Evening star., 1948-12-24
>Proqroms of Christmas Music
lArronqed in Many Churches

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Joseph Pies is choir director and
Mrs. Edward Fenimore the organist.
Congregational singing at st. Mary's
Catholic Church will precede the
solemn midnight mass. Yon's Mass
of the Shepherds" will be used as
ordinary Of the mass and Carturan's
'Laetentur Coeli" at the offertory,
together with the "Adeste Fideles." ."
The accompaniment win be fur
nished by organ and strings for the
service and for the professional
Angels We Have Heard on High"
and the recessional, Bouicheres
"Cantate Domino"
Solemn high mass at st. James
Catholic Church, Mount Rainier,
Md, will be sung by the mixed choir
under the direction of Jean Eichel-
berger, organist. Mrs. George Dres-
sci, violinist, will be heard in Schu-
bert's ave Maria" and play the
obligatos for Yon's "Gesu Bambino," !"
soprano solo, and, Gruber's silent
Night" sung by the chorus. The
ordinary of the mass will be Down.
ey's "Missa in Honare s. s. Sacra-
menti"
All Saints Episcopal Church at
Chevy Chase Circle will have q
midnight celebration of holy COM
munion at which the choir of adults
and boys will sing. Besides half an
hour of carol singing, the music of
the service will include Franck's
Mass in A Major" Holst's Good
Christian Men, Rejoice" Gevaert's
"a Joyous Christmas Song" and
Bach's Break Forth, o Beauteous
Heavenly Light" Organ music will
consist of Briggs "A Christmas
Pastorale," Bach's From Heaven
High" Brahms Prelude on 10
How a Rose" and Bach's "Puer
NatuS Est"
Christmas Day.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church, on
K street near Oath, will have two
masses on Christmas Day, the par
ish mass at $50 am. and the
solemn sung mass at 11:45 o'clock
tonight. The hymns at station at
Creche will be Kirkpatrick's Away
in q Manger" at $50 and Matthews
Thou Did'st Leave Thy Throne
and Thy Kingly Crown" at the later
mass. Familiar hymns and carols
will be sung under the direction OF
Russell Kinds, organist and choir
master. during both services.
In Christ Lutheran Church of
the Missouri Synod the IL am.
musical service will include Newton
Gore, 1.-The First Christmas Morn, ~
sung by the Mathis Choir. Organ
numbers played by John B. Wilson
will be Walton's Fantasia on Four
Carols" and Vests Fantasia on
Bristol"
The Church Of the Ascension and
st. Agnes has planned elaborate
musical programs for the Christmas
services. At 11:15 tonight organ
preludes played by DR.. Max Gushing
and carols sung by the choir and
congregation will usher in the mid
night worship. A solemn procession
will precede the service which will
feature Nicholson,s Mass in c."
The same mass will be used at the
morning service Christmas Day and,
following morning prayer on Sum
day, the II o'clock solemn high mass
will include music on the Christmas
theme. Solos will be sung at the
services by Thelma Grant, soprano;
Grace Mehl, alto: Ralph Devlin,
tenor, and II. Gray Swain, bass.
The music to be included in the
midnight service at the Church Of
the Good Shepherd will consist
mostly of Christmas hymns and
carols arranged by Lawrence J..
Hunt, organist and choirmaster.
A Christmas eve candlelighting
and carol service will be held in