The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-05
WITH MUSICIANS
AND MUSICAL PEOPLE.

st. Johns Church choir, under the
direction of Mr.. George Blakeley, or
ganist and choirmaster will give its
fourth monthly musical service this
evening at SIS o'clock at ST. Johns
Church. The choir will be assisted
by Miss Margaret Oatman Dew, a So
prano whose work has been highly
praised, wherever she has sung, for
it's sincerity and musical quality, and
Mr.. r. Cuyler Gordon, tenor. These
festivals have attracted large congre-
cations. the last one bringing out an
audience that simply filled the church.
The programme will be as follows:
Professional Hymn 81, ride On!
Ride on in Majesty" q. B. Dykes.
The Choral Service
Gloria Patri in E Flat CWirtz).
Magnificent in F (Garrett).
Nunc Dimittis in F (Garrett).
Hymn 359. "In the Cross of Christ I
Glory" (Conkey).
st. Cecilia Offertoire, in F Minor
(Batiste).
In Paradisum Qn Paradise), Du-
bois); Fiat Lusc (Let there be Light
(Dubois), Mr.. George Blakeley.
Air, ION Mighty Pens" from THE
Creation" Haydn), Miss Margaret
Oatman Dew
Anthem, Jerusalem" (Parker), the
choir.
Funeral March and seraphic Song
(Guilmau), Mr.. George Blakeley.
Recitative and air, I'm Native
Worth from 1.-The Creation" CHaydn),
Mr.. R. Cuyler Gordon.
Offertory, Alteration" from THE
Holy City" (GauD, Mr.. George Blake
ley.
At the Presentation, Doxology with
Choral Amen &c. V. HalD.
Sevenfold Amen (Stainer).
Recessional Hymn 43S, "Sing, My
Soul, His Wondrous Love" Dykes.
Organ postlude, 1.-THE Heavens Are
Telling the Glory of God" from THE
Creation" (Haydn).
Just at this time most of the
church choirs in the city are busily
engaged in the preparation of Easter
music. With very few exceptions
elaborate programmes have been pre-
pared and will be given. At the morn
ing service on Easter Sunday at the
Cathedral a large choir under the di
rectorship of Mr.. F. E. Rebarer, with
Mr.. John Wiegand, Jr, at the organ,
will sing Hammerels Mass in A, and
for the offertory "Haec Dies" by Mel
Vile. At the evening service, besides
Cerruti's Vespers, HammereFs Re
gina Coeli' and Riga's "Tantum
Ergo" Verdis 20 Salutaris" will be
sung as a trio.
At the Sacred Heart Church the
choir, with Mr.. James Cops at the
organ, will sing at the morning serv-
ice Mozart's Twelfth Kyrie, Marcos
First Gloria in G, Carpenters Credo,
Marcos First Sanctus in G, Roswig's
Benedictus in F. and Marcos First
Agnus Del in G. At the evening serv-
ice THE Gregorian Vespers' will be
sung, Rossini's 20 Salutaris," Rossini's
''Tantum Ergo" and Miss Pauline
Chapeau will sing a solo. "Resurrec-
ton"
At the Independent Presbyterian
Church. under the dictatorship of Mr.
John Wiegand, organist, the choir will
sing Awake Thou That Sleepest"
(Stainer), and Christ Our Passover"
John Wiegand), during the morning
service. At night The Strife Is
over" (Vogrich) and Christ the Lord
Is Risen (Buck) will be sung.
At the First Baptist Church, with
Mr.. w. M. Cler at the organ, Awake
Thou That Sleepest" (Stainer) will be
sung by the choir, and for the offer
tory Miss Eleanor Allen will sing
The Resurrection Song" by Harry
Rowe Shelly. At night. the choir will
sing LAS 1t Began to Dawn" (Reed),
Christ Our Passover" (Max Vogrich),
and Mrs. M. Ed Wilson will sing "Ho-
sauna" (Granier). Mr.. r. C. Crom-
well, who has been singing bass in
this choir for the past several months
has gone to St. Johns Church choir
and Mr.. c. d. McCardel has taken
his place.
The choir of the Lutheran Church of
the Ascension under the dictatorship
of Mr.. F. Hubner, has been augmented
for the Easter music. With Mr.. F. A.
Warth at the organ it consists of Mrs
F. Barber and Miss A. Schroeder, So
pranos; Mrs. F. Hubner and Miss A.
Waldeck, contraltos; Mr.. c. Toussaint
and Mr.. F. Schwitzer. tenors; Mr.. r. c,
Thompson and Mr.. H. c. Handy, Jr.,
bassos. At the morning services on Eas-
ter Christ the Lord is Risen," (Buck),
Gloria Patri Qa Hache), Kyrie (Con-
cone), Gloria in eXcelsis (Weber), Love
not the World" (Sullivan), 20 Give
Thanks (Weber), and Fear not o
oil mi xufI
The choir of Christ Episcopal Church
under the dictatorship of Miss Emma
Z. Coburn, organist, has also been in