St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-18
THE SINGING
A Distinctive Feature of the Ser
vice at st. Marks.


st. Marks church is noted particu-
larly for the high character of its music,
and in naming A. NJ. Shuey as organist
and director of the music of the church,
Miss Susie Mckay as soprano, Miss
Julia May as contralto, Prof. A. w.
Porter as basSo. and j. FarriIl, of st.
Paul, as tenor, all musicians of Mime
apOlis know that the guartette COM
posed of artists of such ability, ac-
companied by so able an OF gan
list. must render music we'll nigh
perfect. Especially we'll known to Min
neapOliS people are the TWO ladies of the
quartette. During the past winter there
have been but very few concerts of note
but which have borne their names on
the programme. While each musician
is an artist of strong individuality, and
audience by their personality. they have
as body the rare quality of perfect
harmony.
For eighteen years a. NJ. Shuey has
weekly added to the services of churches
of the Flour city by the management of
their music, and acting as organist.
Twelve years Of this time he has spent
in the Episcopal church of st. Marks.
Till now to those who have for years
worshiped there would feel at a loss if
any other figure filled the organist;S seat,
and the robust figure Of the musician
seems to have become part OF the
church, and the accompaniment would
not seem so good from any other hands.
1t is fine figure, too, that the organist
presents. The ideal picture of Il
musician. with hair that has grown
gray while in the service, and mus
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of a military musician. In fact, in 1864
Mr.. Shuey began work that would
lead to such an appearance. At that
time, being but seventeen years old, he
entered the United States volunteer
service as a musician, playing Eb cor
net in regimental. Being perfectly
adapted to the life and work he soon
became leader of the band, and held
that position for four years. On COM
ing to Minneapolis he took up the study
of organ music and rapidly gained per-
lection in 1t. For five years he played
at the Plymouth church and for one
year in the Church of the Redeemer.
Since going to st. Marks he has COM
posed considerable of the music used
by the choir besides other compositions
for piano and organ music. There has
been scarcely an opening of a pipe
assisted. Mr.. Shuey was born at Ham
ilton. O., in 1877, and from boyhood has
been musician, commencing the study
at ten years of age. He learned to han
die the violin under G. w. Miller, and
was taught the use of Ihe cornet by j.
E. Newton and E. Wright at Oxford. O..
Karl MerZ, of Oxford, and e. M. Bow
man, of Minneapolis, have also been his
instructors. Mr.. Shuey has been largely
connected with the concerts and recitals
given by the musicians of the city, and
is widely known among the musicians.
being an expert not only at the organ
and piano, but with the violin, viola,
cornet and French horn.
Miss Julia May, the contralto of the
quartette, has become favorite with
every one in the city who attends the
higher order of concerts and musicales,
of which the city may justly be proud,
as there are few at which she
does not carry prominent part. Miss
May has been connected with the choir
of st. Marks church for little over a
year, and has grown to be looked upon
as quite indispensable. Before coming
to Minneapolis she sang in the Presby-
terian Calvary, and Sixth Street Con-
gregational churches, of Milwaukee,