The Washington herald., 1916-12-24
Yuletide Spirit Pervades
In City's Musical Circles

ime1t. which will close this service, the
20 saiutaris." L. Bonvin. s. j.. win be
sung in chorus. and the "Tantum Ergo"
Millard. chorus and duet by Miss Reagan
and Mr.. William wilding.
Midnight mass at St Vincent de
Paul's Will be solemnized by the pastor,
Rev. p. J. o'Connell, as celebrant. and
two priests from the Catholic University
as deacon and subdeacon. The music will
be under the direction of Christopher s.
Haydnjs second mass in c. Before the
mass 20 Holy Night" Adams, will be
sung by the chorus. At the offertory and
the communion the novello arrangement
of the "Adeste Fidelos,' and after the
mass, GLORY to God" will be sung by
Mr.. Ambrose Harrison.
William Stansfeld, organist and choir
director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following musi-
cal program for Sunday morning:
! Organ prelude, fantasia on Old English
Carols, Best; antheu, "It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear" Bartlett; ofrertory, quar-
tet, Holy Night" Gruber: anthem. Hal
lelujah Chorus" Handel: organ postlude,
March of the Three Kings" Dubois:
/ Evening: Organ prelude. overture, and
pastoral symphony. 1.-The Messiah" Han
del (parts and 2, including all the Christ
lmas music and she Hallelujah Chorus).
Soloists: Mrs B. H. Smart, soprano;
Miss Marian Larner, contralto; Herbert
F. Aldridge, tenor; ]. Walter Humphrey,
bass. .-
The music at the anniversary service
Christmas Eve at 11:15 o'clock in Christ
Church will be as follows: Holy Com
munion. with music by choir; Communion
service in e." Cover; ofrertory, 20 Holy
Night" (Afiss Laura Dsme), Adam.
On Christmas morning: professional.
Christians, Awake" Wainwright; Vein
lite in d. Mornington; Gloria Patrin in
d." Field; TIE Deum in ''E fat" Schnee-
ker: Jubilate in ''E fiat" Klein; Introit.
''Hark. the Herald Angels Sing" Men
delssohn; Communion service in &C." Gill
bert; hymn, While Shepherds Watched
! Their Flocks by Night" Tansur; offer
tory, There Were Shepherds Abiding in
the Field" W. v. Bennett; Communion
hymn. 20 Come All Ye Faithful" Read
ing; recessional. 20 Little Town Of Beth
lehem," Redner.
The following Christmas music will be
rendered at the lexington Presbyterian
Church, North Capitol street and Florida
avenue, Sunday under direction of Mr..
Harry G. Kimball, organist and director:
Christmas Coral, Wambold Peace on
Earth" Judson; There Were Shepherds, -
Vincent; When Christ Was Born"
Nevin; 20 Quiet Night" Neidlinger; 'HThe
Star" Hall. Solos: THE Anthem Celes-
tial' (Adams). Mr.. James L. Bates; 20
Holy Night" (Adams), Mrs. Milton c..
| White; THE Birthday OF a King (Neid-
hnser)' Miss Frances Scherger.
The following is the program of the
rtoNr
mas at st. Andrews Protestant Episco-
pal Church, v street and New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest:
Sunday morning: Professional Hymn
No. IS. TIE Deum CWest). Introit Hymn
No. 1877, Sermon Hymn No. 4S, offer
tory. duet, Send Out Thy Light" Mr..
Forker and Mr.. Chewning." Recess
sional Hymn No. 80.
Evening: Professional Hymn No. 81,
'Hark. the Herald Angels Sing" Mag
nihcat and Nunc Dimittis (Vincent) :;
Sermon Hymn No. SO. 1T Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" offertory, 20,
Holy Night" (Adam): Benediction
Hymn No. IS, 20 Little Town of Beth
lehem;" Recessional Hymn No. 60. AN
gels from the Realms of Glory"
Christmas Day. II o'clock: Process
ing). Jubilate (Schilling). Introit An
them. I'VE Have Seen His Star" (sim-
PERI; Sermon Hymn No. 81; offertory,
There Were Shepherds" (Vincent) !:
Sanctus (Stainer), RecessIonal Hymn
No. SO.
The music is under the direction Of
Mr.. r. c. Balinger.
The choir of st. Adams Church. nm
der the direction of Mr.. Ernest DAN
iels. will sing, at the Christian Eve
mass. Bucks Holy Night" the So
prano being sustained by Miss Effie
Brookes. The Christmas Day music
will consist sof the following: "Jubilate
in E flat Tours. ITS Deum in A Flat"
Cooley. Sing, o Heavens" Tours, and
There We're Shepherds" by Vincent,
Miss Ethel Noble Johnson, of Studio
Hall, will sing at the Christmas SER
vice.
The Christmas music at the West
Street Pre- 'byterian Church, under the
direction of Mr.. George Herbert Wells,
will be given Sunday. the following
being the program:
Organ prelude. "Pastorale," from
Concerto No. "a. CorellD: TT Came
II Upon the Midnight Clear" Cwilliam
Dressler); sleep. Babe Divine" Geo.
W. Warren): organ postlude, "Hallelu-
jah." from the Messiah" (HandeL)
Evening: Organ prelude, Allegro"
from the Military symphony (Haydn) ;
Sing, o Heavens" (Berthold Tours) ;
20 Sing to God Your Hymns of Glad
ness" (Gounod); There Shall Come a
Star Out of Jacob" (Cuthbert Harris)
icontralto' solo, "Slumber, Beloved"
from the Christmas Oratorio" (Bach) ;
20 Holy Night" (Adam-Buck); Sing
and Rejoice, o Daughter of Zion
CBarnby); organ postlude, March
Id'Procession" Geybach).
At st. Johns Church, Georgetown, the
Sunday music. under the direction of
Samuel A. Leech, will be as follows:
i "Venite,' Gregorian; "Benedicite" in
G, by Hedden; "Benedictus," Gregorian;
and How Lovely Are the Messengers" T"
from "St Paul." by Mendelssohn.
The evening service will be a musical
service with several carols. The selec-
tions will be: "Magnificat and Nunc
dimittis," Gregorian; 20 Holy Night" by
Adam; Silent Night" by Gruber; SOFT
ly the Night Is Sleeping" by Mosenthal; !;
God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen" "The
First NoeP' and 1--WE Three Kings of
Orient are all traditional melodies.