▁occasions , ▁holding ▁ 6 0 - ▁and ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁persons . ▁Gr ateful ▁B ost oni ans ▁presented ▁Gil more ▁with ▁med als ▁and ▁c ash , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁as ▁band master ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁Gil more ▁took ▁this ▁band ▁on ▁acc laimed ▁t ours ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁back ▁on ▁home ▁soil , ▁prepar ing ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁musical ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁quad ric ent enn ial ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ' ▁voyage ▁of ▁discovery , ▁that ▁Gil more ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁Patrick ▁S . ▁Gil more ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery ▁( Que ens , ▁New ▁York ). ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁ways ▁Gil more ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁figure ▁in ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁composer , ▁the ▁" F am ous ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Regiment ▁March " ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁example . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁" Prom en ade ▁Con cert ▁in ▁America " ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁to ▁today ' s ▁Boston ▁P ops . ▁ ▁He ▁set ▁up ▁" G il more ' s ▁Con cert ▁Garden ", ▁which ▁became ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁ ▁He