Ignatz Moscheles in Huy - between 1856 and 1860

from Recent Music and Musicians, page 395:

My duty as a Juryman rather taxed my powers of endurance, as for eight hours we sat on a high platform in the open market-place with the sun scorching us. Round about us was the band, a surging crowd, and a host of fashionables; it was a very animated scene. The Choral Unions, one after another, marched up to the front, banners unfurled, and sang. Not one could be called bad; several were really good.
cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 395. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432545633987 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Huy

Listeners

Ignatz Moscheles
Head of Leigzig Conservertoir, Composer, Conducting, Musician […]
1794-1870

Listening to

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unknown choral music
written by Henry Purcell

Experience Information

Date/Time between 1856 and 1860
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by mallen on Mon, 25 May 2015 10:20:34 +0100