Church of St. Francis Xavier: Sunday Service
Event Information
Venue(s):
Church of St. Francis Xavier
Event Type:
Choral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
3 February 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
14 Sep 1873, Morning14 Sep 1873, Afternoon
Program Details
The intermission marks the division between the morning mass and the afternoon vespers.
Performers and/or Works Performed
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Citations
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“The mass sung by the choir was Haydn’s Second Mass, which, with the brilliant organ playing of Dr. William Berge, and the clockwork precision with which the well-trained choir sung the trying music, was a delightful treat. The ‘Qui tollis,’ a baritone solo, in the absence of Signor Bacelli, was admirably rendered by the tenor, Signor Tamaro. At the vespers in the afternoon Miss Mary Wernecke sung [sic] a very beautiful contralto solo, ‘Salve Regina,’ of the Italian school, and showed a remarkable progress in both volume of voice and intensity of expression. Tamaro made his own ‘Ave Verum’ a gem of the occasion.”