Trinity Church Sunday Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
Trinity Church

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 September 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Aug 1869, Morning

Citations

1)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 08 August 1869.

“Music is certainly improving under our increased appropriation.  Improvement in quality of tone of the chorus seemed unmistakable.  Te Deum was perhaps tolerable.  Offertory (Barnby or Bunsby) rot.  Anthem, Mendelssohn (“Elijah,” I think) very elegant, and admirably rendered.”