Oratorio Society of Chicago
The Oratorio Society of Chicago was an oratorio performance group, based out of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1866, and destroyed by a fire in 1871. The Handel and Haydn Society of Boston then sent money for the Oratorio Society to be rebuilt, and it reformed as the , one of the music prestigious musical clubs in the country.[1] It was led by Hans Balatka.[2]
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- ^ Burk, Meierhoff and Phillips, pg. 157
- ^ Chicago History
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- Organizations based in Chicago
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- 1866 establishments in Illinois
- 1871 disestablishments in Illinois
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