Church of St. Francis Xavier Vespers Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
Church of St. Francis Xavier

Conductor(s):
William Berge

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 September 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

28 May 1871, Afternoon

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

Composer(s): Berge

2)

Composer(s): Lambillotte

3)

"Veni Creator Spiritus"

Composer(s): Berge

4)

Composer(s): Berge

5)

Composer(s): Bagioli

Citations

1)

Review: New York Herald, 29 May 1871, 4.

Regarding Lambillotte’s oratorio: “a highly dramatic and effective work.” …”it would be difficult to match this superb choir, and its spirit and earnestness certainly are derived from the organist. Music is called, and rightly so, the divine art, and no church can expect to win over the human mind completely without its aid.”