New-York tribune., 1889-12-23
FINE CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
SERVICES IN MANY CHURCHES.
THERE WILL BE BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS AS
WELL AS EXCELLENT SINGING BY

OF the day here Some Of the music will be note
worthy, but It will all be good and there VIII DC
plenty OF it. The choirs have all practised fatiy.
Many cholrs too. have been increased and some VIII
have the assistance Of orchestras. Some OF the pro-
grammes follows
At old Trinity the large and excellent boys chor
will sing under the direction of Dr. Messter At the
high celebration at IL there will be heard Pro-
cessonal. hymn No. 10; anthem, ST. Luxe H. verses
Is. 10, II, Hopkins; Communion service In f fiat,
Guilmant ofertory Ye Seraphc Hosts: wave Your
| Golden Pinons." Gade; recessional hymn NO. H.
There will be fine programme at st. Thomas $
Episcopal Church, given under the direction OF Dr.
George william Warren. The music will be gwen oy
mixed chorus of fifty voices sOlolsts ana lhstru-
mentaliss, the soloists including Nine. Marie Gramm'
Miss Emily wlnant Clinton Elder and William r.
Squire Holy Communion with carols will be cee-
brated at 80 a. m. At the IL O'Clock service VIII
be heard Procession hymn No. 90. Shout the CLAD
! Tidingsn Avison: "venitc." plain song, eghth
| Gregorian tune Psalter, Psalms. i945 and 60 " lie
| DENIM Laudamns." in fiat, William JACKSON behe-
dictus in fat. Richard Hoffman; introit, "Ihere
! We're Shepherds" Charles Vincent kyrle eieison'
" Gloria Tib sanctns Gloria in EXcelss,' service
| in C. Warren: hymn No 25, Z" Adeste Fideles' j.
| Reading: ascrption Glory to God in the Highest'
Warren: ofertory "Sweet Babe Of Bethlehem war
rem: HYMN. No. H. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Mendessohn occasional, Bethlehem" Dounod
| There will also be a Sunday school festival
Church will include Hymn No 25, " Adeste Fideles'
Reading offertory the Doxology sancus in F, Wes-
lev hymn No COS, "Iiorsley,' HOrsley; Gloria in
Excelss." E Gat, Lloyd. AT IL a. m. there Will be
| given Hymn No Il, "Hark! the Herald Angels
Sing Mendelssohn; TIE Deum" and Benedctus in c.
| Mosenthal; hymn No. 18. Flensburgh,' SpOhr,
kyrie eleison in f fat hymn, No. 90, "Avison'
| ofertory anthem, o Thou That Teest Good It'd
ings," Buck; the Doxology communion, sanctus IN
D. Cooper; hymn No. 16, "Stutgerd"; GLORIA In
ExceIsis" service book, No 221. S. p. Warren will
conduct the programme.
| Trinity Chapel will have choral cee-
bration at a. m. consisting Of Offer
tory, "Glory to God in the Highest!
And on Earth Peace, Goodwill Toward Men," The
choral celebration at 10 80 a. will include In
troit hymn No. 90. IIark What Mean Those
Holy Voices" S. J. Gilbert kyrie Beethoven credo
| in A, Stainer: hymn No. 10. 80, Come All Ye Faith
full Reading ofertory, Like Silver Lamps in
Distant shrine Barnby; sanctus stsiner; Bene-
dictus and agnus Gilbert occasional hymn No. %,
Z" 1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear hymnal
| At All Souls Episcopal Church a chorus of twenty
| voices and double quartet will sing the following
numbers under the direction Of Harry Warren COM
munion service in fat. Schubert; anthem. Like
silver Lamps" Barnby; offertory anthem. 20, Sing
| 10 God" Gounod
There will be fine programme given at the Church
Of st. Mary the Virgin Episcopal. by mixed chorus
of forty voices. quartet Of solosts, assisted by an
orchestra of ten pieces Dr. George i. Prentice will
direct the music. There will be high celebration at
| 10 As a. nj. The programme Is: prelude for
orchestra and organ Resch professional hymn Iiark
the Herald Angels Gounod; ntrot. o" shout the
Glad Tldngs,7 Avison: kyrie ceiSpn and credo mass
No. IS, Haydn oGcrtoTy from "Noei," SaintsaenS;
sanctus benedctus, hymn Of alteration, Adeste
Fdeles" "Agnus Del "Glora in EXcelsis," mass
No. 49, Haydn: occasional hymn. :" OF the Fathers
Love Begotten." schunann postude, March Tri'
.pnrG
2 D. M, there will be given: Prelude, BaptiSe pro-
cessional hymn, Hark the Herald Angels Gaul:
vesper hymn 40, Christ, Redeemer OF Our Race
Mendelssohn: Ofertory, 80, Holy Night" Adam
hymn "Adeste Fdelcs.7 rcce,silnal hymn, ." Hail,
Thou Long Expected Jesus Clark postlude march,
Abt.
The Church of the Heavenly Rest offers this pro-
gramme Professional Hark tie Herald Angels Sing
composed by Richard Hoffman for this occasion; Te
Deum, Dudley Buck; Benedctus, Staincr: selections
from Uanders Messiah" Rejoice Greatly" solo by
Master Edwin Baker; and chorus, "For Unto Us
Child Is Born
The Church of the Incarnations programme in
cludes: Organ prelude. oftertOry on air from The
Messiah; anthem, rectative " Behold a Virgin;
air and chorus 80 Thou, That Tellest,' from The
Messiah Vcnte." Gloria Patri' chant in E. J. H.
Cornell: "Te Deum Laudamus in G.. Henry Hiles;
Benedctus in Hat, ii. Larnes ntrOit anthem. send
out Thy Light one Thing Have Desired' Henry
Hes: Gloria Tibi in C, Augusta Lowell; Ofertory,
CAROL The story of the shepherd" Banby; Tersanctus
in d, GreatOrex Gloria in Excelsis,' old chant;
organ postlude allegro vivace, Alexander Guilmant
The historic church, old st. Pauls. will have an
elaborate musical service, and so will many other
Episcopal churches whose programmes are not gwen
here.
All Souls Church. Unitarian. will have this pro-
gramme organ prelude, Pastoral symphony" Mes
siahD, Handel sunday school carols anthem, ." Light
Flashing into the Darkness" Bristow; Gloria Patn,'
Barnby anthem O Thou That Telest,' Dudley Buck;
hymn No. 33s, Hark the Herald Angels" Men
delssohn; onertOry anthem, "Noel,' Gounod: hymn
No 343, 1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear,' Willis;
"Doxoogy," organ postlude IIalleluiah Chorus;
" Messiah" Handel.
Anthem. Glory to God in the Highest" NJ Costa
hymn, brightest and Best; anthem " Peace on
Clear hymn, Hall David's SON. sullivan; anthem
King OF Kings" Wagner AT the evening service the
following pro ramme Will be given: Anthem, " There
We're ShepAerGs, Dudley Buck anthem, Noel" saint
Saens, hymn, Christians Awake"; anthsm, Beth
lehem,n COOmbs.
choral service beginning at 10 AS a. m Many other
Protestant churches Will give excellent programmes
which will bc spoken of at another uIne: -
The music at 1t. Patrick's Cathedral will be of
the usual high order heard at that place OF w4rIhp np
full chorus will sing under the direction OF William
/. Pecher. full orchestra, horn quartet and
solosts viii assist. solemn high mass win be said
for orchestra and organ, Kullak mass In d major.
RamDas: OfiertOry. " Adestc Fdeles,n Christmas
hymn postlude Mendelssohn At the IL O'Clock
service there Will be given: Prelude for
orchestra and organ. Bach mass in c major, for
solo chorus orchestra and organ, silas: ofrerstory
Adeste Fideles," Noveo postlude for orchestra and
organ Lachner. Solemn vespcrs will be celebrated
at p. M. with this programme Dxit Dominus,n
Barn6y psalms OF the day. Gregorian Magnhcat
Lceal; O. Alma Redemptoris.' Marianl' "rantum
Ergo Riga. At the first service the chancel choir
under the direction Of the Rev. Father kellner will
be assisted by Oilers horn quartet, and Joseph
Fischer al the organ. William G. Dietrich will assist
at the organ at the IL O'Clock service.
At ST. LeO's Roman Catholic Church the mass OF
Neukomm viii be sung at a. m. At the 10 O'Clock
low mass service. William f.. Muigan viii play seleo-
tions the organ from Zps. Guilnant HAYDN and
Bach. Solemn high mass will be said at IL Il. M.
at which this excellent programme win be given
opening prelude for string orchestra and organ. |
Rheinberger. mass No. g. IMPERIAL solos. chorus. |
orchestra and organ HAYDN Veni Creator" quartet
lllilnn Alnnan solo and Orchestrl