Church Music Association Soloists Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Residence of George Templeton Strong

Conductor(s):
James Pech

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Apr 1872, Afternoon

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Church Music Association
2)
Missa solemnis, selections
Composer(s): Beethoven

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., 15 April 1872.

“Pech & his soli here this afternoon, doing pretty good work. If diligent work & drill can make the Beethoven Mass ‘go,’ it will go. Corrected proof sheets of Pech’s voluminous programme, wherein I ran against an alleged extract from ‘Sebastian Bach’s diary’ setting forth his views about Beethoven & Mozart. As neither of them was born till 20 years after Bach’s death, there is clearly a blunder somewhere, & I eliminated the passage.”