Venue(s):
Church of St. Francis Xavier
Event Type:
Choral
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
7 December 2022
“…At high mass Mozart’s No. 1 [sic] was selected by the organist, Dr. Berg [sic], and was sung in an unexceptionable manner by the choir. Misses Teresa and Mary Werneke and Messrs. Tamaro and Bacelli were the solo quartet, and the chorus was mainly made up of members of the Berge Choral Union. The Passion was sung by three of the Jesuit Fathers—one taking the part of the Evangelist, one of the Redeemer, and one representing the rabble. The effect is highly dramatic, and in Catholic countries, where this sublime work is given with all the reverence and solemnity it demands, it is perhaps one of the grandest and most sublime musical works that can be imagined.”