The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-18
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FnshtonnblC concert mt Stetnway hhIs
The Church Music Association is IN organiza-
tion that has created cutie sensation among the
fashionable people OF the city. 1t s under the aus
pices OF the clergy and laty Of the Episcopal
churches Of this city in general, and OF Trinity
Church in especial Uron It's Executive Committee
are Mrs. Astor. Mrs. Cutting, Mrs. Mott, Mrs. sam
Barlow, Mrs Dix. and other prominent ladies'.
Its purpose is to organize q chorus from the most
Proficient amateurs, having regard also to the social
position Of the members. As amateurs arc not alto
gother to be trusted, there is nucleus Of German
professionals to give them steadiness and courage
In all there are about 100 in te chorus, and they are
supported by an orchestra Of some fifty pieces. DR..
Pecb, an organst OF Trinity parish, conducts.
They give tnree concerts; no tickets are sold.
The srair is supported by the Subscribers, OF whom
there arc fifty. each subscriber paying one hundred
dollars, and being entitled to twcntyt,iree tickets
to each concert With these they invite their
friends. On the ticket is printed Evening dress'-
an indication that the gentlemen are expected In
dress.coa,s. and the ladies' without bonnets The
ushers are gentlemen prominent In society The
place OF holding tho concertsis Steinwny HALL The
music performed is a by one Of the great com
posers, and q secular composition
On Wednesday last, the FIRST concert Of the season
took place. A canvas covered way from the street to
the entrance OF tine hall was erected, and tho hail
itself wns carpeed for tho occasic... There never
such an audience in IL before. All fashionable
New York present In elegant attire, and rs for
the chorus II resplendont in low-nocked dress
es and powdered hair, and smiled sweey to It's near
relative, the audience. The clergy neeked the
dience here and there IN spots OF blandy smiling
black, and looked eomplloently upon their locks.
Ordinary concerts begin at 8 o'clock, but this one
began at halEpast though It compensated for the
late beginning by not getting out till halrplst II.
Mozart's Twelfth Mass and the first half OF Oberon
sung ndinorently well, though far better than
any one who heard the rehearsals would havo sup
posed possible. Though somc two thousand persons
were present, the concert was n private
one, and Is entitled to immunity from
criticism. and We therefore make none
marked feature Of tho occasion was tho
conductor, Mr.. James Pech. Nus. DOC. oxon =" or
oxford musical doctor. HIS popularity conduc-
tor s that he kicks time. The method though singu-
ar might 10 pardoned as an cccentriciy II he kicked
a, tho same lime with his beat: but as the tw were
seldom together, hts orchestra, totally unused 10
such proceedings, were at q loss whether to give
their attention TO hts eet his hands, and, between
the two noundered badly in their time DR.. Pech
has also signalized himself by printed analysis OF
the music interpreted with biographical references
TO himself and his own emotions at various epochs
OF his lie Among the singular statements that he
maRes is one TO the effect that II he had been more
intimate with his chorus he would have let out
few bars from one OF the movements; but we fail
10 do him justice; his own words are alone sufficient
for that--here they are:
"Had our acquaintance with tho hlghly-renned and
cultivated circle, comprising those ladies gentle
men who compose our very excellent chorus been OF
longer standing. should have exercised JudIcious
daring aud expunged the middle part OF the Doitd,
when our delight, we might say our raptures would
have been rs perfect as In ense,"
And here Is another bit OF autobiography Of re-
refreshing sweetness and simplicity, and 50 artlcssy
introduced:
1.-THE ~ IncorHatus f. exquisite. The How Of the
melody " 80 Rraceful-tle answers so finely made
Ia the several parts and the whole viney pathetic
a. well ~ slmpe, that ION hearing IT, wears since
when conducting this Mass the Peoples Phi har ionic
Concerts, IN Exeter Hal London, with Madame Cain
crime HAYES rs Prend,l we thought IL conld
ceedcd, TIL We arrived at The Betediotas."
At the next concert the Association "A 10 Give
Memberships Hymn OF Praise" and HaydL's
Sixteenth Mass.