• unspecified chorus: participating ensemble
• HELLER, Ferdinand: director of ensemble

The German-language newspaper Der Tagesbote 4/12/1860 reported that three ‘humorous Garlands [humoristischen Kränzchen] arranged by Meliš and Přerhof were being given in the Konvikt Hall on 5th, 12th and 27th December.‘Music, song and humorous sketches will make up their content; Miss Körschner [Körschnerová] as well as Messrs Lukes, Piwoda [Pivoda], Heller, Naprawník [Nápravník] and others have promised to participate. The admission fee is 30 kr.’

The date and the programme of this event was reported by Bohemia 19/12/1860. Non-musical items comprised a ‘humorous lecture [Humoristische Lecture] given following the Gerner chorus, a declamation entitled Vysloužilec [Soldier-veteran] given after the duets composed by Procházka, and finally ‘Prince Šnofonius and Princess Morduline, Tragedy by Galar, performed with marionettess by Mr Přerhof [Ritter Šnofonius und Prinzessin Morduline, Tragödie von Galat, marionettenartig executirt von Hrn. Přerhof.’ The Tageskalender of this issue of the newspaper also listed: ‘Wednesday 19th Dec... Musical entertaiments: Konvikt Hall, humorous Garland.’

The Dalibor 1/1/1861 report did not specify the date upon which this soirée took place and, as with the two previous events in this series, quoted the review that was published by the German periodical Prager Morgenpost. According to Morgenpost, the event was well attended and all the works given were well received. The Quadrille by Ferdinand Heller, the Overture on Czech folksongs, Kašper Pivoda’s song Svorný duch [Harmonious spirit], and J.L. Procházka’s duet Ach, kéž jsem zpěvným ptáčkem [Oh, would that I were a song-bird] were each repeated. The anonymous song Poletuje holubice [Fluttering hen-dove] was almost certainly by Karel Bendl, whose setting of this text had recently won second prize in a competition mounted by Meliš, the editor of Dalibor, for the composition of a Czech song. Results of the competition and the comments of the judges were published in the Feuilleton of Dalibor 1/1/1861. The programme is reproduced in order corresponding with the Prager Morgenpost / Dalibor review.

The work by Titl was listed in the Bohemia 19/12/1860 report as ‘Ouverture für Piano von Tittl [Overture for piano by Titl]’; it was identified in the Dalibor source as ‘Ouvertura na národní písně od Tittla [Overture on folksongs by Titl].’ The piece is almost certainly his Overture on Slavonic themes.