1888-89

62^e ANNÉE: 1888-89

Committee

President: Ambroise Thomas

Vice-Pres., 1^r chef: Jules Garcin

2^e chef: Jules Danbé

Secretary: Albert Ferrand

Comm. pers.: Wenner

Comm. mat.: Fridrich

Agt. compt.: Thierry

Arch.-Caissier: Alf. Turban

Rép. chant: Heyberger

Memb. adj.: Paul Tafffanel (repl. 16 July1888 by Flajollet)

Insp. Salle: Dupuis

Caisse de Prévoyance

Secretary: Taffanel

Agt. compt.: J. Lafitte

Treas.: Alf. Turban

Season

18 concerts + national centennial celebration (Versailles, 5 May 1889), Exposition concert at Trocadéro (20 June; see 1889-90)

First performances . . . Living French composers: Th. Gouvy: Symphony in D Major, Franck: Symphony in D Minor; Gounod La Communion des Saints

Guest soloists: Mme Montigny-Rémaury (=Mme de Serres), Diemer/Taffanel/Berthelier, Sarasate

Assemblées Générales: 16 July 1888 (Caisse de prévoyance, elections), 15 December 1888 (proposal for Exposition concert at Trocadéro), 26 April 1889 (proposal for supplemental concert for French centenary, Versailles), 29 May 1889

Personnel

Sociétaires (19 June 1888): Grisy (clarinet, 495); (30 October 1888): Aubert (chant, 497), Bach (chant, 499), Delsart (chant, 496); (20 November 1888): Gasser (viola, 499)

Separations: de Soros (tenor, 284, 357; retired), Triébert (oboe, 459; resigned), Masson (bass ch., 409; resigned, m. h.)

Deaths: Delisse (trombone, 331), Pasquet (doublebass, 327), Villaufret (bassoon, 372)

Sources

Minutes, Committee: D 17345 (11)

Minutes, Assemblée Générale:

Secretary's Report: D 17431