. History of the Handel and Haydn Society (founded 1815). ldingFund, as you have seen, in eight years has gone from $2, $19, I have mentioned these statistics and the comparisons thatyou may fully appreciate the great loss the Society has sufferedin the death of Mr. Daniels. The results have been broughtabout by careful management united with strict economy. Again on Monday, April 5, the musical world was startledby the death of Mr. B. J. Lang. On the Wednesday night beforehis death he attended the opera, and Sunday, at 9 in the evening,he died, sick almost exactly the same
. History of the Handel and Haydn Society (founded 1815). ldingFund, as you have seen, in eight years has gone from $2, $19, I have mentioned these statistics and the comparisons thatyou may fully appreciate the great loss the Society has sufferedin the death of Mr. Daniels. The results have been broughtabout by careful management united with strict economy. Again on Monday, April 5, the musical world was startledby the death of Mr. B. J. Lang. On the Wednesday night beforehis death he attended the opera, and Sunday, at 9 in the evening,he died, sick almost exactly the same number of days as Following J. C. D. Parker, Mr, Lang was Organist andPianist for the Handel and Haydn Society from October 1, 1859,to 1895, thirty-six years. During this time, though called uponsuddenly in the illness of Mr. Zerrahn and on other occasions, hehad acted as conductor with most remarkable success. For thetwo years 1895-6 and 1896-7 he was conductor of the Society. Noman has been more closely identified with the musical interests of. B. J. LANG Born Salem. December 28. Boston. Mass., April 3, of Society, October 1, 1859 of Society. July 1. 1896 to 18 MAY 25 1908 TO MAY 24 I909 43 Boston than Mr. Lang; no man has done more for the upbuildingof musical societies than he. At the age of nine he was a wonder-ful pianist, and was all his life an organist of remarkable built up the Cecilia and the Apollo clubs, and until quite re-cently was their conductor. In 1865 (June 17) he was identifiedwith the memorial service for President Lincoln, and for this rea-son (among others) he was selected to conduct the musical partof the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lin-coln, held February 12, 1909, in Symphony Hall. This was hislast public appearance. At the service in memory of PresidentDaniels Mr. Lang was one of the speakers. Who then thoughtthat in four months he, too, would go from us in almo
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