New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13


gallery choirs and an orchestra.
81. Marys is alone among the Episcopal churches
Of the city IN maintaining orchestra for use on
all musical occasions instead OF engaging profess
sional band for such festivals as Christmas and
Easter Sunday The full musical organization OF
the church consists Of quartet Of solo singers 4
vested chancel choir OF fifteen boys and eight men.
a gallery choir OF twenty-six men and women, an
orchestra Of thirteen players an orgsnist and
choirmaster conductor and assistant ,organist
Their follows:
Solo quartet-Miss Ida HubbelL soprano: Miss
karna Schmitt. contralto; Charles hiee' teEor' r
chanoei choir: Boys-Bertle Tiedsens. Fred wer-
ner. Robert Millar. Henry Tresal Charles MeEal
Tayior. George Kelley Fred Tarvour. William As
bury. William Hanoe. J.. j krause' Jr- and VIII
MenNFrancis Feldman f. A. wndman. :. r.
Kurzmana. J. Maior. William s. Fennell and Fred
GalIery choir: sopranos-Miss Estelle NJ Norton.
Ia p Judson, Miss Catherine Bauman Miss Clara
Clark. Miss E R KIDD, Miss Il, Hubbard. :
Altos-Mrs Arthur Mees MISS ehfasu Ho,,-s a.
Tenors-Water Meacham. DIT l. n krause' M
ii Rasscs ISo JonaViich George H Doggart C.
A Smith. ]. A. Tansey and f, symons A., =
r. Prentice, Miss Agnes Lttle3ohn. Miss Marie Ed
second Cts1 1ioiins"Niss NJ L. Neidhardt. Miss L.
Fddv Miss Waterman.
Nioias-Mss Lucie Neidhardt and E. W. Clark
Violonceno-Niss Carrie Neidhardt
Eillt-NI y Sam
Trom6oneNJ Pfeifenschneider.
Tympani-S Bernstein.
oresnist and hoirrasteT~ieeTg3ss b Pre"'i'e'
ConGuctor-T. NJ. Prentice.
The organ built under the supervision OF III
Prentice IS divided swell snd great being piaoeu
above the gallery under the rose window ehoI, oH
the right OF the chancel above the arches -
are duplicate consoles. one in the gallerN anu ON
!, the cbancel and the Instrument. or instru-
s-o1 from
church. ,,,s,
George Rassett Prentice. Mus Doc orgat'ls'
and musical director OF the Chureh OF 81 Niais
the Virgin has had the care Of ITS must ~
thirty-two years. having entered upon ms -,
on IN. second Sunday after Faster ISL ioui
.,r,bs after the ola church was dedicated ne
has had only one other church under ms cha'
C,,r,st church IA his native city OF Nor"lon
Conn He was in the class Of 20 OF lIlIH's -
leee Hartford. In 1887 Racine CoIieee' -,
~ A. one If the founders Of the Amerlcsh ticf
Of Oreanists, and orchestra menu e,eral vesper
f,i,,b Among hts compositions are s'NeIaI =, g
sr,-icas and anthems. which are sung a. -
W. ,rs.1 which Is always performed on the ~
versa ~ of the CCnsecratlon @ me .l,siste az
cember. The repertory Of The c hGIb have been
adapted TO English words by t)r. I,-tb and six
them are Nd IA sesond. seventh <nd the work
known as his jTe 4 AT. Sou4ods st Cecilia
Va Sacred Heart and masses by reTHoii1
KaIli~oda siias and Leprevost ,,,..s the choir
YXybe1 T- Prentice came TO -. Mary tis s r.
,orsisfed OF fifteen boys and ten men, an nT
o1gsn Was small instrument OF Two MAJ az tbe
nd aort sixteen stops. The music was % Tours
anu 80 English service by Barnby, lodI
usual 49, t5-oT-n the first rector, approved on
NJ Prentice's 81 geson that adaptau0niS "a SOLO
~ 5SsstoIc masses be used, and thlhsu 500
s-tet no added 20 the choir OF boys Az Me
TbIs nont attained Mr.. Prentice neht a.
ttention 10 an orchestra in order that IHe
,Sssbt ne performed in the manner Su ned oniv
nv the composers At first the pan, Os.ld ,eTv sunday
Tbirty-two years there were sooN' sunday of
III - ne congregation On Easter oullu03 80
80 ,osrss tbirtv-fVe hundred progI III a. 80
5,strsi,ted 20 the people In attenoanSe ,s a. s,
,erzices Following Is a tyIlcal PiOs
Mary fhe Virgins:
SUNDAY IN ASCENSION OCTAVE MAJ - l'
solemn hieh mass. with procession lO'4s Q IA
v-,,ae Allegro from Sonata No D. 5.5
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