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Event title:

Garden Concert arranged by Society for the Advancement of Military Music combining 3 military music ensembles

Venue: Žofín Island (Žofín Gardens)

Event type: Art music culture

Date: 09/08/1857 12 noon

Season: Summer

Keywords: Education - major institutions, Annual events and regular series, Genres - Military music, Genres - Solo and concertante instrumental music, Outdoor events, Public performance events

Benefactor: Pavlis,Jan

Programme including [see commentary]:

General participants:

ensemble of Royal Infantry Regiment of Archduke Ernst: participating ensemble
ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Alemann: participating ensemble
ensemble of the Royal Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt: participating ensemble
Military Music Institute: pupil(s) of institute

UNSPECIFIED, ? : unspecified Concertos for brass instruments, brass insts, orch

Commentary:

News of this event was published by Tagesbote aus Böhmen 4/8/1857, which reported that on ‘Sunday 9th August at 12 noon in the Garden of Žofín Island, the Society for Education in Military Music arranges its statutory yearly concert, in which will be participating 3 military music ensembles of the worthy Royal Infantry Regiments of Archduke Ernest, Baron von Allemann and Baron von Wernhardt, comprising 150 men combined into one body. At the same time, the esteemed Director of the Society, Mr J. Pawlis [Pavlis] will perform several concertos with his pupils, performances on the euphonium, flügelhorn and trumpet.’ No further details were given by the source.

Summary of sources:

Tagesbote aus Böhmen (04/08/1857)