Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Muaical Services to Celebrate the Great
Festival.

Festival.
prooR,xs TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE cHuRcHys-
GRAND WORKS OF GREAT MASTERS TO BE
RENpERED BIZ ZINE cHoIRs-THE SINGERS
WHO WILL JOIN IN THE SERVICES OF SONG.
The joy and gladness which is associated
with the observance of Christmas finds fitting
expression in the music which il a feature of
the Christmas services in the churches The
musical programs. which are given below, have
been prepared with great care, and in their
rendition the members of the various choir
demonstrate the development which church
music has reached in this city. There is per-
haps no theme in the history of Christianity
which has 50 attracted and inspired the great
writer's Of Church music az that of the birth Of
Christ and their compositions in point of grand
eur of treatment and harmony in detail are
not exceeded in the range Of musical creation.
The rendition Of productions of this character
contributes TO the devotional character of the
service and is heard by large congregations
which fl the various edifces on this great holt
day Of the church. While special services are
held on Christmas day in the Episcopal Catho-
lie and in the churches of other denominations
yet among some denominations the Sunday
following is observed with special reference to
the events commemorated by Christmas Fol-
wing are the programs arranged for Christ
m.s day in many of the churches:
Catholic
Iumacuiate Concept1on.-High mass at $50
an kyrie and gloria from NoZart's 18th mass;
credo sanctus and benedictus from GLORIA:
ASnus Del from Weber in G.; offertory, Adeste
Fidelis. High mass at 80 am; HI ydn's I'd
mass: offertory. Alma Virgo; soprano solo and
chorus: SOLO Miss Noonan. Choir-Soprani
Miss NoOnan. Mrs. Jordan. Mrs Downing, Mrs.
strong; alti. Mrs King. Misses Nora Noonan.
Wilson. Sauter and Robinson and Mrs. Bishop;
tenOri, Messrs. FORSYTH and Shefel; bassi
Messrs. Grant Paul. Jas. Nolan. Myers. Jordan
and De Lacy; organist, Miss Jennie Glennan.
The choir will be assisted by Mrs Clara Baker
Smith.
High mass at Soldiers Home $50 Christmas
morning. celebrated by Rev Father Duskin.
Marcos unsatisfactory. Adeste Fidelis; COM
muniOn. There we're Shepherds. Dudley Buck.
Choir-SopranC. Mrs. Clara Baker-Smith; alto,
Miss Marguerite Eichorn; tenor, Mr.. Al. Fem
nell; bass, Mr. NOLAN; organist, Miss Jennie
Glelnan-
St. Joseph's--At the O'Clock high mass the
choir will render the following music: Before
mass Adeste n ielis by Novello; Marcos third
mass; Mt the offsrtory, Laudate, by Gounod..
The same music will be sung at 1870 o'clock
The choir Ia composed follows: Soprano,
Mesdames Farrell. Mehler. Allen. Misses Frech,
joyce. Koch and Milligan; alto, Mrs. joyce.
Kubel: tenor. Messrs. Mellis Neff Allen; bass
Messrs. Rebstock, O'Hare, Nehler, Kummer
organist, Mr.. s. j. kubel.
ST. Mary's-On account of the limited space
of the chapel used at present by the congrega-
ton there will be no regular musical program
for Christmas. At and 1890 o'clock high
masses will be celebrated and low mass at
8. Vespers at 4. The Rev. Father Glaab will
preach at the two high masses.
ST. Stephen's.-The first mass on Christmas
-
choir will render Weber's Mass in G and No
yelo's Adeste Fidelis after mass. The same
mass will be sung at IL O'Clock. with MoZarts
Twelfth Gloria. At benediction D Salutaris
GLASS solo) and Lambelots Tantum Ergo will
be rendered. The choir is composed of the fol-
lowing singers: Soprano. Misses Nellie McAu-
life, Sarah Maher, Joan Carey. Susie McDer-
mott. Annie Carter. Maggie Gowans, Agnes
Timer, Mrs. Salter and Mrs. Milton E. Smith;
alto. Misses Maggie Maher and Nirgie Wetzel;
basso. Messrs. Michael Maher, Charles Good
child and Charles Bechtel; organist and direc-
tor. Mrs. Mary c. Gillen.
St. Aloysus.-At the early mass at 5 o'clock
Claimants mass will be sung and at the offer
tory Novelties Adeste Fidelis. At the mass at
IL O'Clock Haydn's Imperial Mass, No. 3, will
be given with orchestra; Neni Creator, lie Pre-
vost offertory, Costo's Date Sonitum. The
choir viii be as follows: Soprani, Misses Mollie
Byrne. Mamie Moore. Cecilia Murphy, -
ingston, Mrs. Mcfarland. Miss Gertrude Smith;
alti, Mrs. sherman, Misses Kate Mulquin, Alice
Morse, NJ E Sherman: tenori. Messrs. W. ID.
Mcfarland, s. H. Witherow, +. Il. Crosby, T.
n Sipe, Chas. Sturtevant; bassi, Messrs. J. III.
HickOx- ". A. Widney, W. +. Brosnan, T.. b.
Fox. J. II. McElroy. VI. J. Sullivan. W. F. Bros
nan Prof. r. C. Bernays. leader Of orchestra
Mr.. Fl. c. Sherman. organist and di-o-;'o-.
Holy Trinity (Georgetownl.-A. 5 O'Clock
mass the music rendered will be as follows:
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by Carr; Third solemn Mass, by Eduardo
Mario; Adeste Fidelis, Novello; offertor7, Alma
Virgo, Hummel; at ii o'clock, Asperges Ne, b.
La Hache; MAS. Gloria; Offertory, Adeste FL
delis. Novello- The choir Is composed of the
following singers: Soprano. Mrs. Maloney,
Mrs Carter. Misses Crawford, NJ. Sweeney,
Power, Lewis: contralto, Mrs. G. W. Ray
tenor, Mr.. Fepnel; basso. Messrs- Murray, Bar
BARN, Craig; chorus - soprano, Mrs.
Donahue, Misses Kearney, Sargent, Lizzie
Jackson, j. Bates; tenors. Mr.. Fennel, DR..
Elliot. Mr.. Randolph; basso, Messrs. Cathell.
Inglehart Abbott, Mara; director, Mr.. W. E.
Abbott; organist, Miss V. s. Bates.
ST. Matthew s.-High mass at 5 o'clock, fol-
lowed by two low masses, the Rev. L. J. Ker-
wick. celebrant: low masses at z and 7:30, the
Rev. T. A. Williams, celebrant; low masses at
8, $50 and 9. Rev. p. L. Chapelle, celebrant;
solemn high mass ut II, Rev. Father Williams.
eelebrant. At this mass the Rev. DIR. Chapelle
Will preach Al D o CLOCK La fascne MaSs Tor
male voices viii be rendered. At IL o'clock
Gloria Mass, No. 4, will be sung for the first
time in Washington, and before Mass Adeste
Fidelis. The choir will be composed of the
following ladies and gentlemen: Soprano, Mrs.
T. z Smith, Miss Mary Sweeney, Mrs. III. w.
Sohon. Misses A. Philips, L. Hunt, j. Cassin s.
Chapman; alto. Misses NJ. Nolan. b. Yewell, l..
Zeh, T. Dougherty; tenor, Messrs- ". III. Bur-
nett Charles McConnell; basso, Messrs. J. IL.
Nolan, NJ. A. Donnelly, E. L. Barbour. E. Mast;
organist, W. Waldecker; director, L. E. Cannon.
81. Paurs.-At the first mass Peters cele-
brated mass in ID, complete, will be rendered;
1t offertory, Adeste Fidelis, Novello. On con-
elusion of Mass the Christmas carol The Snow
Law on the Ground" will be sung by the full
choir Of thirty-four voices; at the last mass
Generals Mass in g. complete: before sermon
(grand chorus), yeni Creator. Hummel; at offer
tory. Adestes Fidelis. Novello; at benediction
of the blessed sacrament, which will be given
Immediately after mass, o Salutaris, trio for
two sopranos and bass, by Mercadante; Tantum
Ergo In by Rossi, duet by sixteen male
voices, with chorus by the full choir of mixed
voices. The choir is composed of the follow
ing singers: Soprano, Mrs. W. h. Carr, Misses
Mary Masterson. Mary Treanor. Bertha Dove,
Carter, Lizzie Doyle Annie Cook Jennie Lloyd,
Sallie Smith, Mary Dunn, Mary Crown, hate &.
Lamb; alto, Misses Annie OBrien, Annie
Smith. Anna Treanor. Colclozier, Lille Smith,
Katie Shea; tenor, Messrs- Eberly, Bickert,
John McEyoy, Thomas Fitzgerald, Duffy, E L.
Jones, John i. Coughlin, h. Locraft, Ernest
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