Collection, 1869.

Gilmore, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1829-1892

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Patrick Sarsfield (P.S.) Gilmore was born in County Galway, Ireland, on December 25, 1829, and later became known as the "Father of the American Concert Band." Gilmore organized and staged two music festivals in Boston, Massachusetts: the National Peace Jubilee (1869) and the World's Peace Jubilee (1872). He conducted bands and integrated woodwinds into what had traditionally been brass bands. He led the New York Twenty-seventh Regiment Band for almost 20 years. Gilmore also a...

National Peace Jubilee and Musical Festival (1869 : Boston, Mass.)

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The National Peace Jubilee and Music Festival took place in Boston, Massachusetts on June 15-19, 1869, to commemorate the restoration of peace four years after the American Civil War. It was an "immense" gathering of orchestral and choral performers. A second festival was held in 1872. Patrick Gilmore, a noted bandmaster of the era, organized both Peace Jubilees. From the description of Collection, 1869. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28572437 ...

National Peace Jubilee and Music Festival (1969 : Boston, Mass.)

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Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...