The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-14
1889 Concerts by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

OTCUSSIId.
Since its incept ion, fourteen years ago,
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in addi-
tion to its annual series of forty-eight
concerts in Boston, has mace seven " est
ern trips, ana IL the pass eleven years
monthly trips o. one weeks duration 10
New York, gBrooklyn, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, and Washington, ana has also
visited all the principal New England
cities. Including the second monthly trip
of this season, which ends on Decem ber
21, this now famous organization has
given the realty remarkable total num-
Der OF thirteen hundred and thirty nine
performances, thus establishing record
that probably cannot be duplicated in the
world. Some of th5 older European or
chestras have been in existence many
more years and the New York Pilhar-
mCnic Society, the Parent orchestral or
ganiZation Of this cou1.'y, can sh0W more
than fifty year 10 its credit; but the les
ser numCer Il concerts given anpaRlly so
reduces the total number that the Boston
symphony Orchestra undoubtedly heads
| the list. Seven hundred and nineteen
performances have been given in Boston,
and Elk hundred and tw snty in thirty
sew cities throughout the United States
| from Maine to Minnesota. Cam bridge,
! Mass, with a series OF nilety-scven con-
| certs, which began the first year OF the
| orchCstra's eEiStence, and which ere held
! their Memorial Hall, heads the list OF cities
visited, which we append below. with
! the total number o. concerts given in
each city:
Cambridge, 81; Philadelphia, 40; Provi-
dence, AZ: Now York, "A; Washington, "A;
Brooklyn, -; bai.im 1re, s.; Worcester,
! 25: Portland, Me-. %; New Haven, u;
Chicago, 81; Buffalo, IS; Plttsburg, 10;
| Cleveland, 10; Louisville, 1C; Salem,
Mass. 10; Fail River 10; Cincinnati, g.;
! Hartford, s; New Bodford, 6; Detroit. I;
! ST., Louis, s.; Columbus. 6: Springfield,
! Mass, 8; Lowell, 6; FItchhUrg, 8; Mil
waukee, 3; Lynn, 5; Ann Arbor ~Unlver-
sity, 4, Rochester, y. y, 3; Taunton, 3;
Newport, Il. j., 3, Richmond, Va, 2;
! Grand Rapids, 2; Norwich Conn, 2;
| Lawrence 2; Hsyerhill, 2; Syracuse, 2;
IT. Paul, Minneapolis, Toledo, Albany,
| Erie, MelrCse, Lewiston and Wakefield,
| cne each.
With such a remarkable grand total of
! performances given there Is naturally un-
! limited opportunity Tor detailed statis-
| ties of the greatest variety. Lack OF space
! prevents an extended array of figures;
| but attention is called 20 the iact that.
! assuming an average OF five selections Ter
! each concert, there have been between SIX
| and seven thousand numbers per .OTnlt q.
| over one thousand soloist5 have appeared,
something over oue-hali OF them singers,
I ana ha- rest divided among pianists, vio-
| linists and violoncsllists. Bearing IN
mind that all the performances given by
! the'orchestra en- route are made up OF su-
! leCtions. already played IN the Boston con-
! certs there have been over fifteen hum
! Gerd private reheGrsalq. it is also worthy
! OF note that 10 OF Il e members Cf the or
/ ches;ra the first season still remain win
| the organizat 'on, and over onC.half the
| orchestra have been members for 10 years.
Ast the Boston symphony Orchestra is
an organization founded and maintained
by private citizen, Il hes always been
the policy OF The management 10 refrain
from the publication OF any financial Ce-
tails; but il il safe TO assert that even the
most moderate average receipts would re-
suit m al enormous sum OF money cX-
pended in the patronage bestowed upon
these concerts. Seventeen States are repre-
sentod IN the list OF cities given above,
excellent evidence that tho ECston sym.
phouy Orchestra is now a national organ
iZaIlOn.