The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-13
MUSICAL

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Bergen Baptist Church choir has been
fully organized under the direction of
MIR. Arthur P. Preston, who is o~rganist
as Well as choirmaster, and this splen-
did body of voices viii render tomorrow
Ven1ng a praise service of unusual
merit. Mr.. Preston will play Claimants
Grand Chorus in d major, to be followed
BY the professional Onward, Men Of
be Rev. E- V: Halls 20. Worship the
King Then the quartette-Miss Fannie
A; crowell, soprano; Miss NJ. Chamber
and Mr.. +. c. Clerihew, basso-will
sing Fiagler's beautiful Heaven is My
Home" During the offertory Miss NJ.
Chamberlain will SING a contralto solo,
and prior to the sermon by Rev. D, ].
Ellison, the choir will sing the ever
grand chorus from Haydn's creation,
THE Heaven Are Telling" Preceding
by one of the ouartette. Mr.. Preston
will close the service with Batiste's
'Marche,' for the organ.
In the selection OF voices Mr.. Preston
has displayed great Judgment. The
voices are well balanced, and, after care
full wedding, the choir may fairly be
said to rank in the first class of our
soprano; Mr.. Louis Nash, tenor; Miss
M. Chamberlain, contralto: Mr.. F. G..
Clerihew, basso: chorus choir. soprano,
L. Old, Miss H. S.. OLD, Miss e. Mar
shall, Miss A. D. Van Ripper, Miss G.
Allies, Miss A. e. Buckley; contralto,
A. Davis. Miss e: H. speers, Mrs. E.
Donnelley; tenor, Mr.. e. B.. Bailey, MIR.
w. H. W. sKirlham, Mr.. r. Spatchel;
oasso, Mr.. George Ramsey, Mr.. f. G.
Kirby.
Dr.. Austen S. Pearce. organist of the
First Presbyterian Church,
an admirable musical programme for
ton, Saruina IF iG 9 fOlnWCE-
Bridal Procession, L~ohengrin, Wagner.
Marche Funebre, top: $50, Chopin.
Polonaise in E, List.
Nachstrick in F, Schumann.
Cavatina (No. 8, op.: So, Raft.
Legende Valaque angels ~Serenadel,
Braga.
Double Fugue, Mendelssohn
Miss Annie P. Hardenhurgh, contralto,
of New York. will sing Abide With
Me- Shelley, and with Mr.. e. G.: Mar
guard, the duet. 'Rejoice in he Lord"
DR.. Herr will preach on THE Author
ity of Our Lords Speech" and give a
prelude on 1.-THE Compass of the I'm
known"
able choir leader, says that tomorrow
evening, at the Tabernacle, the musical
service will be led entirely by q selected
chorus of thirty male voices. No doubt
of the gentlemen who will take part be-
long to the best musical organizations In
city. The following selections will
be sung unaccompanied:-
God is My Strong Salvation, Mendels-
sohn.
Ave Marie, ". Nessler.
Vesper Hymn, Beethoven.
The choir of Grace p p Church on
by Mr.. Moritz e. Schwartz as an asso-
citation with the title of h Choir
Guild of Grace Church." and a brand
new set of rules and a constitution were
adopted. The choir at present numbers
twenty-six members, all of whom are
competent people with good voices, and,
what is better. they know how to use
them. Mr.. Schwartz will make an effort
to raise the number to 80. There are va
eancies for three altos. n tenor and
two bassos. Or the last Sunday after
noon of every month the choir Will make
q special feature of the music portion of
cantatas and selections from oratorios
will be sung. -.
tomorrow morning the offertory will
be Teach Me, Q Lord" by Thomas
uuisite Terzetto, Lift Thine Eyes"
from Mendelssohn's Elijah" will be
sung.
The new organ of st. Paurs p. E.
will be opened tomorrow by DR.: Gamer
on, who is organist and choirmaster.
The instrument is a particularly fine
specimen of that great organ building
case is of black walnut, and the tone
harmonizing with the decorations of
the church. The organ has % registers,
6 pedal movements, and possesses 1,30S
ofsC to A, IS notes: the swell the
same compass, and the pedal rga c c
c to F..
| tomorrow evening under the direction of
the ~hOirmaSter