Gala Concert for the Walter Damrosch Fellowship (American Academy in Rome) Gala Concert to establish a perpetual fellowship in the American Academy in Rome, to be known as the Walter Damrosch Fellowship of Music The stage was extended by nine feet to accommodate the large combined orchestra, which numbered 212 musicians. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1922-02-28/ed-1/seq-10/" target="_blank">See review (column 6, "Concert Founds Damrosch Scholarship")</a> in the New York Herald. Humanities, National Endowment for the. The New York Herald. [Volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, February 28, 1922, Image 10. no. 1922/02/28, 28 Feb. 1922, p. 10. Aldrich, Richard. "THREE ORCHESTRAS IN GALA CONCERT: PHILHARMONIC, NEW YORK SYMPHONY AND PHILADELPHIA PLAYIN DAMROSCH'S HONOR.LED BY FIVE CONDUCTORS GREAT EVENT NETS $18,000 FOR FELLOWSHIP IN MUSIC IN ROME--PORTRAIT PLACQUE FOR DAMROSCH." New York Times (1857-1922), Feb 28 1922, p. 26. ProQuest. Web. 4 Jan. 2022. symphony orchestra performance benefit performance 1922-02-27T20:15:00