The short, grand life of St. Paul’s Grand Opera House
Built as a replacement for the original St. Paul Opera House, the Grand Opera House included new interior design features, electric lighting, and safety enhancements.
Janet Meyer
St. Paul’s Great Western Band was huge in the ’60s (the 1860s)
During the late nineteenth century, amateur brass bands were very popular in America.
‘The greatest body of musicians in the West:’ the origins of the Minnesota Orchestra
The orchestra’s first concert was held on November 5, 1903, at the Exposition Building in Minneapolis.
