Concert Hall- Boston, Massachusetts
Located in Boston, Massachusetts from 1752 until 1869 was the Concert Hall. It was at the corner of Hanover Street and Queen Street. Besides musical gatherings, many other events happened here including meetings and dinners. The Hall was built by Stephen Deblois in the year 1752. The building was worth three thousand dollars at the time. The hall had a small organ that was played often by John Snetzler from 1763 to 1774. A journal written by John Rowe was found and in this journal are many entries written about different occasions he attended at the hall. One entry from March 16, 1769 states, "Spent the evening at the Fife Major's concert at Concert Hall; there was a large and genteel company and the best musick I have heard performed there." Josiah Flagg performed many concerts at the hall including one on May 17, 1771. A duet was said to be sung that night by a anonymous gentleman who sung in many concerts with Mr. Flagg all across the country. The program for this event was printed in The Massachusetts Spy the day before. Besides the duet, this notable program at the Concert Hall included four vocal pieces, three overtures, two concertos, three symphonies, and a violin solo. The bulk of the program was composed of works by such lesser composers as Stanley, Schwindl, Abel, and Ricci, but also included music by Stamitz, Handel, and J. C. Bach. One non- musical event known to have taken place at the Concert Hall was a show by Ventriloquist Jonathan Harrington on March 1831. Another in March 1834, the was by the "500-pound 8-year-old, Rose Rich. In September, 1835, "161-year-old" Joyce Heth appears in a show at the hall. She was said to be "George Washington's former nurse."
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