New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
FINE CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
WHAT THE CHURCH CHorRs PROMISE.
CAREFUL PREPARATIONS FOR ELABORATE SER.

CAREFUL PREPARATIONS FOR ELABORATE SER
VICES IN MANY PLACEs-THE PROGRAMMES
Christmas Day will be ushercd IN by the church
coers Of this city with musical services worthy OF e
aay The music in the churches here has always
,een splendid feature Of Christmas, but this yea',
unless all signs fail the chors will set even higher
standard OF excellence than is usual. For several
weeks they have been practising faithfully ana Jug
Ing from tho results OF former years the CONGREGATIONS
OF this city will enjoy musical feast Inc frotostan
Episcopal churches Will. OF course. celebrate Holy
camn,unon scrviee and the Roman Catholic churches
high mass Some OF the most important programmes
are follows:
The musical service at Old Trinity will begin at IL
a. H. The numbers are Professional, Hymn NO. 10;
Anthem, Glory to God In the Highest" mozart
Communion Service In F. Schubert ofertory, o. Sing
10 God Your Hymns of Gladness," Gounod; Recess
sional Hymn No. II.
The programme at ST. Thomas's Church includes
proosssjonal Angels From the Realms OF Glory
George William Warren venite. plain song Tie Deum.
IN f fat Richard Hoffman; Benedlctus IN fat,
warren; In,rot. Sing, Heaven" William Jackson;
Kvrie arranged from Mozart's Twelfth Mass Adeste
Fideles; Gloria Tibi, Mozart; Ofertory, "Harkl the
Hosts Of Heaven arc Singing Charles Gounod for
Quartet with harp and violin obigato. There are
ether good numbers. Mr.. Warren Will direct and
will have a chorus Of forty voices. The well-known
quartet, a harper and volinst will also take part
The musical service will begin at IL a. m. At a. M
there will be a communion service with carols
At ST. Bartholomew's the serviceI viii include:
Tie Dsum and Benedictus in fiat, r. H. Warren
oh, Thou That TellestD Handel There is d well
drilled chorus and quartet.
This is the programme for the Rev. DR.. Newton's
church Prelude Christmas Chimes" Norman kyrfe,
Gloria T1bi Cratias. Tours Credo Schubert Anthem
For Unto Us Child is Born" {" Messiah') Hanaci
ABSORPTION, Halleujah Chorus {" Messiah')' Handel
"CaniQue de Noel" Gounod sanctus, Tours Bene-
TrtpO 70
Gloria In Excelsis." Buck: Nunc Dimitts.'
Barnby Postlude grand chorus in D, Guilmant
ST. Georges Church presents this programme; Pro
cessional, Hank the Herald Angels sing Nente'
plain song: TIE peum in +, Kochmar; Juoilate IN
Il fat Dudley Buck: Anthem, Sing Heaven"
Tours: ogertory. Nazareth, Gounod; Kyrie, Mendc-
ssohn; Sancus Tours Recessional at Came Upon the
Midnight Coars W. S. Chester is the director and he
will have chorus Of eighty voices and quartet IN
his charge.
Grace Church has this programme: At the
o'clock communion service the double quartet and
chorus will sing: Adeste Fideles" "Kyrie." Tours
"sanctusa in f, Wesley; Gloria in Excelsis' in
fat, Iloyd At the IL O'Clock service these numbers
will be sung: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
MendelssOhn; stewards " TIE Deum and Jubilate' IN
fat Flensburg," Sphor; "sanctus" in d; oher-
tory. o Sing Unto the Lord New song," Glchrist.
There will be a choral celebration at 7 a. NJ at
Trinity Chapel; at 10 80 a. m. holy Communion Will
be celebrated after which Dr. Walter B. Gilbert
will conduct this programme: 1ntroit, Hymn NO.
10, Reading; Kyrle, Greed. sanctus and Gloria IN
r Stadner; Hymn No II, HarRl The Herald Anges
Sing Mendelssohn; Benedictus and Agnus DEP In
+, Gilbert: RecessiOnal, Hymn No. ~, III Camo
Upon the Midnight Clear" Gilbert.
The principal numbers that will be sung at Holy
Trinity are Eyre's Communion Service In nat ;
Introit Thus Speaketh the Lord" staner Ofertory,
Anthem Sing Heavens" Tours. At ST. AIMS
a choir of thirty-six voices will sing, among other
rol Christian Awake"
Mes; Christmas Anthem. Elvy TIE Deum, We Praise
Thee, God,7 Bridgewater. At the Church OF the
Ascension will he heard Prelude, Pastorale, Gull
mant; Gloria Patri, schubert; TIE Deum in A, Men
delssohn; Ofertory, 20 Sing to God" Oounod
Psstnde, Christmas ofertory, Lemmens.
St. PauPs Chapel VIII have an elaborate musical
mogramme. There will be a communion service at
7 80 d. M, and carol singing by the sunday
school at 8 80. At the IL O'Clock service 'heSe'
among ether numbers. viii be sung Process
sional, "Round Us shines Glorious nght'
David Gay; "GIoria Patr." DR.. Woodward Tie
Deum Laudsmus7 In E fiat, Sir Robert P Stewart;
Bcnedictus. G. NJ. Garrett; Introit, Handel Offer
tory, at Came Upon the Midnight Clear" The Rev.
Or. James Mulchahey will preach. g.
Patrlek's Cathedral Gounod's St. Cecilia will
be syea at the The p sccey and
Of 100 voices The two Cathedral choirs VIII IA JON ON
NovellO. Tie Largo" by Handel for orchestra ana
organ will be given. At the solemn high mass, al
o'clock In the morning, echWelLeI's mass III -
will be given and al the O'Clock vespcrs me pro
granme embraces compositions from Leleal, WILCOX,
Ma1ani and Handel The A 80 O'CLOCK mass VIII
lie sung by Father Kellners choir assisted by
Differs orchestra. ,, -,
VIII ang Kleins second mass for sopranos, at solemn
high mass, at 4 30 a. m. At IL a IN. prelude iOf
organ and orchestra by Tschaikowsk Will be gwen
With pastoral from the First symphony Oh oulnIan
The other important numbers are ProceSsonal
Adeste Fideles,7 Novel,o; Kyre in {, Beethoven
Gloria from the ST. Cecilia mass, by Gounod; OHer-
tory Klein; Postlude. Lemmens At the 'oV p IL
~. otInl In
dunn Zachariss: psalms by Gina, Malllor and VIII
Alma by Palestrlna; Jesu Dulcs'" Nanlo' ana
"Tantum Ergo Wdor. The chorus numbers My
These numbers will be heard at the Church OF
the sacred Heart At the high mass, Noel Adam
kyrie and Gloria. ROssin :" Ncni Creator l1ulcheh
Credo, Rossni Offertory. Adeste Fideles NoVe I
eanctns Agnus Deis Rossini march from The
viii be given Overture Stradclla,7 Flotow; YES
pers Blanch Magnifcat. Blanchi; Adese fideles,
EoveIlo: Tantum Ergo" Burturo, and the march
Tie music at the Church Of St. Paul the apostle
win be Grccolan. AT the 3 a. m. mass the pro
cessonal hymn win be What Child Is This Dy
tho Rev. Father Young Proper OF me Mass g
hsI1nonzed Ofertory. "Adeste tideles,D Noyelo
After Mass q" Gloria in Excelsis;" Handel Kece:
sionel ~waken, Christian Children. Mozart i
Twelfth Mass. with orchestral accompanmeht, WI
be given at IL a. m I'm ST. BERNARD 5 church il
West FOurcenthst. 90, -
William Edward Mulligan of ST. Leos Church say.
that by Alexander Gulluant VIII b'
time in this country. II written IN la55. an,
Gurnant calls II his premiere messeS II was no
published Until this year, and is described as uowhl
and beautiful
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