Germania Musical Society
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The Germania Musical Society (1848-1854) was a classical musical group that performed in the United States
in the mid-19th century. Its musicians emigrated from Germany
. Carl Lenschow and Carl Bergmann
served as directors. The group toured throughout the country; concerts took place in the Melodeon
and the Music Hall
, Boston; Brinley Hall and City Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts; Metropolitan Hall, New York City; Ocean Hall, Newport, Rhode Island; Westminster Hall, Providence; and elsewhere.
"In the fall of 1854 the Germania Musical Society came to an end at the height of its fame. ... Many of the players were determined to establish permanent homes and avoid the discomforts of touring. The Society had given approximately seven hundred concerts in the United States and one hundred matinees and soires. ... The total sum of public performances exceeded nine hundred, with more than one million listeners." Band members settled in Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Syracuse and Chicago.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the mid-19th century. Its musicians emigrated from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Carl Lenschow and Carl Bergmann
Carl Bergmann
Carl Bergmann was a German-American cellist and conductor.-Biography:...
served as directors. The group toured throughout the country; concerts took place in the Melodeon
Melodeon (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Melodeon was a concert hall and performance space in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, located on Washington Street, near West Street...
and the Music Hall
Boston Music Hall
The Boston Music Hall was a concert hall located on Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional entrance on Hamilton Place.One of oldest continuously operating theaters in the United States, it was built in 1852 and was the original home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The hall...
, Boston; Brinley Hall and City Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts; Metropolitan Hall, New York City; Ocean Hall, Newport, Rhode Island; Westminster Hall, Providence; and elsewhere.
"In the fall of 1854 the Germania Musical Society came to an end at the height of its fame. ... Many of the players were determined to establish permanent homes and avoid the discomforts of touring. The Society had given approximately seven hundred concerts in the United States and one hundred matinees and soires. ... The total sum of public performances exceeded nine hundred, with more than one million listeners." Band members settled in Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Syracuse and Chicago.
Further reading
- Nancy Newman. Good Music for a Free People: The Germania Musical Society in Nineteenth-Century America. NY: University of Rochester Press, 2010