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[CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA]. Orchestra Hall Dedication. Wednesday – December 14. MCMIIII. [cover title]. Chicago: Press of Stromberg, Allen, & Co., 1904. 8vo. Illustrated with a portrait of music director Theodore Thomas; a façade of Orchestra Hall; and oval portraits of Wagner, Beethoven, Handel, and Richard Strauss, whose compositions were featured in the concert. Original pale blue wrappers, tassel ties, with embossed lettering in blue to upper wrapper designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour.A rare program from the opening, dedicatory concert celebrating the Chicago Orchestra’s new home at Orchestra Hall, the magnificent Daniel Burnham-designed concert hall on Michigan Avenue. The building was erected with amazing speed, with construction having begun on May 1, 1904, and the first concert given December 14th the same year. The orchestra was led by Theodore Thomas, who had founded the orchestra in 1891, though he died only a month after this concert. Now also known as Symphony Center, Orchestra Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.