Germania Musical Society

The Germania Musical Society (1848–1854) was an orchestra that performed in the United States in the mid-19th century.

The group met with particular success in Boston, where they performed Mendelssohn's "Overture" to A Midsummer Night's Dream 39 times at 22 concerts, and spent the summer in Newport, Rhode Island.

A reviewer in the Journal of Music wrote: "It was the unanimous feeling that the 'Germanians' covered themselves with glory upon the occasion.

"[8] By one account:[1] In the fall of 1854 the Germania Musical Society came to an end at the height of its fame.

The total sum of public performances exceeded nine hundred, with more than one million listeners.Band members, who had become U.S. citizens, settled in Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Syracuse and Chicago.