Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
MUSIC AND SINGERS.
CHRISTMAS Selections AND THOSE
WHO WILL RENDER THEM.
Programmes Arranged for ahe Festival in
Many Of the Churches personncI
Of the Choirs.

nifty IS IN 10 way better atttSted than by
ihe number Of good voices "a her church
choirs and the Christina, music that
IS rendered 10y some of these choirs.
Though tho custom OF having special
selections on Christmas day, or on the
Sunday preceding or thai succeeding
Christmas, does not obtain in all the
churches, il is growing, ard is in q sense
another evidence Of the liberation that
pofvades the religious world. Except in
rare instances the swelling and majestic
notes - the organ are 10 longer in any
denomination the signals FOR discord in
a congregation, and The battle be-
tween ROuses collection and the more
finished ycrsficatons and similar strng-
giles have ceased. The choicest gems OF
Inc hymnology OF an foiihs are rapidly
being accepted as the universal inhori-
farce 81 the religious world, and are
clustering into foundation upon which
an sccts can stand and blond in sweetest
unison their praises OF the Most High,
and the psalm with the timbrel and the
pleasant harp with the psatry, and
me trumpet Of tho old, are yearly End-
Ing more favor in the worship under the
new Dspensation At che North, even
ia churches where the greatest stress Is
laid upon congregational singing and tho
music still psrtakes Of the cantofermO,
IL is usual TO have a preoontOr who with
baton IN hand directs the congregation
and iniuses spirit and concord into the
volume Of song,
THIS CHmsT1il@
While the church music in Richmond
this Christmas Will not offer any excep-
tionaHy rare programmes or present
MANY new features. the choirs Of such
churches rs will have special Christmas
music have been actively rehearsing for
some time and will give evidence that
tho feeling is extending TINT 10 Him
should be- rendered the highest tributes
of tho divine art. The Catholics, Epis-
copalinns. Lutheraus and MothodIsts,
the latter in joint services, Will observe
Christmas-day az religious festival by
public worship, and in some Of the Bap-
list churches there will be special
Christmas music either on tho Sun
dav before or the Sunday after
Christmas-day. The church choirs
as rule were organized for tho year
some months ago and there have been
but few additions b. or changes IN them.
The most notable change has perhaps
been the securing Of Miss Berger ms a
member Of the First Baptist church
ouartetie. In some Of the Episcopal
churches this Christmas chants viii pre-
dominate in the musical part Of the
service. I'm the Presbyterian and Disci-
rlcs' churches there will be no special
Christmas music out Of the regular
order, but all of them have good choirs.
The DESPATCH prints this morning 80
far rs obtainablo what may DO termed
the distinctive Christmas programmes OF
Richmond churches, together with the
names Of the members OF the choirs.
Episcopal.
Tho choir No old ST Johns consists OF
Mrs. c. =. Fitzwison, Miss Jennie Fer
rrsou. Miss Alice Moore. Miss kato
FJtzwilson. Miss Bell Farrar, Mrs John
Thomos. Miss Lizzie Andrews, Mr..
Charles Hindley Mr.. Richard Dowden,
and Mr.. Craigby.
Miss T.. A. Fltzwilson is the organist
and directress, and Mr.. I. n. Shuman
.le cornetist.
The choir is beautifully trained and
balanced, and the programme for
Christmas-day Is as follows Nolun-
tarv. HYMN %. Hutchins's Hymnal
"Venito, j. r. Thomas; GLORIA
Patres," Torrish "Te DeuTn," No. 8.
Rogers "Jubilate in Il, ii. =. banks
Hymns %, %, POS, Hutchins's Hymnal,
and the ofiortory, "Hark, what mean
those holy yoices2" George William
Warren.
MONUMENTAL.
The Monumental choir is under the
direction OF MIR. Philip 5. Powers,
who is also the organist. The
members are: Soprsni-Miss Kate
Meade. Miss Nellie Atkins, Mrs Walter
IA Miles. Miss Mary Newton, Miss Bell
Chamberlain, Miss Mary Bigger and
Nlrs Thomas. Coniralti-Miss Louise
Meade and Miss Virginia johnson.
Tnori-Messrs. Walter II. Miles En-
met Meade, Abel and Thomas Armstead.
Baes'-Messrs. II. Il. Harrison, Lang
homo Putnoy, Norman Morton, and
Robert Croxton.
Tfa musical programme for Christmas
dav opens with the voluntary. Behold,
Bring You Glad Tidings, Barnby, to
BE followed by the Christmas chant,
"Tby seat, O God" SC, NC, kussel I;
"Glona Patrie, No. l." Danks; Clio
ya patue. No. ." banks; Gloria IN
E1celas In f." Toms "Te Deum Lau-
damus i'm b fat" Thomas; "Jubilate
Dec LYNN II, "Shout the Glad
IIdincs." Hutchins's Hymnal " Gloria
TM. HYMN %, "HaTk. the Herald
Angels Sing" Hutchins's Hymnal, and
ilooaertory, "Gloria, Mozarts Twelfth
Mass.
GRACE CHURCH.
The music at Grace church Christmas
5ay will he rendered 10y q voluntary
choir Of Young ladies, assisted 10y Mrs.
W. y. knowles, soprano Mrs. w. ..
flelburne, alto MIR. IL. Greener, tenor
and Mr.. G. VIM, bass. :,
The programme IS: Nenite
lchann. Gloria, Holden "Te ID cum
Festival ia Al. Geibel; "Jubllate
chant oflertory--soprano solo-"Ih
Nativity" Holden.
Mrs. II. GTeener is the organist and
sLcCtfNhh.
sr. TAUL'S
The members Of St Pauls choir are
Soprani-AlrS Jacob Reinhardt, Misses
Maggie Moore, Ellen Hobson, Hattie
Ross, Eve Randolph, Sallio Randolph,
Iuhe Williams, Jenuie McPhail, AIDE
Williams, Ella boswell, Mary Baugh-
man. Contralti-Mrs CABOT, Misses
fannie Ross, -- Guillaume, Sommers
HAYES. Tenori--Messrs Il. Hobson,
Waiter Higham. Bassi-Mr. William
FL. Grant, DR.. David McCaw, DR.. l. L.
Eov. Mr.. Richard II. Gaines.
Mr. Jacob Reinhardt Is the organist
and director of the choir aud these are
20 be the musical selections: Hymn,
Harls the Herald Angels Sing, Men
de'ssohn; "Venite, Exultemus Doml-
D. A.. H1~..o latrt " RnHsall