1. Phantasie for Piano, Orchestra and Chorus, Op. 80 Adagio _Piano_ Finale Allegro Allegro molto Adagio ma non troppo Marcia assai vivace _Piano and Orchestra_ Allegretto ma non troppo Presto _Piano, Orchestra and Chorus_ Prefatory Remarks by Dr. Otto Neitzel 2. Quartet from “Fidelio” (“Mir ist’s so wunderbar”) For Two Sopranos, Tenor and Bass 3. Symphony No. 9, in D Minor (Choral), Op. 125 Finale on Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” For Soli, Chorus and Orchestra Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Molto vivace Adagio molto e cantabile Allegro assai _Quartet and Chorus_ Prefatory Remarks by Dr. Otto Neitzel The predicament of the Board of Directors during Scheel’s illness and after his death can hardly be described. Apart from the feeling of personal loss, the Association was pledged to give a series of concerts in Philadelphia and elsewhere. All the best conductors in America were engaged in mid-season and the best European ones, if available, were to be had only at impossible prices. The concerts of February 7th and 8th during the first week of his illness were conducted by August Rodemann, the assistant conductor and first flutist; and Dr. Otto Neitzel, who was included in the programme as lecturer, directed the Ninth Symphony. The remaining ones were led in an atmosphere of sadness and apprehension by Leandro Campanari. THE SCHEEL MEMORIAL TABLET Immediately after the death of Fritz Scheel the Women’s Committee proposed to raise a fund for a memorial to him to be placed in the lobby of the Academy of Music. A committee was appointed with Mrs. Wm. W. Arnett as Chairman. The circular printed below was sent out, to which there was an immediate and generous response. FRITZ SCHEEL MEMORIAL FUND UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE WOMEN’S COMMITTEE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA “The Women’s Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra has decided to erect in the Academy of Music a life-sized bronze bas-relief portrait of the late Fritz Scheel, three-quarters length figure, at a cost of $5000; $2000 of which has already been contributed. This memorial will have great value as a work of art, as it will be executed by Mr. Charles Grafly, of Philadelphia, the eminent American sculptor. It will also be a lasting and visible monument to the first conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who was beloved by the musical public not only of Philadelphia, but of other neighboring cities. It is right and fitting that so great a man, representing so great an organization, should have an adequate monument in our historic Academy of Music.