Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-22
THE CHOIRS EASTER.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CELEBRA-
TIoNoF THE GREAT FESTIVAL.
Musical Programmes for tho Catholic,
Episcopal. and Other Churches, To-
Cether with tho Choirs-
To-day is Palm-Sunday. the beginning of

tragedy. The new week begins with the
day that commentaries tho rising out of
the gloom of that tragedy of the worlds
one Great Light.
Good Friday typifes the going down
into the darkness of despair of the heart Of
Christianity. Easter its yelling up in glo-
rious rhapsody of thanksgiving praise ana pa
exultation. In the Catholic churches the
extremes Of woe and JOY as reflected from
Calvary and the resurrection are symbol
Ted bv draping the interior of the build
inCs in mourning during Holy Week and
removing these emblems for Easter and
substituting flowers.
TIE ORGAN SILENT.
During Holy Thursday and Good Friday
the organ is silent. In many or the Hpis-
copal churches IN this country dressing
the chancel with flowers obtains and IN
Europe the custom IS almost uniVersal; IN
Germany and other Lutheran countries
there ara many curious, beautiful, and IN
teresting Easter customs.
he Ii RISEN.
With each recurring Easter for nearly
nineteen hundred years the Joyous anthem
"He IL Risen" has gathered volume,
sweetness. and power, until on the festival
Of a week hence II will be heard from mil
lions of voices. Easter has been the IN
spiration Of some Of the grandest sacred
music Of the greatest COMPOSERS, ana IN
tbe Catholic. Episcopal, and Lutheran
churches especially this music takes an
important place IN the services oil that
Tho music next Sunday will be Of the
usual elaborate character and the chorus
have been IL rehearsal for some tlme.
Below are given the programme ana names
of those composing the chorus so lar as
] Ia I. ,1.t fOrgfner
services Of the week and yesterday III the
Catholic churches:
81. Peters Cathedral
To-day the Palms will be blessed by, the
Bishop and distributed TO the faithful.
This ceremony is symboIcal OF the en-
trance of Christ into Jerusalem ana IS re-
corded in the eleventh chapter OF the Cos
pei Of St. Mark. where 1t - shown that
"many cut down boughs from the trees
and strewed them in the way" The other
services will be as usual.
The next special service is Holy lhur7-
dav. when there will be the consecrauon
of the oils used IN the administration OF
the Sacrament. The Bishop consecrates,
assisted by his clergy. thursday Mght
there will be the singing OF the Ieneoraee
and a sermon by Rev. j. J. McGurk, or
FRIDAY night at o'clock will be the vene-
ration of the cross. -,
On SATURDAY. morning ut 3 O'Clock VIII DO
the blessing Of the new fire.
On SUNDAY pontifcal High Mass will be
celebrated. The Bishop will ofliclate, after
which he will bestow the Papal blessing to
all present.
THE MUSIC AND CHOIR.
The music Faster will be Of very high
order. Havdn's beautiful First Mass VIII
be sung by fifteen or twenty voices, and 1t
/ { l.. . -, I'LL no a I'm
| fra. Colonel c. OBJ COWaTdln Is musical
director. and Mr.. NJ. b. Leonard organlst.
The choir is composed of the following
ladies' and gentlemen: Messrs. COwardln,
Finnegan. and HallOran, bassos: Mr.: Pr
| zini tenor: Mrs. Wormley and Mrs. Leon
ard, altos; Mrs. Cowardin, Mrs. Ialley,
! Misses. Kirk, Brannon. J. Phillips, Il. PM
lirs. Evans, Rich, Huston, and Brazil, So
pTanOs. 800. =,
and Nespers at 4P. NJ
It. Mary's Church.
The usual service will take place at st.
Mary's church to-day. Before High Mass
palms will be blessed by Right Rev.
| Hshop Haid, O. S. Is. At the Gospel the
| Benedictine Fathers will chant the Passion
Of Our Lord. The high altar IL handsome
| " decorated with natural palms and pre-
eents bewilderiug scene. AT the blessing
Of the palms st. Mary's choir Will render
the usual hymns in Gregorlan chant, ana
! afterwards MolItor's beautiful mass will be
sung capella.
THE WEEK SERVICES.
| On Holy Thursday services will COM
On Good Friday the ceremonies and
| alteration of the cross will be held at 1880
| IN the morning; stations az 3 O'Clock IN
the afternoon; at 1880 J. NJ, Ienebrae and
sermon. During the day the holy grave of
| our Saviour will be exposed 10 the view OF
| people. according TO the old and plous
| custom Of MANY churches in Germany.
On Holy Saturday the blessing Of fire
and holy water will commence at 1880 A.
NJ. After the Mass Magnifcat will be
sung.
TIE MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
An elaborate programme of Easter music
| has been prepared. At the High Mass on
| next Sunday st. Mary's choir, under dl-
rection Of Professor Charles FIR. Mutter,
! viii render the celebrated " Seventh Mass,
by Mozart, accompanied by organ and
| 1rmmer's Band. Nidi Aquam will be rem
! dered before Mass, and GreROrlan chant,
| Haecdies. bv j. Wiegand, at the ofertory.
| The members of st. Mary's choir are
| Misses L. Hickey, VI. Sledd A. Nolte, A.
! Mccain, Il. Kusterer, II. Gerrlng, l.. Gin
| der. n. Tholl, VI. Wittkamp, A. Remke,
| Messrs. G. Messmer, q. Gardewin, a.
| Fischer, aud A. Nonderlehr. Musical di-
rector and organist, Professor Charles TT.
| Mutter.
ST. PATRICB's CHURCH.
The musical programme Of this church
for Easter has not been made up but IL
! will be very fine. IL will probably be the
same as that on st. Patrick's day. which
was selected from Mozart's and Haydn's
| masses. The choir consists of Miss Cassie
| Cavido. Miss Mary Smith, Miss Mary Cah-
rev, Miss Mary BrannOn, Mrs. Ella O'D0n-
! aid, Miss Maggie Leahv, Miss Mary Nc
| Sweeny, and Messrs w. II. Shervin, Charles
| ShervIn, NJ. Mahony, Lewis Kellum, and
Professor II. A. Caulfeld, organist.
Sacred Heart.
A very beautiful and elaborate pro-
eramme for the Easter music has been ar
| ranged by the Sacred Heart choir, Of
winch Miss Libbie Kirk is drectress.
Episcopal Churches.
ALL-sAINTs CHURCH.
The choir of All-Saints is composed of
Mrs. I. A. Lamb, Miss Ellora Chaplin, so
pranos; Mrs. j. Il. Durrett, Miss Mary
! Preston Moore, eontraltos; Mr.. W. 5. Hen
| ming. Mr.. G.. L. Jones, tenors; MIR. Oscar
| Iohmann, Mr.. 7. +. Greenwood, bassos.
The programme is not yet complete, but
| will include the following selections, near
! " all of which are new in Richmond:
| Morning service at II o'clock. Anthem,
| Awake thou that sleepest Stainer. An
| them, CHRIST Our Passover, O. a. Mar
shall. Te Deum in L fat, Bruno Oscar
| Klein. Jubilate in i fat, II. }. Stewart.
Ofertory anthem, Resurrection, Ill. il.
| Shelly, arranged for solo and double quar-
tette. The hymns. glorias, and responses
are not yet selected.
Evening service at 8. Anthem, Resur-
| rection, Shelley. Cantats in I, Schneider.
Benedic Amna in L fiat, 5. =: Warren.
Ofiertory, Easter song. Solo and chorus.
ST. JOINS.
The selections to be rendered at st.
Johns are: Passover, anthem, Dantes.
Gloria, Gerrlsb. re Deum, Laudamus,
Trimmell. Jubilate Dec, Dantes. Gloria
| Tbi. 4O7 Hutcheon hymnal. Hymns Us,
10I. ard 231 Hutcheon. Ofertory, Jesus
CHRIST is Risen To-Day" @. Il. Iisdale.
The following are the members OF tho
choir: Sopranos-Mrs. @. T. Fitzwilson
and Misses Jennie Ferguson, Alice Moore,
and Belle Farrar. Altos-Mrs; John
Thomas and Misses Kate Fitzwilson and
Lizzie Andrews. Tenor, Mr.. Frank Craigie.
Rass Mr.. Charles Hendley. Cornetlst,