New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-21
TRINITY PARISH CHOIR FESTIVAL.

There are six chOIrs Immediately under the
direction of the rector of the Trinity Parish Five
them consist of and boys, and are supplied the
sixth is organized the old fasho ned basis and sings
double quartetton It. P.uts chapel ST. Augusiines
Chapel Choir take part in the festival although
ITS new organist, Mr. McGrath, Is an accomplished
church musician, and is rapidly improving the WORK Of
his choir
The singers Thursday evening ia the thirteenth annual
festival which held in Trinity Chapel were the
Trinity Church choir Mr.. 4. II. Messlter director 81
Johns Chapel choir Mr. g. f. lie Jeune director, Trinity
Chapel choir Mr. W. b. Gilbert, Mus. Bac director. ST
Chrysostom's Chapel cGoir Mr.. W. n Rabock. director.
and the Of st. Paurs Chapel choir MI Leo
Koher director accordance with usage the director
Of the chapel where the festival takes place selects and
urrlngcs programme presdes at the organ or con-
ducts, and produces anthem for the occasion
About one and thirty forty choristers were
massed IN this great cho;r The service was as usual
choral evening prayer abbreviated The proeessIus.
was the hymn Rejoice 80 Pure in Heart set 70
Mr. Mcssiters vigorous tune aud such hymn-singng by
such choir is new ana retrsshlns eSperehSSe ns
xviii, " Exursat Deus, was sung antiphonally TO
Mlgnlfcat ancient church tone, call'd tue
Exeter discovered Mr.. Gilbert in hts Researches
CHORUS passages Illustrated like object lesson the re-
llton which exist betw the ancient church tones
music Alter the creed. sung to tao
9Th Tone, Grcgorian. harmonzsi-and the following
pray and aGdre-sMr Gilbort gave graphic and AZ
the same refreshing outline OF the development OF
church music. from the GIegorIIn Tones down TO
the prcScn-lairy and Justly presenting the successive
schools In tine following OF anthems; By Giovanni
Crocc Venice the latter part OF Inc sixteenth century
Behold bEiug you udinIs az great JOY, ana other
verses from Luke second chaptcr-in the old poly.
phonlc, unwOrldly style, which TONGUES
so wonderfully much OF the better mudeIn
church cOnpO, itiOns especially OF the Belsa scuo"
> By Vaughan Richardson. OF Winchester cathedral
Q70Ol-d strong example OF the early English school
text from Psalm 81 verses !. 3. The great NjIet'
by j. = Il en-, CIbOHt the middle Of the 18th Century,
sequence chorus and chorae with text fr0m Eevrt
lions Psalms. amt stunZiS OF hymns l. by T. D. Hady,
date IN the 18TH conturlD-Dstrlcted with care ana
An ush D. The For y-hirt Psalm, Men elssOhH WIFE
out accom- pauiuent a. by Louis opohr, from Pstm
fourth. nrst ten verses; and 9Th ana LAST VT
Glbrrt's Anthem which WAS an eloQ tent illustration Of
verses g-I7th. from Revelations. With chapter
Trinity Parish has with deliberate generosity taken
M this work of musical education in It's highest reLg
ioIs Significance and, from this centre OF influence AZ
ready mOrc than Ouchaf OF the Episcopal Churches Ia
the city have tab,ed Surplccd Cholrs, aud not 0ny
are Episcopal Churches everywhere entering hto tuo
movement the Roman Catholic Churches are ace pt
ing II with cnthusiasm, tho supplied ChOirs ot u
Francis Xayiov Of the Paust Father, bear witness