The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29
TEN YEARS ITS AGE
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH CHOIR CELE-
BRATES ITS BIRTHDAY WITH
A CANTATA.
GARRE IT'S TWO ADVENTS"
EN- ELLENTLH SUNG BY THE NEST~
ED CHOIR OF THE
CHURCH.
EXQUISITE MUSICAL, SrPVrcr
Marks an Interesting Epoch i'm tb.
History of the Church and
Choir.

The vested choir of St. PauPs church
celebrated the tenth anniversary of its
existence last evening, by the rendition
OF CARROTS sacred cantata, The Two
Advents." The church was filled to
overlooking and the music was render
ed with all the breadth of sympathy
and expression which is the chief
charm of church music by male voices
The choir appeared to excellent advan-
tage and the concerted numbers were
given with the well-balanced excellence
which speaks of careful and competent
training
The programme opened with an organ
recital by Geo. H. Normington. organ
list of st. Johns church, and after the
occasional hymn and violin solo.
Schumann's 'Traumerei." by Mr. Danz.
the first number of the cantata. a
choral recitative, followed. In addition
to the various choruses and choral
fuGue. there We're a soprano solo by
Master Arnt Liljengren. a tenor solo by
&. {. Zenzius, and an alto solo by Mas
ter Fred Grahame, all of them rendered
with an artistic appreciation that was
notable.
After the cantata Mr. Zenzius gave
another solo, BE Thou Faithful Unto
Death" and his rendition of the Men
delssohn music was one Of the excellent
numbers Of an excellent programme.
The contralto solo by Miss Lawrence.
Lohr's Golden Threshold" with a y:o-
lin obligatO, was also most ENJOYABLE
hit of the evenings musical treat.
Stainer's TIE Deum in fiat, with the
occasional hymn, closed the thoroughiy
enjoyable programme.
Before the Offering. taken for the
benefit of the choir fund. Dr. Wright,
the rector of st. PauIs. briefly review
ed the ten years history of the organf-
Zation and paid a high tribute to the
efficiency and zeal Of both the choir
and the chOirmaster Thomas TaDp, un-
der whose direction the cartata of last
evening was given. During the ten
years the choir has been under the
direction of but three men. and for
seven years Of that time the present
choirmaster has been in charge.
The cantata will be repeated on the
evening of Tuesday. Dec Z, for the
benefit of those who were enable to OBJ
tain tickets for last evening.
At present the choir Is made up as
follows:
Sopranos-W. Lewis. o. Steele, Julian Sar-
gent. John Watson. a. Scarratt Il. Marsdeu
G. Griffin, E. GetchelI. II. Hammond. G..
Menu II. Charles A. Bergkeuer. w. q. G.
Blinkhorn Louis Bradley. H. Gall, T. Gail.
Oscar Falk, Irvine Easton. f. Whitaker W
Sinks, A. McCree w. Moore A. Sudor VI.
Olson. Theo. Johnson, c. Elmquls'. C. Emer-
son. C. G. Grant, II. Lott
Altos-Fred Grahame, j. Mo- !sou. A. In
gram, e. Wagner, +. d. Southdll c. C. VIII
Lams, b. NJ. Mitcheson.
Tenors-J. F. Knight. A. y Williams. A
Goldsmith J. Lyddon, A. Widlake., r. Jones.
II. Young w. T. Jackson, /. Lockwood, e.
GolS~%nith, j. Shepherd.
Basses-J. II. Boyd G. NJ. p Prdham W,
G. Richards, W. A. Rattray. T. II. Pridham.
NJ. II. Powell, G. W. T. Hancock. NJ. Slater.
II. G. Brant, W. f. Carter II. II. Eckstromer,
NJ. d Humphreys