Show world peace jubilee held in 1872 1372 stupendous event the most stupendous musical event to take place in america was the world peace jubilee held in boston from june 17 to july 4 1872 to celebrate the end of the franco prussian war says colliers supplemented by a chorus of the orchestra comprised 2000 instruments including a bass drum 25 feet in diameter to lead this vast aggregation in a rendition of one song the beautiful blue danube the composer johann strauss was brought from vienna at a cost of |