Church of the Ascension Christmas Day Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
Church of the Ascension

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 April 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Dec 1873, Morning

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
"Behold I bring you glad tidings"
Composer(s): Goss
2)
"Thy Seat, O God endureth forever"
Composer(s): Turle
3)
Te Deum
Composer(s): Mercadante
4)
Jubilate, unidentified
Composer(s): Rossini
5)
Mass, unidentified. Selection
Composer(s): Haydn

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 25 December 1873, 7.
2)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 26 December 1873, 1.

The church was “crowded with a large congregation…Among the musical selections were a ‘Jubilate Deo’ by Rossini, a ‘Gloria Patri’ by Haydn, and a ‘Te deum’ by Mercadante.”