Trinity Church Choir Annual Dinner

Event Information

Venue(s):
Berry's [Restaurant] - Private Room

Conductor(s):
Henry Stephen Cutler

Event Type:
Choral

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 July 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Jan 1863, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Trinity Church Choir;  Henry Stephen Cutler;  Stephen [Trinity Choir] Mayer;  George E. Aiken [bass]
2)
Song, unidentified
aka New song
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Stephen [Trinity Choir] Mayer

Citations

1)
Review: New York Post, 13 January 1863, 2.

Among others, the participants included the “various members of the choir—boys and adults.”  Only one song mentioned in the article.  Mostly it was speeches.  Lists a few members of the choir, including: Mr. Cutler, org and musical dir.; Mr. Aiken, b; Stephen Mayer, voc.  Mr. Dix was the rector. “Mr. Stephen Mayer sang a song with great acceptation.”

2)
Review: Dwight's Journal of Music, 31 January 1863, 351-352.

“The affair came off with great éclat at one of our down-town restaurants, and was a most enjoyable occasion.  Dr. Cutler, the accomplished organist and musical director of Trinity, the host of the evening, presided, supported by . . . a number of prominent organists and singers. . . . [T]he choir-boys sang some fine selections.”