New-York tribune., 1903-08-23

master. consists Of twenty-six boys and twelve
men Boys and sarplices were made to succeed
the mixed choir in 1856. when George Edward
sttbbs now orgsnst and cholrmaster of St
Aeness Chapel. Trinity Parish was in charge of
the music OF St. James. Under the administra-
ijon the choir gave thIrty-three special musical
services. which cantatas, selections from ora
torios etc. performed the list embracing
works especially composed for the choir by such
men as Dr. Garrett. Joseph Barnby and A r.
Gsul In 1872 Nj. Stubbs was succeeded by his
nenhew. Alfred 8. Baker. vino died in October
1896 Mr.. Hall his successor. lie an Eng
lfshman. boln in London in 1852 and held his first
nosltion orgauist when fifteen years old. and
corducted schoral society al eighteen. For four
years be student at the Royal Academy OF
Music and the completion of his studies there
he came 10 America in 1885. His first work in
~e1-York City was assistant George F. lie
ielne "a 81. Johns Chapel in Narick-st. Hte was
fheu su~rcesivey orranist and choirmaster at St
likes Charch Germantown philadelphia. St
Peters Albany and the Church Of the Heavenly
rest HeN-Yorl city He viii complete seven years
nr service at 81. James Church November of
t-.e ,rar he is conductor OF The Oratorio Society
80 Rrookjyl which be founded in 1898 and with
rtca he has performed HandeIs Messiah.
Afardel l-sohn's ST. Paul and Elijah. Gounod 3
s.T,escr7ntfu7.~ Hach's Passion According TO ST
NattfeR" Liszt's Elizabeth and the requiems
- Verdi and IFcaschel. lie is also conductor of
l.-s,1-cfa a mems singing society of New-Nork
Noyei. EUer & 60. have published a Festal Com
,crnlou Service and Morning Service Of his com
position.
i-nder M Halls direction At St James. occa-
eioal services like those introduced by Mr. Stubbs
arc given but his principal aim is directed at a
,rer performance % the regular service. In gen
r.i the Music Of English church composers is
ir=ed bat representation Is also given 20 Pales-
,r.ra Bach Mendessohn and Gounod. Among
American composers Horatio ". Parker is favored
as approaching in his music nearer TO the cnurch
style cultivated by the English school Mr. Han
Rv word and deed protests against the idea that
church walls are an excuse for iuartistic music or
musical performance In his treatment of the
voices Of his boys Mr.. Hall aims at expressiveness
ana power much purity. He does not believe
IN the theory that boy should the head tone
throughout the entire range OF his singing. but
that the head should be gradually and i'm
rerceptbly blended with the mixed register. He
Laws great stress on equality Of tone on all the
vowel sounds. To obtain this he first practises
with the voweI 200" (the Continental ''u'). and
then merges this with the other vowel sounds
which easily formed in the thin register.
To hold the attention of the boys he devises
tences containing the sounds desired, which he has
the bows sing 10 simple melodic formulas, moving
on in q progression. such "oo' "o.' "aw," ''ah."
Il" etc.-for instance The moon is cold,' NOW
now the lawn" The morning star, The stars
are bright" a series Of articles printed In The
Church Music Review" last year. Mr.. Hail vigor-
ously opposed notion that when the pure
quality a boys voice is used power must not be
expected, least of all in the middle register He Is
unwilling 10 sacrifice power 10 few exceptionally
high notes but believes that by intelligent cultva-
tion the high notes may be retained and the lower
strengthened Balance is destroyed" said he, If
the voices Of men is added merely thin. piping
soprano part. Il is as inartistc as a constant
combination or flutes and 'cellos would be. Choir
training and musicanship must go hand in hand
The choir OF St James has the following mem
bers
seE a IGo E16st |ssk flasher DSWRfsH %sH
Kemsley. Charles Bach Alan Hall, Cecil John Hall
5wo3d ACseG sO9 Robert so0 Wassh SherA Arthar 1aT
I3uskirk, William Finucane. Arthur Krebecek, Gus
iel Tutfle Goodwin Wilson Andrew Enste Richard
stott. Frank s, Th9nger & and Walter @ Hoffman
august Stout, Frederick Smith solo tenor, John
fsoio bass. Edward B. Hyde. william WardIo.
Frank Daisley, James u, Anderson and William ii.
Norton assistant organist).
In this choir is 10 be found an English feature
bnos extremely useful in cathedral music and later
IN giees counter tenor. This is Mr.. Cockaday,
who used TO sing in the Chapel Royal, at St.
Georges. Windsor Whether called counter tenors
counter altos w which would to be the more
correct term) these singers are extremely rare in
America. They represent the highest male voice.
and their in the cathedral music OF England if
the evidence OF musical compositions is to be be-
Heved. dates back to the period of Charles II.
While listening TO the royal and ducal chapels on
the Continent during the period of his banishment
ne seems to have acquired liking for the artificial
voice. which fingered on the operate stage of Lon
oon until the beginning Of the nineteenth century,
ano IS still 20 be heard in Rome. After mis-
tion parts for it appeared in the music composed
for the Chapel Royal by Pelham Humphreys. his
contemporaries and successors. Men with natural
soprano voices 10 be found. though they are
not numerous. The Papal choir used to recruit
them chiefly in Spain. Adult altos are generally
bars tones who have accustomed themselves sing
ing faisetto an operation which usually sounds to
listener as II it must be painful to the performer
Their continued employment is prompted by a CON
N"uon felt hy some choirmasters that orc cathedral
music fof which they sing next TO nothing) de-
mands them, and that il is impossible to obtain a
sufficient volume OF alto tone from boys voice
without spelling it, There are three adult male
aitos IN the choir Of Church of the Incarna ton
81 Aadison-ave. and Thirty-hfth-st where Warren
Z Hedden is organist and ehoirmaster.
The surpliced chanceI choir OF this church was
tnalgurated by Mr Hedden fwho was Trinity
choir boy from 1873 1873 IN 1886 and is composed
Of tVenty-four boys and ten men
Boys-FraEk Bng second soprano solo Edward
\ Bower Bruno Brooks, Thomas Burhaus (irst
Jury. George Doerr. Ernest Graef. Harry Hartung
fsoheTI Harvey drst soprano. solo1. George Hunt
geaoer ard s"loistl. William McCausland. Herbert
I@leT Robert & Book George H. shaffer, ir dirsr
Altos harles a Stewart and Nicholas De Rose.
Seaman ana George Joppeck: tenors Alfred b
Dickson 6soio) Lawrence Ripley and Harry Bau-
geard: bases. Townsend II. Fellows (solo) James
Spencer Hecden- A r. Turner and William Epple.
Nj. Heddes organist and choirnla ster IS a native
OF Hew-York City, ard born In 1861 He at
tended Trinity School and entered its choir in lS75
under DR.. Messiter. With whom he studied and
whom he subsequently, assisted Other teachers
Frederick Archer. Dudley Buck and Richard
hoffman. He vas organst of the Grand Street
Reformed Church, in Jersey City from 1880 10 1881
IN Grace Church. Jersey City, in 1ss4-sS5 and il
Trinity Church New-Hav from 1855 10 1898 Al
the last mentioned church he installed surplicec