New-York tribune., 1901-04-28

therefore well worth some attention. Mr.. Prentice
came TO New-York from Norwich. Conn. his
native place He is graduate Of Trinity College.
Hartford and studied organ playing with Z. H.
Turpin OF London. He came TO St Mary's on the
second Sunday after Easter. 1871 the church hav
ing been opened about four months before. The
chcir consisted of fifteen boys and ten men; the
organ small instrument of two manuals and
about sixteen stops. The music was the customary
English communion service-Tours. Barnby and
forth. Father Brown, then rector of St. Marys,
promptly fell in with Mr.. Prentice's ideas, which
were to adapt the masses OF the, Roman Catholic
Church for the Anglican and to utilize mixed
quartet with a chorus of and boys. The plan
carried out s energetically that there
in the church library thirty adapted
the Episcopal service composed by Haydn Mozart,
Beethoven. Weber. Cimarosa. Kalliwoda. Neu-
kolnm, Ambrose Thomas. Gounoc. Guilrnant and
others. This point attained Mr.. Prentice
voted his attention the employment of
chestra: at first the band used only on festi-
walls, but now IL is employed every Sunday. The
CUSTOM very prevalent now, Of having special
musical services which works like Rossinis
''Stabat Mater performed also had it's begin
ming at the Church of St Mary the Virgin far
back as 1873. The new church was occupied on De-
cennber g. 1895. The organs were built under Mr..
Prentice's supervision. They divided swell.
great and pedal being placed in the west end of
the church under and on both sides of the rose
window, the choir organ side of the chancel.
Duplicate keyboards in the gallery and the
chancel, the action being electric throughout. The
musical organization at present consists of mixed
choir Of thirty voices in the gallery solo quartet
an orchestra of ten pieces. which is increased to
twenty on high festivals, and a choir of twenty
boys and men In the chance When Mr. Prentice
began his services at ST. Mary's. in 1871. there
were about sixty persons in the congregation: on
Easter OF this year $500 programmes were given
out at the two services.
AT the Church of All Angels this afternoon there
will be musical service IN memory OF Sir John
Stainer, the English Church musician who died In
London on March 81 last Sir John was for sixteen
years-that is from 1872 to 1ssorganst Of St Pauls
Cathedral, London. succeeding Sir John Goss. He
was decorated with the Cross of the Chevalier of
the Legion Of Honor in 1879 for services as juror
at the Exposition, and knighted by Queen Victoria
IN 1883 He was born in London June G. 1870
sang as chorister at St Paurs from ls47 to 1856
became university organist at oxford (where he
was graduated Mus. Bac. in 1859 and Mus Doc
in 1863 in 1850. He appointed examiner for
nusical degrees oxford in 1856 professor of music
In 1889 professor of organ and harmony at the Ma
uonal Training School in 1876 principal of the same
institution in 1881 and government inspector music
in the training schools in 1882 He composed many
works and wrote several books one of which
Music in Its Relations the Intellect and the
Emotions" is model of lucdity and common
sense applied a subject the discussion of which
is generally marked by anectation and silly SEN
tinentality.
Following is the programme arranged by Mr.
Bspham for his request recital Carnegie Hall
this afternoon The figures denote the number OF
votes sent in for each selection. The proceeds of
this concert to be devoted to the Musical
Mutual Protective Unions pension fund