æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ʃˈɛɹhoʊldɚz wʌz bɹˈɔːt təɡˌɛðɚ baɪ ðə sˈɪɾiz mˈeɪɚ, sˈæmjuːl smˈɪθ, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ mjˈuːzɪk hˈɔːl.
As a result, a group of shareholders was brought together by the city's mayor, Samuel Smith, in 1849 for the purpose of building a music hall.