Organ Concert: 8th

“At the eighth organ concert, given yesterday afternoon at Holy Trinity Church, in Madison avenue, Mr. H. E. Browne played a programme of classical and modern music composed or arranged for the organ.

The performance of Wely’s hackneyed offertoire in G was spoiled by constant changes in the speed. These were so numerous and great that one would scarcely recognize the Allegro movement. It should be remembered that the organ being devoid of percussive accent, it is especially necessary to preserve unbroken the regular successions of rhythmic waves that have once been set up, and also that when the organ is treated as a concert instrument, all drawling, unnecessary pauses, want of life and animation, and clearness in the definition of details should be carefully avoided.

Mrs. Philip D. Gulager sang Handel’s lovely air, ‘Angels ever bright and fair,’ and Topliff’s rather puerile setting of the sacred words ‘Consider the lilies of the field.’”