The sun., 1879-04-27
BROOKLYN'S CHURCH CH0IRS
THE CHANGES THAT ARE TO BE MADE
ON THE FIRST or MAY.

The AnnusI Moving TINE for the sonEsters-
where the Organ and the Cornet will both
he Heard, and where each viii lead Alone.
There Ia the annual nutter OF excitement
in the Brooklyn church choir galleries over the
impending changes in the luartets and at the
organ. for May ia moving tine In the choirs.
The hard times have made the luxury OF full
paid choir OF rich voices an exception In Brook
lyn. which only the larger churches can afford !;
and the music committees OF some OF the debt
laden churches have. in few years pnst cut
down the paid voices TO a soprano. and put the
organlst on diminished pay. while precentors
have appeared in other churches: and where
there is not such rigid economy required. there
is cornet player. The singers have declared
war against the cornet in the churches. as they
claim that 1t fights constant duel. musically.
with the organ when they meet in sacred tunes.
and that the cornet will bo either Hat or sharp
all of the time
Storrs,s church. Mr.. Augustin Cortnda sue
ceeds Mr.. II. o. G. korthener rs organst Mrs.
Mr.. George Elwood the tenor. and Mrs. Fred.
Crane. who comes from Dr. Putnam's church.
contralto. while Mr.. Fred. Crane remains as
In plymouth Church there Is to be no change.
Mss lockwood being, soprano; Miss Clara
and Mr.. Henry Camp. leader and basso. with a
chorus OF seventy voices.
There are some important, cnanges peinR
made in tho Trinity chOlr lou MISS Hat
comb, It is said. will voluntarily retire as so
prano. although she receives the highest salary
pnid TO church singer IN brooklyn. ana the
Music Committee would willingly ref9gagge her.
Mrs Draper remains as contraltgnnd Mr.. Henry
Broune as bnss., while Bidicy Buck continues
at the organ. Mr.. A.. Is. furlQng, the tenor,
goes to Or. Cuyler's church and the names OF
the new soprano and tenor have not yet been
There is precentor. instead o. choir in
the Second Unitarian Church. Dr. Chadwick s.
at Congress and Clinton streets. .
Fred. stein remains as basso In tho Church
Of our saviour. :,
In ST. AIMS Free Church. where several
thousand dollars were formerly, annually dis-
burscd in the choir gallery, Miss Schott is
organist, with volunteer choir in which
daughter OF tho Rev. Noah Hunt Schenck ire
qucnty sings.
Miss Carrie Chrlsadora is to sing soprano in
the First Presbyterian Church, with Mr. A. j.
hirkman as basso and MIR. Lew Belcher as
tenor. 49,
Mrs. Fitzhugh sings soprano In tho Strong
organ ana lnstrucls the volunteer voices.
Mr. Sigismund Lasar remains at the West
minister Church in charge Of the choir. His
daughter, Nine Lasar-studwell. formerly OF
the Ply mouth choir becomes the soprano 81 tho
Mashlngton Avenue Baptist Church, with Mr..
W. c. Ellis OF Boston as tenor. and Miss Nellie
Miss Susie Tooker Will sing In 81. James's
Church as soprano. Mr.. + j. FiDhugh remains
rs organist. Mr.. Dennison as tenor. and Mr.. L.
basso.
Miss Ives ofNewark becomes soprano In DR..
Cuyler church. and Miss Wilkinson will re-
main as c9niralto.
In DR.. Budington's church. Mr.. j. Brewer
remains as orgunist and Mr.. W. c. Baird as
baritone.
Miss Wlswall will remain In the Reformed
Church on the Heights, either rs contrato or
soprano. and Mr.. Ingraham becomes basso in
the same choir.