An English musician, he was a church organist, conductor, and a clarinetist in the Olympic Theatre orchestra. [4] He was active in New York and Brooklyn from 1822 until his death in 1867. After St. Patrick’s, he moved to the Market Street Church. On April 17, 1842, he mounted an elaborate concert of sacred music at St. Patrick’s. [5] He played organ, and his famous son, George Frederick Bristow, led the orchestra. The program included works by Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Paisello, Webbe, and Stevenson.
G. F. Bristow (1825–98) joined the Philharmonic as a violinist in 1842 (the year of its inception) at the age of 17, and was an active member of the institution for 40 years. In 1847, the Philharmonic performed his Concert Overture, Op. 3, the first full-fledged symphonic work by an American-born composer performed by any orchestra. [6]
c. 1834–1845 William Richard Bristow
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An English musician, he was a church organist, conductor, and a clarinetist in the Olympic Theatre orchestra. [4] He was active in New York and Brooklyn from 1822 until his death in 1867. After St. Patrick’s, he moved to the Market Street Church. On April 17, 1842, he mounted an elaborate concert of sacred music at St. Patrick’s. [5] He played organ, and his famous son, George Frederick Bristow, led the orchestra. The program included works by Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Paisello, Webbe, and Stevenson.
G. F. Bristow (1825–98) joined the Philharmonic as a violinist in 1842 (the year of its inception) at the age of 17, and was an active member of the institution for 40 years. In 1847, the Philharmonic performed his Concert Overture, Op. 3, the first full-fledged symphonic work by an American-born composer performed by any orchestra. [6]