The Arion Society was a

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musical society. It was founded in January 1854 to promote "the perpetuation of love for some of the characteristic elements of German civilization". It was disbanded because of

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It was founded in January 1854 to promote "the perpetuation of love for some of the characteristic elements of German civilization". They sponsored the Arion Ball in 1892 at

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to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus's discovery of

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. The society commissioned

Bolossy Kiralfy Bolossy Kiralfy (1848–1932), one of The Kiralfy Brothers, was a performer, producer, writer and creator of musical extravaganzas in the late 19th, early 20th centuries. He was a "great international showman" and ushered in the "era of the Spect ...

for the event. The 1898 ball, also held at Madison Square Garden, had an Egyptian theme. It was disbanded because of

following

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Carl Anschütz Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

(1813-1870) 1860 to 1863. *

Frédéric Louis Ritter Frédéric Louis Ritter (22 June 1834 – 6 July 1891) was a French composer, choral conductor, teacher, and author. Biography He was born in Strasbourg, France on 22 June 1834. He studied under Moritz, Hauser, and Schletterer. In 1856 he came to ...

(1831-1891) 1864 to 1867. *

Leopold Damrosch Leopold Damrosch (October 22, 1832 – February 15, 1885) was a German American orchestral conductor and composer. Biography Damrosch was born in Posen (Poznań), Kingdom of Prussia, the son of Heinrich Damrosch. His father was Jewish and his m ...

(1832–1885) 1871 to 1883. *

Frank van der Stucken Frank Valentine Van der Stucken (October 15, 1858 – August 16, 1929) was a Belgian-American composer, conductor, and founding conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1895. Biography Van der Stucken was born in Fredericksburg, Texas ...

(1858–1929) 1884 to 1895. He was the first American born conductor. He gave his first concert in April 1884 and he resigned in 1895. *Julius Lorenz, became director in July 1895. * Carl Bergmann (1821-1876), held several tenures as conductor.

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