Charles Griffes’ Poem for Flute and Orchestra is premiered by soloist Georges Barrère and the Symphony Society of New York (New York Philharmonic) on November 16.Irving Berlin incorporates Irving Berlin Music Corp.George Gershwin, 19, writes “Swanee,” with lyrics by Irving Caesar, featuring 60 chorus girls with electric light bulbs attached to their slippers (Capitol Theater).Surgical and shell-shock hospitals are visited weekly. The first District Music Service begins, currently known as community outreach, with concerts given at various divisions of Ellis Island, including the tuberculosis and psychopathic wards. The Harlem Hellfighters, James Reese Europe’s 369th Regiment band, with Rafael Hernandez (who will become known as Puerto Rico’s greatest composer) and 17 other Puerto Rican soldiers, records 21 songs and is the first group to play ragtime and jazz in Europe.Rosa Ponselle makes Metropolitan Opera debut in La forza del destino.
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