Word: pierians
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Pierian Sodality of 1808 will open its 118th season on Wednesday, December 3, with a concert at the Copley Theatre, it was announced last night by the orchestra manager. The Sodality is the University orchestra, and for many years past it has given a concert at the Copley Theatre to open its season...
...records of the Pierian Sodality, written by many a brave secretary, show that "at a meeting held on the 6th of March, 1868, by a number of students of Harvard University, they unanimously agreed to institute a society for their mutual improvement in instrumental music, to be denominated Pierian Sodality. A few days later laws were composed, and within a month serenading had been begun. On March 6, 1809, the first anniversary was celebrated. After the election of officers the members adjourned to Mr. Morse's where they partook of a most excellent supper. After the meal a number...
...Pierian became so popular that it was asked to perform at Exhibitions, general convocations for the giving out of scholarships. They took place about twice a year in the Chapel in University Hall, and were attended by the public in the records of the Sodality appear many accounts of these exhibitions. On April 30, 1811, the Society performed at the public Exhibition "with honor to themselves, and to the satisfaction, entertainment and gratification of an unusually numerous, respectable, brilliant, and cheerful auditory, of which the fair of our land were by far the most delightful and active part,--who warmed...
...practice of serenading, which began a month after the foundation of the society, was kept up for 50 years until the custom was dropped by the society. On June 22, 1820 "we serenaded almost every pretty girl in Boston, and returned at daybreak." Again Dr. Holmes was serenaded. The Pierian was invited in, and was surprised at the assembly of youth and beauty, "took an affectionate farewell, and many a longing, lingering look was sent back upon many a swimming eye." On a third occasion Judge Fay was serenaded. "We discoursed most eloquent music, much said...
...Pierian will celebrate its one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary (the same year that the Harvard Glee Club celebrates its centennial). The organization of Pierian Alumni hopes by that time to have a membership of one thousand, an alumni orchestra, and alumni quarters in Cambridge...