• Žofín Academy: participating institution, chorus
• KLINGEROVÁ, Maria: soloist, v
• MOLLINGEROVÁ, Anna: soloist, v
• VOGL, František Arnold: director of institute, conductor

A substantial report was published by Bohemia 23/11/1851 that the Žofín Academy would give at the end of November under the direction of Mr Vogl a great concert. This would be in two parts given on two separate days at least a week apart. ‘The Programme of the first part contains the following pieces: Epoch Ockenheim [probably Ockeghem] 1450-1480, nr.1, Christe eleison from his Mass. Epoch Josquin des Pris, nr.2, Motet by Josquin des Pris. Epoch of Willaert 1520-1560, nr.3, Choral by Goudimel (Czech). Epoch Palestrina 1560-1600, nr.4, Adoramus by Palestrina. Epoch Monteverdi 1600-1640, nr. 5, Miserere by Allegri. Epoch Carissimi 1640-1680, nr.6, Arie from Johannes der Täufer by Stradella. Epoch Scarlatti 1680-1725, nr.7, Cantata by Scarlatti. Epoch Leo and Durante 1725-1760, nr.8, Duetto by F. Durante, nr.9, double choruse from Solomon by Händl [Handel].’ After listing the works to be performed in the second part the report noted that ‘the rehearsals were diligent and very numerously attended, and Mr Vogl as director has expended the greatest efforts to study everything precisely’.

The Czech-language periodical Lumír 27/11/1851 published similar details of a projected performance to be given by the Žofín Academy under its new director Vogl. The programme for this would not suffer from the ‘unhappily banal material which for a long time local concerts here had suffered, but would include classical names from the major periods of music history back until 1450.’ The composers being performed were listed. The occasion would take place over two evenings, the first including works from 1450 until 1760, the second from 1760 up to modern times.

Bohemia 28/11/1851 reported that the Žofín Academy would give a concert on 4th December with the programme published in the earlier issue of the newspaper. The second concert would take place eight days later and that in the next concert the Academy’s director, Mr Vogl, would included compositions by native Czech composers from over a long epoch. The concerts did not however take place on these dates. On 5th December Bohemia published news that the first concert was postponed due to unforseen circumstances and would instead be given at 5pm on Sunday 7th December. The event actually occured the next day, on Monday 8th December, which was confirmed by Tagesanzeiger text of Bohemia 7/12/1851 and by the subsequent review that was published in the newspaper on 11/12/1851.

The Bohemia 11/12/1851 review, signed ‘V.’, remarked how ‘The Society for the Advancement and Teaching of Higher Song [Verein zur Berförderung und Bildung höheren Gesanges], the Žofín Academy [Sophienakademie], of so many years of such brilliant progress, today entered a new phase of development under the regime of the music director Mr F.A. Vogl with a so-called „historical concert“ given on Monday in the Žofín Hall. New numbers representative of the eight epochs of music history from 1450 to 1780 made up a very interesting programme.’ The concert was considered to be a success from the perspective of both the positive response of the audience and from the quality of the performances. Of the works given three ‘caused a particular sensation, Palestrina’s Adoramus te, which had to be repeated, Allegri’s wonderful Miserere and the mighty double chorus by Handel from Solomon.’