The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-23
Churches to Present Elaborate
Programs of Christmas Music

fldDOThlc programs OF music Tor
which the field OF sacred musical lit
erature. old and new. has been search
ed, Will mark the services I'm Detroit
churches. Sunday, In commemoration
OF the birthday OF the Christ-child.
The churches have been decorated
with the holly and greens. without
which the Christmas festival would
be incomplete, and fragrant flowers
grace the affairs. In many OF the Ro-
man Catholic churches are represen-
tations OF the manger In the lowly
stable. and around the pictures of
the Holy Family and the statues of
the Virgin Mary. are special floral
decorations and brightly shining can
dies. Midnight mass will be celebrat-
ed In Ste. Anne's, st. Vincent's Holy
Rosary, IS. Peter and Paurs Jesuit,
st. Aloysius, IS. Peter and Pauls
cathedral. st. Mary's and several OF
the big churches in the outlying resi-
Dental districts. Masses will be said
Christmas day, beginning at 5 o'clock.
In the Protestant churches the spe-
cial musical programs will be given
on Sunday. The morning services be-
gin at 1920 and ii o'clock and the
evening services at 1880 o'clock. In
few OF the churches afternoon SER
vices or vespers will be held.
In the Protestant Episcopal
churches, services are held on Christ
mas day the same as on Sunday.
Among the churches TO present spe-
cial musical programs are the follow
ing:
Church OF the Messiah-Sunday
IL oh Of VniNQg
will sing Marks magnificat ana
Nunc Dimittis in fiat. Christmas
day there will be a celebration OF the
holy communion at 8 o'clock, ana
morning prayer and communion at lo
o'clock The musical program will In
clude Woodward's TIE Deum In + nat
selections from Woodward's commun-
ion service in ID and Gauls Sing Ye'
o Heavens" The music will be in
charge OF the new organist and choir
master, J. Henry Smith. Mr.. Smith
will give the following organ num-
bers: Christmas pastorale (Corelli-
Warren; Shepherds in the Field,
,(MaPiu); Christmas pastorale lMer-
keD; Angels Serenade," (Braga-Shel-
ley; cavatina (Raff); triumphal march
(Guilmant); March, (BesD; ALE
lula" Uoret).
Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium-Sunday az
ternoon at o'clock, there will be
the following musical program by or
chestra and soloists: Mazurka Saint
Saens) overture, Raymond" (Thom-
ash cornet solo, The Lost Chord,
(Sulliyan), Frank T. Shearer; Rev.
erie, (Fauconnier): Traumerei (Schu-
MANN; piano solo, Impromptu in Z
sharp minor (Rienhold), Frederick
Williams; Pilgrim Chorus" (Wag-
ner); violin solo, "Reverie," (Vieux-
tempsl William Kurth; Christmas
message, the Rev. John Britain Clark !;
march, "Religioso," (Chambers).
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Central Methodist-Sunday morning
Organ prelude, Christmas Pastorale, .
(MerkeD; opening anthem, Sing. Oh
Sing This Blessed Morn" (Rogers) ;
anthem, Arise, Shine, for Thy Light
Is Come" (Frey); offertory. anthem
Mohning: Anthem, THE Star Of
Peace" (Parker); alto solo, "Vir
gins Lullaby" Buck; anthem
Cradle Song" and Gloria in Excelsis
(Barnby): organ postlude, Christ
mas Offertorium' OLemmens) Even
ing service-Prelude for organ and
cello, "To the Evening Star" (Wag
ner) opening anthem, Rejoice Ever
more" Gaines; double quartet
Brightest and Best OF the Sons OF
the Morning" (Buck): offertory duet
Holy Night (Adam), with cello OBJ
ligato. The choir Includes Mrs. Eu
gene Bresler, Miss Vera McSween, so
pranos; Miss Florence Fish, Mrs. Ell
mer Ligett, contraltos; w. A. Cotton
S. f. Budd, tenors: T. M. Allen, VIM
Cross, bassos: Miss Emma Mcdonald
cello; Harold Burtanger and Mrs
Ethel Honore. violins; Miss Hilda
Deerr, pianist; Francis l. York, or
ganist and director.
Mary Palmer Memorial Methods
Morning: Anthem, The Star o.
Peace" (Parker); alto solo
virgins Lullaby" (Buck); anthem
Song, o Heavens" (Tours) Even
ing: Anthem, The Birthday OF q
King" (Neidlinger); soprano solo
Star OF Bethlehem (Adam); an
them, Shout the Glad Tidings'
(Wooles). Miss Clara George, con
tralto soloist and director; Miss Pau
line Freund, Soprano Mr.. Grifflths
organist.
st. Aloysius musical pro
gram for the solemn high mass a
midnight, Sunday, Dec "a, and the
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