St. Stephen’s Catholic Church Pentecost Service

“…The music, which is the great feature of the church, was excellent, notwithstanding the absence of the regular organist, Mr. Morgan. Farmer’s mass in B flat was selected. It is a rather pleasing composition, suitable for a time of rejoicing like the present. It also gives good opportunity for the exercise of the vocal power of the choir. In one part are twenty-five bars in G which is a severe strain on the voice. Madame de Lussan was in excellent voice and rendered a solo (after the Hosanna) in magnificent style. Signor Lotti, the tenor, also acquitted himself admirably. Toward the end of the mass, however, something went wrong and for a few moments nearly everybody sang out of time, but with this exception the mass was well sung.”