Event Information

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

Conductor(s):
Gustavus Schmitz [organist/composer]

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
22 January 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Nov 1872, Morning

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir;  F. C. [baritone, bass] Urchs;  Madame Chomé;  Ernst [tenor] Riedel;  Mrs. [alto] Unger
2)
Mass, no. 5, D major
Composer(s): Schmitz [organist/composer]
3)
"Salve Maria"
aka Hail to thee, Mary; Salve Regina; Ave Maria
Composer(s): Mercadante
Participants:  Madame Chomé

Citations

1)
Review: New York Herald, 18 November 1872, 4.

“The ceremonies of high mass at the Cathedral yesterday were grand and imposing, rendered more so by the brilliant music which the choir discoursed.”