The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-20


dies that foas In orat7rio or ofertory from
the choir loft than to the iogic ot the min
ister In the pulpit, ls very Liable 10 expect
more from the singers. paid and volunteer.
- the holiday season approaches. Ar!
when the foodti6e Is here with Christmas
week, the average cnoirmasser finds his
task no easy one. and TIE singers are called
upon 10 spend The greater part q the-r
evenings for weeks In rehsaEslng masses.
selections from the great osatorlos and n
I learning new music"
The muslc-loyaag sabbaiarian Ia Seattle
can count himself blessed. There are
number Of churches IL Seattle wheEe on
Euaday morning and evening the musical
Gevotes can hear plenty Of really good
music In reverai Of the churches, too.
there are occasional programmes OF espe-
ciai merit. and which are rendered only
after days of work and preparation. These
have fallen In some Instances on the last
!. Sunday evening in the month. In one or
two churches certain evenings In the month
have been set apart FOR musical pro-
srammes Of unusual length. and OF more
thar ordinary weight and worth. The ar
rangement has proven especially sasisfac-
tory to those IN the congregation who 90
4 70 church as much for the mus.c as any
thing else. while it has given the pastor an
opportunity. no, unweicome. to omit the
composition OF deep and scholarly ser
mon discourse and to SIT with folded hands
and upiifted eyes listening 10 the choruses.
the eoios and the organ preludes with as
keen enjoyment As any In his congregation,
for the average preacher loves music az
well as the commoaest In ais flock.
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be found talent Of a high order. In all tbs
larger churches trained singers are to be
heard, and at frequent Intervals their ef
forts are fortified. as at Christmas and
Easter. with string orchesiras and quar-
tetles. The leaders Of the Seattle church
cho.rs usually keep well In touch with tie
best thought In musical literature. and II
q because OF thia that the shelves Of the
music stores have been ransacked this
winter for new pieces for the holiday ser
svices. There is an agreeable adm.xture
OF modem and no: too churchy music in
some OF the programmes that have been
heard In the churches Of Seattle on festival
oocas.,rs. One often hears excerpts from
the "cavalleria Rusticana,'' of Mascasri.
although there was once time when the
very pious deacon on the music committee
resentment at the suggestion of hearing
Eantuzzs's melodies from the eholE loft.
While the masses and tie Deums" Of the
classic composers have not lost their place
In the church programmes OF the day. yet
those who try to keep posted OF the best
In modern composition have not been de-
MED their preference in the Seattle church
programmes.
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AT St. Marks Episcopal church. Choir
master Engiehard is already laying the
foundation for some very excellent work
during Christmas week. The vested"choir
Of forty-five voices viii render parts o.
Handles Messiah" and other works Of
very high order The choir OF ST MARKS
has as soprano soloist Miss Marguerite
Mckinney. The others In the mixed quar-
tette are Miss True. Mr.. a. w. Conant
and Mr.. George Edmunds.
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AT the Church of Our Lady Of Good Help
Cho!rmastar Alfred Lueten IL drilling his
large choir In Weber's 'Messe Soionejle"
for the Christmas week. Al this church
festival occasions are usually made en-
toyabla by the use Of orchestra and some
Of the best singers In the city.
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Mrs Charles e. Marvin. leader OF the
choir at the First NJ f.. church. has In
preparation an unusually attractive pro-
gramme for Christmas and New Years
services.
Under the direction OF tho cho.rmas:er
OF the First Presbyterian church. r. Boyd
Wells. the choir viii render Schubcrt's
mass In q at the midnight service on
Christmas,eve. Miss True Mrs Edmunds
ard Or. Carl Hoffman viii be the sololsts
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Pa.cma schfamu. the child p,anjste.
gave two recsyals al Ranke hai Thursday
afternoon and evening. The truly remark
able performances Of this gifted young
artistic have been fully reviewed in the
Pn,-intelgeneer She viii so 10 Ger
many soon after January !. tNa. whore she
win complete her musical education There
seems 10 leo no doubt that she viii develop
INTO an artists az tie very highes, tyne
A hearing In Nav York vii probably be
arranged for her during the winter.
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Seattle music levers are looking forward
with much interest and no i;tie apprehen-
sion 10 the ensuing season. There "a a
possibility shat may hear Emil Sau"r.
the pianist; rade.ewsSt Gerome Belmont.
the young aud talented v.ollnlst and scv.
ersi other celebrities IN the musical worId
Negotiations are row being carried on fer
the appearance IN this clty OF the eele-
krstet Spelrng string quaytette or Chi
cage. which Is SAID "a be one ~ The fines,
organizations Of its kind Ia the country
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