Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
TO SING ON EASTER.
Brilliant Music to Be Rendered in Rich
mOnd Churches Next Sunday.
A DAY OF SONG AND PRAISE.
Names of the Choristers Who VIII
Participate in the Great Festival
speciaI Progrnmmes to he RENDER
ed In Our Houses of Worship.

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forth next Sunday in all Its effuIgent
glory in commemoration OF Easter the
greatest OF all the church festivals. The
past thirty-three days OF piety and self
denial have constituted a welcomed Pc
riod of rest and retirement to the gay
world, but they have proved sufficient,
and the youth Of the land Is again ready
10 return to the festivities Of the beauti-
full season of sunshine and music and
flowers. which follows the coming of
| Eastertlde
For hundreds Of years the dulcet notes
OF the birds and the fresh green OF the
| foliage have been signals for all housed
creatures to come out into the pure limpid
air and breathe joyous praises to Him on
| high for the return of spring. Easter
has from time immemorial been distinct
lively regarded as the great portal open
| ing into a space of warmth and gladness,
beauty ana mirth, and music and fra
| GRANGE. 1t is the vehicle which trans
| fers Christian travellers from a wilder
ness Of quiet into a realm OF beautiful
song and praise.
MUSIC AND FLOWERS.
Easter, as every one KNOWS, IL IHe an
niversary Of the resurrection OF Christ,
the day when the salvation OF the world
was actually achieved. 1t has been a
great church festival for centuries. 1t
has a Joyous. musical ring about IT which
indicates the glad nature of its mission.
Linked with IL are three prominent fea-
lures as 1t Is observed to-day-music,
praise, and flowers. II has always ap-
peared appropriate that this event
should occur just about the period IN
each year when all nature Is ready TO
burst forth with gladness. 1t would a
most seem that the darkest and drearieat
days of our years are those which pre-
cede Good Friday the anniversary OF the
CrucIfixlon, and that with Easter the
whole earth Immediately emerges from
fits cloud of sorrow.
Music is one of the chief characteristics
Of the Easter celebrations OF these times.
For weeks prior to the festival the choirs
of the various churches are engaged in
the preparation of special programmes
TO be rendered on this noted occasion.
All the best musical talent Of the city is
brought into use, and the massive organs
OF our churches, tuned and repaired for
the festival, peal forth their sweetest
strains In proclaiming the harmonious
tones to "Christ is Risen" Music, the
glad, soul-inspiring music Of spring, is
always to be heard from the chOir-stations
OF the houses Of worship at Eastertlde
This year the special programmes have
entailed great care In their arrangement
and the song features Of the church SER
Vices OF next Sunday will be most ornate
and entertaining. At Monumental ST.
Pauls, and ST. Marks churches, and at
the Church Of the Holy Trinity, the vested
choirs will furnish the music, which will
be spec a.iy fine
THE EASTER PROGRAMMES.
The special Easter programmes TO be
rendered in most OF the Richmond
churches are given below:
a tpeclally-elaborate programme will be
carried out at the Church OF the HOY
Trinity next Sunday. 1t will be as follows:
Morning Service-ProcessionaI Hymn,
No ll3, Christ is Risen" Sullivan;
Easter Anthem, Christ Our Passover"
Aylward); Psalter CWoodward, Goss and
Goodson): re Deum, Bennett. in b fiat;
Jubilate (Goss), in A; Hymn Ill Rim-
baulD: Gloria Tlbi Dykes; Hymn II,
"Alleluiaw Qalestrlna); Offertory. "As 1t
Began TO Dawn" (Alyles B. Foster).
Communion Service-Sanctus plain
song; Hymn 225 (HodgeO; Gloria in Ex-
celsis (Old ChanD; Recessional Hymn, 1885,
Dykes.
Evening CeTNlct.-tTuCtSsiDIdl f1fHllt
1l1O. Come Ye Faithful" (Sullivam;
Psalter (Onseley, Woodward, Hopkins.
Tomllnson, and BattlshilD; Magnificat
Calkin, in i HAT; Nunc Dimlttis. Calkin,
IN fiat; Hymn 125 Dykes; Offertory,
"As II Began 10 Dawn (Myles B. Fos-
ter; Recessional Hymn. 123 (Sullivan).
GOOD FRIDAY.
Evening servIce-Processional Hymn,
90, "All Glory. Laud, and Honour" CTesch-
ner); Psalter, Partisan Tone ~; Mag
nifcat, Partisan Tone C); Deus Mlserea-
tur, Tone III. Il. az; Anthem, THE Cruel
fixi0n'' (Stainer); Receasional Hymn lO2,
30, Sacred Head Surrounded" passion
Chorale).
The regular choir OF Holy Trinity, con-
sisting OF thirty voices, will on this oc-
casion be assisted by twenty-seven men,
bers OF other local choirs.
Leading Soprano-Miss Julia Teller
Organist-Mr. II. NJ. Phillips.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Here is a list of the music to be heard
at Grace Episcopal church on Easter:
Morning Serviee-Hymn 1l3 (Sulliyan);
Easter anthem Christ, our Passover
(AylWard); Glorias, (Ouseley). TIE Deum,
CTours, in F); Jubilate. (BattishilD; Hymn
III RimbaulO: Glorl Tibi. Crallis); Hymn
lZ Palestrina); offertory, "They Have
Taken Away My Lord" (Stalner); Sane
tus, (Calkin, in d.; Hymn 2Z5. OHodges);
Gloria in Excelsis. (old chanD.
Evening Service Sunday after Easter).-
Hymn III; Glorias (Ouseley); Magnifcat.
(Smart. in CD; Nunc Dimittis, Smart, In
O.: anthem. awake, My Soul" Barnby);
Hymn l25 Dykes; offertory. "They Have
Taken Away My Lord" (Stainer); Hymn
39S Dykes.
The choir Of twenty-six voices IS led
by the following quartette: Miss Payne,
Miss Marianne Meade, Mr.. r. b. Minor,
and Mr.. j. +. White. Organist.-Mr. w. o.
MsGehee.
ST. JAMES CHURCH.
This is the very attractive music which
will be heard next Sunday morning at st.
James Episcopal church:
HYMN. Christ, the Lord, Is Risen To-
Day"
Christ Our Passover Oanks).
''Te Deum" Nfelds).
Offertory.
Awake, Thou That sleepest" Cwil-
liams)
HYMN. Jesus Christ Is Risen To-Day"
Gloria I'm Excelsis (Shilling).
The choir is composed OF the following
ladies' and gentlemen:
soprani-Mrs. Walter Mercer. Miss LII
lian Taylor. Miss Josie Hara, Miss Mamie
Jones'
Alti-Mlss Helen Portleux. Mrs. George
King.
Tenori-Mr. Frank Diggs. Mr. George
McCreary.
Bassi-Mr. James Harris Mr.. Frank
Sherman.
organist-Mlss Adelaide Watkins.
AT OLD MONUMENTAL.
The following is the musical programme
.of oh