GILMORE

gilmore, patrick sarsfield (1829-1892), american bandmaster, was born in ireland, and settled in america about 1850. he had been in the band of an irish regiment, and he had great success as leader of a military band at salem, massachusetts, and subsequently (1859) in boston. he increased his reputation during the civil war, particularly by organizing a monster orchestra of massed bands for a festival at new orleans in 1864; and at boston in 1869 and 1872 he gave similar performances. he was enormously popular as a bandmaster, and composed or arranged a large variety of pieces for orchestra. he died at st louis on the 24th of september 1892.