1884-85

58^e ANNÉE: 1884-85

Committee

President: Ambroise Thomas

Vice-Pres., 1^r chef: E.-M.-E. Deldevez

2^e chef: Jules Garcin

Secretary: Paul Taffanel

Comm. pers.: Dufour

Comm. mat.: Fridrich

Agt. compt.: Jacquard

Arch.-Caissier: Rabaud

Rép. chant: Heyberger

Memb. adj.: Boisseau

Insp. Salle: Dupuis

Caisse de Prévoyance

Secretary: Lebouc (repl. by Taffanel, 24 June 1884)

Agt. compt.: Audan

Treas.: Al. Turban

Season

18 concerts + Prix Rossini concert (19 April 1885) [11 concerts and Prix Rossini conducted by Garcin]

First performances: Haydn: Symphony No. 32 in E-flat

Living French composers: A. Holmès: Les Argonautes (excerpt), Gounod: Ave verum corpus.

Guest soloists: Ysaye, Mlle Clothilde Kleeberg, Talazac

Assemblées Générales: 24 June 1884 extraordinaire (election of secretary of Caisse de Prévoyance [Taffanel]), 23 May 1885. For election of a new conductor, see 2 June 1885 on next page.

Personnel

Aspirants actifs: Naegelin, Nadaud, Hayot, Bernis, Giannini, Riff, Girod.

Sociétaires (14 October 1884): Gibier (violin, 465), Carembat (viola, 466), Belloc (violin, 467), Bernis (viola, 468), Demarne (bass, 569), Nadaud (violin solo, 470), Heymann (violin, 471). Separations: Boulart (violin, 243; retired, m. h.), Fridrich père (viola, 236; retired, m. h.), Guéroult (cello, 326; retired, m. h.), Lebouc (cello, 252; retired, m. h.), Schlotmann (horn, 351; retired, m. h.), Marty (tenor, 389; retired, m. h.), Adam (viola, 335; retired, m. h.), Tuffereau (violin, 375; resigned, illness; m. h.), Gout (violin, 347 (resigned, illness; m. h.), Espaignet (bassoon, 380; retired, limite d'age, m. h.) but retained as externe

Deaths: Brisson (tenor, 437; active), Jolivet (bass ch., 390, active), Chazotte (tenor, 202), Nathan (bass ch., 2577), Delahaye (bass ch., 306), Mme Dudot-Printemps (soprano, 259; resigned), M^me Masson (=M^lle Méneray, soprano, 314?)

Sources

Minutes, Committee: D 17345 (11)

Minutes, Assemblée Générale:

Secretary's Report: