Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-22
CnRlSTM CAROLS.
The Musical z atureS Of The Services 10
Be Held in Our Churches
DEVELOPMENT OF SACRED MUSIC.
MANY brilliant Programmes Serve TO
Indicate the Growing Interest In
NH. Part Of the Divine service
Personnel of Some Of the Choirs.

nature. II lifts and elevates their
thoughts. and brings them into closer re-
iation with spiritual things. towards
which the human heart yearns con-
siantly.
The world itself is embodied music. III
Is a. type and expression Of the eternal
harmony and symmetry OF things, ana
by the enjoyment OF this divine art we
know that we are In accord with crea-
ton. IL IS peculiarly fitting and appro-
pirate that Christmas should be the time
for our most Joyous music. The first out
burst OF harmony ever recorded was
when Christ, in the preordinste council
Of the Trinity. announced that He
would become a ransom for the sin
cursed world. and at His incarnation
the elittering hosts Of Heaven sang that
anthem. which is still sung in all our
churches-"Peace on Earth, Goodwin
Towards Man" The sacred songs and
hymns were the greatest consolation Of
the prosecuted Chris tians of the early
Church. and even al the stake or amid
the tortUres of the Coliseum their an
srisn seemed 10 be assaugcd by the
wonderful influence OF music.
The programmes OF music 70 be sung
IN the Richmond churches on Christmas
Day speak volumes for the progress and
ability Of the choirs. while the names
OF the many distinguished soloists. which
appear in the appended list of choirs,
bears very favorable comparison with the
list OF singers that can be put forward by
any city of the same size as Richmond:
Catholic Churches.
The music al 81; Peters Cathedral on
Christmas-Day viii bo OF the usual high
order. There VIII be O high mass at .
O'Clock a. NJ. and pontifical high mass
at 1880 Upon the latter occasion the
following programme Will be sung by an
augmented choir accompanied Dy the
organ, and a full orchestra OF fifteen
pieces:
Professional. Jesus Of Nazareth"
Council baritone solo. Mr.. Andie Buethe
Kyrie. Twelfth Mass. Mozart; Gloria,
Twelfth Mass. Mozart Vent Sancte
Splrl;us. Dletsch: Credo, "AIesse Solen-
nellie" Gounod, Onertory. "Adaeste FL
deles," arranged by Novello.
Sanctus 'Messe Solenneln." Ciounod.
Benedictus. Gourod: Agnus Del Gounod:
Recessionsl. Christmas hymn, GLORY to
God" Dielman.
The following ladies' and gentlemen will
constitute the choir;
Sop-ani-Mrs. c. OBJ. Cowardin. Miss
Maud Porter: Miss Alice Dammsnn. of
Baltimore; Miss Annie 3 Kirk Miss Eva
Phillips. Miss Carrie Coleman; Miss
Blanche Epps.
Alti-Miss Josephine Murphy Miss Nina
Randolph: Miss Bessie ". Cooke. of
Petersburg; Miss Mary Winston. Miss
Annie O'Donohoe Miss NJ MeagheT, Miss
Caffrey
Tenori-Captain Frank ". Cunningham.
Il. ~
J.. l.. Lynch. Jr Mr.. c. T. Picot
Mr. George Powell.
Bassi-Mr. NJ. B. Leonard. Mr.. Andre
Bustlre. Mr. oscar Lehman. Mr.. l.. W.
Pizzini Mr.. William Finnegan. Mr.
Frank MorTissey. Mr. William Triana,
Mr. Ambrose Morrissey.
Colonel c. OBJ. Cowardin is the direc-
tor Of the choir; Mr.. NJ p. Leonard,
the organist; and Miss Nina Randolph
assistant organist
ST. MARY'S
The large chorus choir ut this church
has been trained TO q high degree of
efficiency. The organ will be supple
mented by an orchestra of several pieces,
and the programmes mark a distinct adj
vance in the work hitherto accomplished
There will be solemn high mass at
o'clock a. NJ. at which Van Bree's Mass,
No. !. will be sung with J. Wlgand's
"Laetentur Caeli," at the offertory
The plain chant will be sung at vespers
with the following:
hymn Fidelis"; "Magnih-
cat" plain chant; Alma Mater Re-
demptoris": 30. Salutaris," by H. Nil
lard; "Tatum Ergo" by Mendelssohn-
Fiske.
The choir is composed as follows:
Soprani-Mrs Lizzie Hickey; Misses
Annie Gerring Annie Tremer Ida Rup-
pert and Mary Matt.
Altl-Mrs. G. r. Mutter: Misses Mary
Nittkamp Mary Overmann. and Mag
gle Sauerwald
Tenori-Messrs. Charles Messmer. An
thony Sauorwald, and Charles Gardewin
Bassi-Messrs. James McEvoy, Charles
Gasser, and August Fischer
Director and Organist-P Professor Charles
+. Mutter.
SACRED HEART
The chorus choir at this church IN
cludes several prominent vocalists. and
their work mas always been noteworthy
There Will be an early high mass at
O'Clock. the programme for which is as
follows:
Kyrie, Gloria. Credo. Sanctus. Bene-
dictus, ana Agnus Del. from Lambil,otte's
mass In d; Novelties "Adeste Fideles." at
the offertory; Milliard's "Veni Creator"
The choir includes the following ladies
and gentlemen:
Soprani--Mrs. S. Woolls. Mrs f. Hotze,
Misses VI. kerse and NJ. Mcneil.
Ait.-Miss X. Zetele. Mrs. T. Smith,
and Ms 7. he ~.
Tenorl--Hon. " F. Reddy, Messrs. j.
Lewis. and i. j. Daffron.
Bassi-Messrs J. SCHOOL,, ". Ahern. J.
Finegan. anc ". McGowan.
Organist-Migs Magic KeTse
ST. PATRICk'S.
Professor Caulheid will direct the SER
vices at this church on Christmas Day
which Will be unusually bright and at
tractive. Harrison Mlllards grand mass,
in B fat. will be sung at . O'Clock. The
choir includes the following Tenori-
Nessrs Mahoney. c. Csnepa, and Profess
scr Csulfield ; bassos-M essrs. kellam,
Shervin. and Mahony; s9pranoS-Mrs l..
kellam. Misses Lynch, Sullivan. NJ. Rear-
don. and j. ReardOn: altos-Misses Leahy.
AcSweeny. Brannon. and Disney.
Episcopal Churches.
The musical features Of ST. Paurs
church service are among the most at
traetlye IN the city. The new organ has
been decided acquisition. ana large
choir OF picked voices, under the mastery
training OF the rector, as director. give
ideal expression 20 the Impressive music
used in the Episcopal Church The pro-
granine at the morning service on Christ
mas-Day. viii be rs follows:
Professional. Hymn g. Carmichael.
Venite. Boy &c IN - fat. Re Delm. Men
dcissohn IN A. Jubila.e Carmichael In
fiat; lntrolt Hymn ~, Reading; Hymn
81. Mendelssohn, Anthem. And the
Glory Of The Lord" Handel. Sanctus
stainer in A; Hymn 225. Hodges; Gloria,
Old Chant; Hymn. 35J. Marsh.
HOLY TRINITY.