The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-04
Preparing FOR EASTER
Choirs Of the City Churches Are
Rehearsing New Selections.
MANY RARE TREATS IN STORE
Many Numbers Never Before Hc ard in
This City Will Bc Observation-Disclosures
of the Cholrs Arc Now Engaged
Making Perfect Their Singers.

Extensive preparations are being
made by the numerous church choirs
of the city to present music on Easter
Sunday-April (which will eclipse
all previous efforts. One commendable
feature will be the new pieces which
will be rendered, many oNwhich will be
heard for the first time in the city.
Professor Schilling has taken con-
siderable trouble with the members Of
st. Peters Cathedral choir in rehears-
ing the grand Italian mass by Rossini,
Bellinl and Donizetti The Kyrie and
Agnus Del will. however. be taken from
Mozart's Twelfth mass. Bauer's or
chestra will provide the instrumental
accompaniment. At the Elm Park
church the evening service on Easter
Sunday will be entirely devoted to an
elaborate service of song, which viii be
performed by a double quartette COM
posed of four ladies and four gentle
men. The service of song will be de-
scriptive of the story of the resurrec-
tion in Scripture. The performers have
for some time been rehearsing the
music and an evening of excellent
sacred music Is promised.
Anthems at First Church.
a. At the First Presbyterian church a
chorus choir of thirty voices has been
trained by Tallle Morgan and will pre-
sent a series of anthems by A. j. Hol-
den, Sir Joseph Barnby, Shepherd and
others. The soloists upon the occasion
will be Miss Annette Reynolds, Miss
Lydia Sailor and d. c.. Richards. Spe-
al 10, Loo, hat,,
ranged and Miss Richmond will pre-
side at the organ.
At st. Lulie's church ]. Willis Con-
ant has prepared an elaborate pro-
gram comprising selections which will
be heard for the first time in the city.
The solos will be rendered by regular
members of this well trained choir, and
1t Is anticipated that the music at the
1890 morning service will surpasS all
previous efforts In the selection of the
pieces and their rendition. With the
exception of the prayers and psalms,
the service will be fully choral.
Special music will be rendered at the
Second Presbyterian church, but final
arrangements have not been completed.
At the Providence Presbyterian church
a chorus of twenty voices will render
an anthem from the works of each of
the following composers: Sir Arthur
Sullivan, A. ]. Holden, Dudley Buck,
Caleb Simper, Sir George Elvey, j. f.
West, Henry Gadoby (Oxon) and
Gounod.
Charles F. Whittemore has organized
a powerful chorus choir at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church and, although
recently appointed chorister, he has
prepared a programme of leading Eas-
ter anthems. The quartette will also
render several pieces of appropriate
music. All the choruses will be accom-
panied by orchestral music.
On the West Side.
Professor Haydn Evans has arranged
a varied programme to be rendered at
st. Patrick's church, West Side. The
music will be selected from the masses
of Gounod, Schubert and other great
masters and the soloists have for many
weeks been preparing their parts. Or
chestral music will also be rendered in
addition to the organ accompaniment.
At the Tabernacle Congregational
church, Hyde Park, large choir of
children will present Hazards Carol
service, Easter Voices" which is re-
plete with the most appropriate music.
Professor w. w. Jones has arranged
an elaborate programme of special
music to be rendered at the Simpson
Memorial church, and for some time
Chorister e. z. Evans, of the Plymouth
Congrega tional church, has been drill
ing a chorus choir, who have arranged
an admirable programme throughout
the day. The communion service at ST.
David's church will be fully choral, and
Director Morris has been working as
siduously to prepare new music su-
perior to any service previously rem
dered. The choirs of the Jackson Street
Baptist church, First Welsh Baptist
church and First Baptist church, Scran-
ton street, have also rehearsed special
ly arranged programme of music
lessons from the Lilies" popular
service of song for children. will be
rendered by the Sunday school scholars
OF the Providence Congregational
church, and selection of anthems will
be presented at the Providence Meth
odist Episcopal church under the di-
rection of William Linney, who has ar
ranged for entirely new music. At the
Puritan Congregational church and
Welsh Baptist church, services of
song have also been arranged, which
will be rendered at the evening services.
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