National Peace Jubilee

The National Peace Jubilee was a celebration that commemorated the end of the American Civil War, organized by Patrick Gilmore in Boston from June 15-19, 1869. It featured an orchestra and a chorus, as well as numerous soloists. More than 11,000 performers participated, including the famous violinist Ole Bull as the orchestra's concertmaster,^[1] and Carl Zerrahn as director of the choral forces.^[2] The Jubilee became the "high-water mark in the influence of the band in American life".^[3] Along with the World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival in 1872, it made Gilmore a famous composer and bandmaster. For the Jubilee, a newly commissioned "Hymn of Peace" was written by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, set to the music from "American Hymn" by Matthias Keller (1813-1875) and performed on the opening day.^[4]

Participants included:

100 choral groups with a total of 10,926 singers^[1]
525 musicians with the orchestra^[1]
486 musicians with the wind band^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hansen, pg. 229
^ John Tasker Howard (1936). "Zerrahn, Carl". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
^ Crawford, pgs. 289-291
^ Hall, pg. 14-16

[Hansen229-1] Hansen, pg. 229

[zerrahn-2] John Tasker Howard (1936). "Zerrahn, Carl". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

[3] Crawford, pgs. 289-291

[4] Hall, pg. 14-16

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