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The National Peace Jubilee was a celebration that commemorated the end of the American Civil War, organized by Patrick Gilmore in Boston from June 15-19, 1869. It featured an orchestra and a chorus, as well as numerous soloists. More than 11,000 performers participated, including the famous violinist
Atlantic Monthly
Aug. 1869. * * Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
History of the National Peace Jubilee and Great Musical Festival: Held in the City of Boston 1869
Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Published 1871 by the Author and for Sale by Lee, Shepard, and Dillingham, New York *
Announcement and Programme of the Festival
Programme of the Second day June 16, 1869 and Third day June 17, 1869List of Officers and Committees of the National Peace Jubilee AssociationList of distinguished persons invited to the Jubilee
– page 344-46
Official Programme for the five Days of the Festival
page 432 ff 1869 in Massachusetts 19th century in Boston Back Bay, Boston Cultural history of Boston Events in Boston June 1869 events {{music-event-stub
The National Peace Jubilee was a celebration that commemorated the end of the American Civil War, organized by Patrick Gilmore in Boston from June 15-19, 1869. It featured an orchestra and a chorus, as well as numerous soloists. More than 11,000 performers participated, including the famous violinist Ole Bull
Ole Bornemann Bull (; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing.
Biography
Background
Bull was ...
as the orchestra's concertmaster,Hansen, pg. 229 and Carl Zerrahn as director of the choral forces. The Jubilee became the "high-water mark in the influence of the band in American life". Along with the World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival
The World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival of 1872 took place in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore directed the festival, which lasted some 18 days. The jubilee honored the ending of the ...
in 1872, it made Gilmore a famous composer and bandmaster. For the Jubilee, a newly commissioned "Hymn of Peace" was written by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, set to the music from "American Hymn" by Matthias Keller (1813-1875) and performed on the opening day.Hall, pg. 14-16
Participants included:
*100 choral groups with a total of 10,926 singers
*525 musicians with the orchestra
*486 musicians with the wind band
See also
* Handel and Haydn SocietyReferences
* * *Notes
Further reading
* William Dean Howells. Jubilee DaysAtlantic Monthly
Aug. 1869. * * Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
History of the National Peace Jubilee and Great Musical Festival: Held in the City of Boston 1869
Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Published 1871 by the Author and for Sale by Lee, Shepard, and Dillingham, New York *
External links
Announcement and Programme of the Festival
Programme of the Second day June 16, 1869 and Third day June 17, 1869
– page 344-46
Official Programme for the five Days of the Festival
page 432 ff 1869 in Massachusetts 19th century in Boston Back Bay, Boston Cultural history of Boston Events in Boston June 1869 events {{music-event-stub