Germania Musical Society, farewell concert on Tuesday evening, May 31st, [1853], which will be rendered in form of a symphony soiree, and on which occasion will be performed, for the first time in St. Louis, the entire of Beethoven's Grand Symphony no 2

Handbill advertising a concert by the Germania Music Society in St. Louis, MO, May 31, 1853. In addition to the St. Louis premiere of Beethoven's Symphony no. 2, op. 36, the program included the Fantasia for piano from Don Giovanni performed by Thalberg; the Terzetto from the opera Ernani by Verdi for clarinet, bassoon, and French horn performed by Jochen Schulz, Theide, and Kuestenmacher; the Fantasia and variations for violin from Sonnambula by Artot, performed by Camille Urso, the Overture from Fingal's Cave by Mendelssohn; the Caprice from Lombardi by Jaell and Galop Characteristic by Quidant, performend by Jaell; the Castilian Galop by Lumbye performed by the Society; the Carneval of Venice for violin by Ernst, performed by Urso, and The Merry Figaro, a grand romantic pot-pouri by Hamm.