Trinity Church Easter Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
Trinity Church

Conductor(s):
John Paul [organ-comp.] Morgan

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Mar 1872, Morning

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Orchestra, unidentified;  Trinity Church Choir
2)
"Open are the gates of righteousness"
Composer(s): Morgan
3)
Missa brevis, K. 65. Selections
aka Mass, no. 2
Composer(s): Mozart
4)
Work, vocal, unidentified
Composer(s): Mozart

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., 01 April 1872.

“Church was jammed full, standing room & all, long before service began. Morgan & Messiter had gotten together an orchestra from outside the Musical Protective Union (some of whose members were so disgusted with the attempt to extort money from the church last Thursday, that they resigned & appeared in the organ loft yesterday). It was an excellent orchestra. Morgan’s ‘Introit’ ‘Open are the gates of righteousness’ was not bad, but he must possess immense ‘cheek,’ or self-appreciation, to parade himself beside Mozart! The Mozart music (Mass no. 2) was most lovely (we had it last Christmas)—& his motett no. 3 magnificent—but one could not help constantly expecting some familiar phrase from Leporello or the Don—‘Signori Maskere!’ or the like. With us were the three boys—Dick [Richard Henry Derby]—Miss Rosalie [Ruggles]—Mr. & Mrs. John Sherwood…I shall surely dream of Beethoven’s marvelous harmonies tonight.”