vocal instrumental among foreign attraction one concert featured performance verdi il trovatore member orchestra conducted johann strauss jr assistant accompanied voice chorus member chorus came part union directed carl zerrahn new piece titled festival hymn peace music composed jubilee american composer dudley buck fisk university jubilee singer also gave concert first time african american singer included big musical production country original performance black female player hyers sister also wellreceived johann strauss performed violin eye riveted upon expressive face almost eloquent arm herr strauss every ear strained catch sound violin ever anon laid bow passion surety unexcelled storm applause marked conclusion waltz redemanded heard anew performer included pianist franz bendel vocalist madame rudersdorff united state marine band arabella goddard madame peschkaleutner jubilee provided au courant press telegraph room furnished desirable accommodation member press telegraphic facility ample communicating part world despite enthusiastic audience festival suffered financially partly lowerthanexpected attendance partly setback construction building attendee responded negatively experience overall john dwight wrote influential periodical dwights journal music great usurping tyrannizing noisy pretentious thing general feeling relief heavy brooding nightmare lifted u however enormousness international jubilee term audience publicity programming created precedent served inspire similar festival later year franz abt hymn peace boston oliver ditson co dudley buck festival hymn boston oliver ditson co alberto randegger th psalm boston oliver ditson co johann strauss ii jubilee waltz springfield mass fay hoadly julius benedict victorious banner boston ditson co ca alfred e warren inman line march boston louis p goullaud music performed world peace jubilee international musical festival boston june boston ditson supplement containing music written expressly received time performed world peace jubilee boston oliver ditson co national peace jubilee local intelligence peace jubilee boston daily globe mar p world peace jubilee boston daily globe apr p jubilee coliseum fall tower truss fresh breeze one injured new york time apr p boston disappointment fall jubilee coliseum plan changed boston advertiser april new york time apr p augustus hoppin illustrator jubilee day boston j r osgood company oclc jubilee yesterday performance coliseum—the english band lion occasion new york time jun p jubilee boston dull day small audience new york time jun p jubilee largest attendance since opening cordial reception president audience performance new york time jun p musical world v august cipolla frank j autumn patrick gilmore boston year american music university illinois press – doi jstor boston public library photo charles pollock boston coliseum sitting room boston coliseum interior world peace jubilee music