Venue(s):
Church of the Messiah (1867-1930)
Event Type:
Choral
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
2 July 2022
“…the low, soft tones of the organ, played with masterly skill by Mr. Edward Howe, Jr., the organist, filled the spacious interior of the beautiful temple of worship with their divine concord of sweet sounds, and the hearts of the worshipers with a sweet accord, in harmony with the exquisite, soul-enlivening music of the voluntary ‘He Shall Feed His Flocks,’ from Handel’s ‘Messiah.’ But what more inspiring to inner soul worship than the anthem, by De Monte, following—‘Praise the Lord, Oh My Soul!’—in which Mrs Ficker, soprano; Miss Rushby, alto; Mr. Whiting, tenor, and Mr. Shattuck, bass, each of whom sang with their accustomed sweetness and expression! The whole music, indeed, was unusually fine, and especially the ‘Rock of Ages,’ a quartette, by G. W. Warren, with solos by Mrs. Ficker and Mr. Whiting, and another quartette, the vespers after prayer, ‘Heavenly Father Graciously Hear Us,’ by George Loder.”