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Conductor Ernest Henry Schelling with dog aboard the S.S. Paris, May 24, 1922. The New York Philharmonic's annual "Young People's Concerts" series was founded in 1924 by conductor "Uncle" Ernest Schelling and Mary Williamson Harriman and Elizabeth "Bessie" Mitchell, co-chairs of the Philharmonic's Educational and Children's Concerts Committee. [4]
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
April 29 – Union Razor Company, which today is known as KA-BAR Knives, founded in Tidioute, Pennsylvania. May 1 – Spanish–American War – Battle of Manila Bay: Commodore Dewey destroys the Spanish squadron. The first battle of the war, as well as the first battle in the Philippines Campaign. May 10 – Prescott National Forest is ...
Catherine Young Glen m. John W. Metcalf "Always!" w. Charles Horwitz m. Frederick V. Bowers "Cake Walk in The Sky" by Ben Harney "Come Home Dewey We Won't Do a Thing to You" w.m. Paul Dresser "A Coon Band Contest" m. Arthur Pryor "Cotton Pickers Rag & Cakewalk" by William Braun "Doan Ye Cry, Mah Honey" w.m. Alfred W. Noll
The Bethany Oratorio Society is formed in Lindsborg, Kansas, where a famous annual Easter performance of Handel's Messiah is shown today. [18] The Chinese Exclusion Act greatly limits the immigration of Chinese people to the United States, amid a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment, leading to a reduction in Chinese musical practices. [19]
south florida events In 2009, Jimmy Buffett, left, along with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross, right, display the new name of LandShark Stadium, at a press conference held at the stadium.
Paul Leroy Robeson (/ ˈ r oʊ b s ən / ROHB-sən; [3] [4] April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
In her final appearance on Young People's Concerts in 1967, she sang "Mi chiamano Mimi" from Puccini La Boheme and "My Man's Gone Now" from Porgy and Bess. On the program, Bernstein noted that the two songs required two very different vocal styles and praised Tyler's ability to perform both. [5] [6]