Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-15
EASTER IN THE CHURCHES.
TIE GREAT CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL
Joyous Services To-morror.
Musical Features OF the Oeeas,ou.


Musical Features OF the Occasion.
The penitential season'of Lent closes with
to-day, Holy Saturday, which termIp ates
the solemnities of Holy Week in the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal Churches, In all OF
which devout but joyous services will be
held tomOTrOw, Easter Sunday, in COM
memoratlon Chri5t's OF resurrection. Below
We PRINT the musical programmes 70 be used
handsomely adorned with floral decorations,
etc.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
St Peters Church, corner % and G. streets
southeast, Rev. +. E. Boyle. Rev. 8. Rs obica
assistant The music here is under the
leadership OF Mr.. f.. Holer, and at 10 80
sung: MoZarts 18th mass, "Veni Creator. -
La Hasche; Ohertory "Hsec Dies; Lsmbi-
lotte; Easter Anthem. At Vespers at O'Clock
will be sung Vespers by Esq" Magnificent p
Emerig; "Reqiua Coeli," Ca -liei D: 40 Saln
taris, same author; "Tautu m Ergo" Goeb.
The following are the singers: Soprano, Mrs.
Clarke; alti, Misses F.. Miller aud Dell Rev.
DOlds; tenor, Messrs. w. f. Morgan and +
Mcguire; basso TbeO Miller
st. Msry's Church, 5th st -eet northwest,
Rev. Matthias Altg. pastor, at II o'c,ocS the
following will be sung: Moz4rt's llth m ass:
at OffeItoTy, "a Gaudemus" The following
choir is under the direction OF Mr. L nil F.
Scbwakof; soprano, Misses Annie GIiar
and Matilda Bauer; alti, Miss & Bichof;
tenor: Mr. s. Bauer; basso. Mr.. A. Nen
st Matthew's Church, corner 18th aud II
streets northwest {, Rev. Csas, / White, ID D.,
pastor; Rev. ID. De Wolf, assistant Prof
Anton Gloeizner is the organist here. ard
an unusually elaborate service will be
given. In addition to the tfne organ an
orchestra OF twelve pieces has been secured
The choir are: Soprani, Mrs. C. Y Smith,
Mrs. King, Mrs. Killer, Mrs Creighton; aIti,
Mrs. CaIIan, Mrs. Newton: TenOri, Mr.. s. V
Noyes, Nh. David Kohr; BaSsi, Messrs BIois
ana Prof. +. A. ROckar. The music will be a S
follows: kyrie and Gloria, Cimarosa." Gre
do SanctnS, Benedictus, Agnus Del" Hay din
No. 10; OfieratOry "Jubilate" Diabelli.
Al st. Patricks church, Rev. J. A. Walter :,
LSJeals' mass will be sung at II O'Clock. Prof
Carl Richter is the organiSt. The choir is
chorus.
ST. Aloysius, Rev. A. F. Ciampi, pastor;
Rev. Fathers JamisOn and Romano, assist
ants. Mr.. Harry G. Sherman is the organist
here, and as the organ has been entirely re-
newed some very fine music may be antfci-
paied. The choir Is the best in the city, and
lovers OF music will have in store a treat on
Easter Supday-morning and evening. AT
IL o'clock Will be sung Giorza's grand mass.
This was sung at the Sherman-Fttch nup-
tials, and is particularly grand. Before the
sermon, The Veni Creator, trio, arranged
from celebrated work OF Donizetti, will be
sung by Miss Mills, Mr.. Pugh and Mr.. y. b.
Fugitt; and at the offertory, Haec Dies by
Fontemaggi, and Victamae Paschale by
GraZio!e, as sung at ST. Peters, in Rome. At
vespers, Legeal's grand musical vespers will
be sung. The morning offertory will be re-
peated. Regina Coeli, by Gloria, will be
sung by Miss Mills, Mrs. Sherman Mr. Pugh
and Mr. Cannon. Mr.. Witherow will sing
y, Salutaris, by Antonio Barili; Tantum
Ergo, by Rossini; solo parts by Miss Mills
Messrs. Pugh and Cannon; terminating with
foil chorus, consisting of Miss Eva Mills
Miss Eichorn, soprani; Mrs. III. G. Sher-
man and Miss Nellie Eichorn, alti; Mr.. John
Pugh and s. III. Witherow, tenori; and Mr.
l.. r. Cannon and N. B. Fugitt, bassi. This
is a powerful musical combination, and the
adjuncts of full organ and the fine acoustic
properties of the church will make the e aster
services very fine, unsteady.
Church of the Immaculate Convention, N
and Sth streets northwest, Rev. L. L. Me.
Carly, pastor, will celebrate grand high
mass at IL a. m. Rev. John Sumner, OF
Melchior; soprano, Miss Katie Griffin; alto,
Miss Mamie Noonan; tenor, Mr.. Forsyth;
Messrs. Grant and Cheek, bassi. The music
will be quite elaborate.
St Stevens church, Pennsylvania avenue
and 9th street northwest, Rev Jonn McNal-
ly, pastor; Rev. Francis VI. Fowler, assist
ant Prof. Joseph c. Foertsch, organist; So
pranf, Misses Coolidge and Drury; alti,
Misses ellis ard Link1ns; basso, Mr.. George
ATth. At IL O'Clock Haydn's mass No
will beisung; also, O, Cora Morris, quartette
win soprano; alto and bass sol. For Offer
ST. Joseph's church, ID and streets north
east, Rev John b. Kanzleiter, pastor. Ser
vice viii be held at II o'clock.
The services at ST. Dominic's church will
commence at balf-past 10 o'clock to-morrog
morning. Solemn high mass will be cele-
brated by Rev. NJ. B. Fortune, o. s. D., as
sisted by Rev. j. A. Sheridan, as deacon, and
Rev. L. A. Dinahan, sub deacon. The SER
mon will be delivered by Very Rev. j. A.
Bokel, o. p. The choir will sing Haydn's
second mass 10 G. At the gradual, "Sit No.
men Domini," A, quartette, will be sung
and DiabelIis' "Gaudeamus" will DE render,
ed al the offerrory. Vespers will take place
al o clock in the afternoon. Millard's YES
pers will be sung. Miss Rose McDermott
IN b.
Hummel; ''The Magniicat," by Metz; Tan
tum Ergo" by Berge, and the Easter hymn,
Regina Coeli, ;" will also be sung by the
choir, which is composed of the followlng:-
Miss Rose McDermOtt and Mrs. II. Bartle,
sOprani: Miss Lena Preuss and Mrs DIR. Rod,
rigue, alti; Messrs. John Seufert and -
DOerr, tenOri, and Messrs. Magnus KOech-
ling and Thomas r. Riley, bsssf.
High Mass will be celebrated at she chapel
at the Soldiers Home to morrow morning
at at, o. o'e ,Ss Rev F. j Scanned o. d.
the junior choir of st. Dominics church will
furnish the music.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
Christ Church, Navy Yard, Rev. Chas. d.
Andrews rector. Organist, Prof. VIM. Nv
alto, Mrs: Mann; tenor, NJ. M. Parker; basso,
Z: A: Ball: TIE music VIII be as follows
T. s. Lloyd. TIE Deum; Adolphus
Bourbach: Jubilate; Albert w. Berg. Easter
Hymn; w. G. Williams. The evenings
Will uc dppIOpIldtc.
st. Johns Church, FL and 18th streets north
west, Rev. j. Vaughan Lewis, d. D., rector;
Rev. r. L. Knight, assistant; director, II. II.
organist, Prof. T. j. King. The fol-
lowing will be sung at IL O'Clock service
Opening, Gloria; Mercadante. Christ our
Passover; Wheat: Gloria Patri; Wheat.
TIE Deum; Knopfel: Jubilate; Ward. In
troit, Praise Ye the Lord Mendelssohn.
the LoId;' Lloyd. Ofertory. Sanctus;
Gounod's Communion Service. Gloria In
Messrs. w. II. Burnett, +. Newman, c. c.
Ever and ]: Patterson; bassi. Messrs. g. r.
Johnston, W. Yeatman, j. b. Dawson and
G. w. Hancock.
Trinity church, corner Sd and c streets
northwest, Rev. Thomas Addison, rector,
will be open for service at eleven o'clock,
when the Right Reverend Bishop Pinck uey
will administer confirmation. The follow
Ing are The morning and evening selections:
Opening anthem, Christ the Lord is Risen,"
Dudley Buck; "Christ our Passover" T.
Spencer Lloyd; in b fiat, Trench; Gloria
Patria, Lloyd and banks; TIE Deum, b fiat,
Trench; Jubilate Do, Danks; hymn, Jesus
Christ is Risen" Carey; Gloria Tibi, Best;
hymn, 1.-THE Day of Resurrection" Jenner;
Awaits" Creation. In the evening will be
Soul" Williams; Gloria Patria, banks; Clio |
ria in Excelsis, Willard, Cantate Domino, |
banks; Benedic Anima Mea, Bey. The Or
ganist is Miss Moxon; soprano, Mrs. Morell;
alto. Miss swallow; tenor, Mr.. Dyre; basso,