Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-23
MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS.
How the Great Festival VIII be Cele.
brated In Song.

brated In Song.
PROGRAMS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE CHURCHES
ESPECIAL PREPARATIONS MADE IN ROMAN CATH
oLIc, EPISCOPAL AND LUTHERAN CHuRcHEs-
TIE oHorRs THAT WILL SING.
One Of the features of the imposing cere-
monies which mark the religious celebration
of Christmas is the elaborate program of music
presented in the churches This is especially
the case in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal
churches, in all Of which services will be held
Wednesday. For weeks preparations have been
In progress for this event and the various
church choirs have been engaged in rehearsing
the music. The works of the masters who have
written on the grand and joyful themes sug-
gested by the anniversary are reproduced, not
only with fidelity but with skill and effect
The musical talent that is collected in the city
ehoirs is demonstrated by the superior charac-
ter of the music which on this and on other oc-
casions is sung. Below will be found the pro-
grams which will be rendered in various
churches OF the city on Christmas day:
Catholic.
St Stephen's.-The masses on Christmas at
ST. Stephens will be as follows: High Mass at
O'Clock, to be followed by two low masses.
Low masses In the church and lower chapel at
y: solemn high mass at II. At o'clock the
choir will render Haydn's Second Mass and
Adestes FtdeIes, by Novello, for the offertory.
At II o'clock the same mass will be sung, with
In Hdc Nocte at the offertory. The choir is
composed as follows: Sopranos, Misses Nellie
McAulit, Sarah Maher, Susie McDermott,
Katie Powers, Margaret Gowans, Agnes Ullmer.
J. A. Carey, Masterson. and Mrs. Stailey; altos,
Mrs. Dessez, Miss Margaret Maher, and Mrs.
Milton E. Smith, tenors. Messrs. Michael
Maher, Fred Vaux, and VIM. d. Allen; bassos,
Messrs. Burrows Waters, Charles Goodchild,
Q. F. Porter. Ambrose Bart, and W. ID. Cannon.
st. Aloysius.-The order Of services in st.
Aloysius' church on Christmas day will be as
follows: At O'Clock, solemn high mass. Low
masses will then be celebrated every half hour
until II o'clock, when the second solemn high
mass is to begin. This last mass will be fol-
lowed by benediction of the blessed sacrament
The music will be: At the early mass, at s
O'clock Haydn's fourth mass will be sung; at
the offertory, Novelties Adeste Fideles; at the
late mass, as II o'clock LIE Prevost's mass in A.;
Nenl Creator, by Weigand at the offertory, Sir
Michael Costa's Date Sonitum; at the benedic-
ton, after mass, Wett's o Salutaris (male quar-
tetl, Weigands Tantum Ergo. The choir
will be as follows: Sopranos, Miss Mollie Byrne,
Miss Mamie Moore, Miss c. V. Murphy and Miss
&. Smith; altos, Mrs. H. G. Sherman, Miss
Alice Moorse, Miss Kate Mulquin and Miss
Anna Tanner; tenors, Mr.. w. II. Mcfarland
Mr. 5. III. Witherow, Mr.. W. Davies and Mr.. +.
iuOhpSOu, DdSoOs. MT. %. II. hlChOA. LII. W.
f. Brosnan, Mr.. A. H. Gait and Mr.. r. G. Sui
ton; organist and director, Mr.. II. G. Sherman.
st. Dominic's.-The musical program for st.
Dominics church On Christmas is as follows:
At am, Messe de St. Patrick, La Hasche
Graduate, Adeste Fideles, Novelties arrange
We're Shepherds, Buck. At IL o'clock MoZarts
No. l mass; Otfertory, Date Sonatum Pastores,
Nj. Costa; bass solo and chorus. The choir
will be composed of the following singers:
Soprani, Misses Mary Hessler, May Fowler,
Mollie Wright Annie Neumeyer, Ella Mccall
Hines. Estelle Fowler, Fannie Campbell and
Maggie Robinson; tenor, Mr.. Al. Fennell bassi,
Messrs. Emil Holer, John Mawdsley and Geo.
Il. Sheriff; organist, Miss Barbara Bischof.
Immaculate Conception Christmas morning
high mass will be celebrated in the Church of
the immaculate Conception at $50 O'Clock.
The choir will sing Mozart's 18th mass, and at
the offertory Adeste Fideles. At 9 o'clock low
mass will be said for the children. High mass
will be said at $780, when Haydn's I'd mass will
be rendered, with Hac Nocte Cum Natus Est at
the offertory. The choir is composed of the
following: Sopranos-Mesdames Harvey, Jor-
dan and Bennett, Misses Van Doren. Mamie
Noonan, DAILY, Walter. Roberts, White and
McGill Altos-Mesdames King, Newton and
Bonner, Misses Noonan and Sauter. Tenors-
Mcssrs Forsyth and Weidman. Bassos-
Messrs. Grant Jordan. Paul, Nolan and De
Lacy. OrganIst-Miss Jennie GIennan.
st. Joseph's.-High mass at O'Clock, low
masses at Z. 7:30, 9 and $50 and solemn high
mass at 1880. At 5 o'clock the choir will rem
der Marcos mass Gaudeamus, at the offertory
and Adeste Fideles at the communion. AT 1890
GIorZas mass will be sung by the choir, aided
by the Georgetown orchestra. Benediction
after mass. The choir is as follows: Soprani,
Mrs. Mehler, Misses Frecht, Carter, Koch and
Dwyer; alti, Misses Rebstock and Seibert;
tenor, Mr.. Neff; bassi Messrs Rebstock and
yu1S
st. Matthews.-The music at st. Matthews
will be as follows: at the 8 o'clock a. M service,
Adeste Fideles, Kyrie, Gloria and Credo, by
Theodore Won La Hasche; offertory, Sciolie,
Gounod; Sanctus ct Benedictus and Agnus
Del, by La Hasche. All of the above specified
music will be rendered by male voices. At the
II o'clock am. solemn high mass, Adeste
Fideles, NoveliO; Kyrie, by Beethoven; Gloria,
from Mozart's Twelfth mass; Credo, Sanctus
del Benedictus, from Silas' prize mass offer
tory, Jesu Redemption and Agnus Del, by Paola
Giorza; at Bendiction, o Salutaris, by Shelly;
Tautum Ergo, by Davis, and Laudate Domi-
mum, by Cassarini The choir will be COM
posed of the following named ladies and gen.
tlemen: Sopranos Mrs. z. r. Smith, the Misses
Mary Sweeney, A. Phillips, A. Gibson, Lillian
Hunt, Jennie Cassin and Stella Chapman;
altos, Miss Marguerite Nolan. Blanche YeweIl,
Laura Zeh, Emma Doherty and Eva Cowling;
tenors. VIM. Ii. Burnett, Arthur May, John
Irainor and Chas NJ. Connell; bassos, John H.
Nolan, NJ. A. Donnelly, E. f. Barbour, Peter
Treanor, George l.. Sheriff and Otto Ritter.
Mr.. VIM. Waldecker, organist; L. E. Cannon,
director.
st. AIMS (Tennallytown).-Ea mass at s
O'Clock and the last mass at 8 o'clock. At the
first mass the choir will render the following
music: Glory to God, before mass; Deilman' 8
mass and Deilmans Adeste Fideles. The
choir consists of the following singers: Organ
ist, Miss Jennie Offut; Misses Stella Lansinger,
Mary Endres, BERTHE Poore, Mary Wise and
Maggie Kane; Messrs. Chas. Morgan, George
Kane, Jos. Endres, H. Burrows and A. Ed
wards. At II o'clock Father Barry will cele-
brate mass at Great Falls, Montgomery county,
Md.
ST. Patrick's.-At the and 11o'clock masses
the senior choir will render Gounods mass to
st. Cecilia, Novelties Adeste Fideles. There
Were Shepherds, by Carl, and Tantum Ergo,
by Thunder. At O'Clock the junior choir will
sing Kyrie, LIE Jeal No. 2; Sanctus, Generalli
Agnus Del, Mario; Glory to God, Deilman, and
Adeste Fidees. The senior choir is composed
OF the following singers: Sopranos, Misses
Florence Davis, Maggie Dyer, Mrs. w. III.
Combs. Misses J. Mudd, NJ. Mccarthy, Susie
Crawford, r.. Burgdorff, M. ORourke. b.
Hickey, l.. Meinke and A. Daley; altos Misses
Bernie Carr, Agnes Walsh, Mrs. NJ W. Pierce
and Miss Kelly; tenors, Messrs. James Collins
and j. Il. Galloway; bassos, Messrs. b. A. Ryan,
j. Germuller, j. A. Epping and ID. Daley; Or
ganist and director Miss Louie Boon. The
junior choir consists OF the following: Sopranos,
Misses b. Bingham, B. Hickey, NJ Collins. M.
Byrne, NJ. Dove and NJ O'Connell; altos, Misses
H. Becker, A. Bowers, ]. Wilkinson, ]. Nc
Carthy and V. Newton. On Christmas it will
have chorus of sixteen children.
st. Augustine church.-4:3O am. church
opened and illuminated; 4:45 am. hymn. Glory