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1991
Orpheus rehearsal, November 7, 1991, with Richard Lane on piano and young John Palatucci directing.
1980s
1984
1976
December 1976 photo of Orpheus Club members gathering in the lobby of the Valley Hospital spreading Christmas cheer
1969
1965
1965 concert at Benjamin Franklin Middle School with Gerald Weale conducting and a young Richard Lane at piano.
1964
The Orpheus Club's 140th concert was held on April 17, 1964
Orpheus sings at the World's Fair Concert on June 6, 1964, at the Sugar Bowl in Flushing Meadows, NY with the Associated Male Choruses of America, Inc. Bailey Harvey (Orpheus interim Conductor, 1977-1978) was Master of Ceremonies. Gerald Weale, Orpheus' own Conductor, was organist for the concert, in which 75 choruses performed.
1959
1940
Orpheus gives a twilight concert at the Lagoon of Nations for the 1940 Opening Ceremonies of the New York World's Fair on May 11, 1940.
1939
World's Fair Daily Calendar from the New York Times of July 2, 1939, showing Orpheus in Concert under the direction of Frank Kasschau, with the Associated Glee Clubs of America.
1932
Orpheus performs in Bryant Park in Manhattan on April 30, 1932, as part of the George Washington Bicentennial Concert with the Associated Glee Clubs of New York.
1930
1926
Orpheus sang with the Associated Glee Clubs of America in November, 1926 at the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of Philadelphia 1926 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
1918
ORPHEUS IN WORLD WAR I
These men from the Orpheus Club served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I
H.S. Ball
J.G. Crowley
D. R. Dussenberry
Donald D. Leonard
Alexander Mackenzie
H.S. Ball
J.G. Crowley
D. R. Dussenberry
Donald D. Leonard
Alexander Mackenzie
Above is the concert program from the January 30, 1918, Orpheus Club concert held at the Ridgewood Playhouse. The concert had a distinctly martial and patriotic focus, as one might expect.
On Washington's Birthday 1918, men of the Orpheus Club served as singing waiters at a Red Cross Benefit Luncheon in Ridgewood.
On May 6, 1918, the Orpheus Club sang to 2,000 soldiers at Camp Merritt in Cresskill, NJ, just before embarkation to France. The following week, the Orpheus Club traveled to Brooklyn, NY, to sing at a Red Cross Benefit Concert.
At its September 16, 1918, meeting, the Orpheus Club dedicated all its efforts to war service. Foregoing semi-annual concerts, Orpheus rehearsed more popular music to entertain the soldiers at Camp Merritt, to perform at Liberty Bond rallies, and to support morale at home with a series of community sing-alongs.
1910
1909
Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Orpheus Club, October 11, 1909.
