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In 1913, Victor Herbert founded the Men’s Glee Club of the Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in New York City. The group still exists and regularly performs Herbert’s works and Irish folk arrangements at their concerts. Shown are the Herbert’s original manuscript and the published version of Old Ireland Shall Be Free, his arrangement of an Irish ballad, The Boys of Wexford.
In 1913, Victor Herbert founded the Men’s Glee Club of the Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in New York City. The group still exists and regularly performs Herbert’s works and Irish folk arrangements at their concerts. Shown are the Herbert’s original manuscript and the published version of <em>Old Ireland Shall Be Free</em>, his arrangement of an Irish ballad, <em>The Boys of Wexford</em>.