St. Patrick's Cathedral Christmas Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
St. Patrick's Cathedral (Mott Street)

Conductor(s):
Henry Schmitz [French horn]

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 November 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Dec 1871, 10:30 AM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir; Gustavus Schmitz [organist/composer]; Madame Chomé; Wilhelm Groschel [tenor and conductor]; Mrs. [alto] Unger; F. C. Urchs

2)

Mass, K. Anh. 232, G major

aka Mass, no. 12

Composer(s): Mozart

3)

Petite Messe solennelle, "O salutaris"

Composer(s): Rossini

Participants: Madame Chomé

4)

Composer(s): Proch

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Herald, 26 December 1871, 6.

“The musical part of the services, under the direction of [see above], was certainly one of the chief attractions to the immense crowd that filled the church to repletion.”

2)

Announcement: New-York Times, 26 December 1871, 1.

“The music was extremely fine.”