Church Music Association Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Trinity Chapel School Rooms [W. 25th St.]

Conductor(s):
James Pech

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
13 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 Apr 1872, Evening

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., 24 April 1872.

“Beethoven Mass at Trinity Chapel Schoolhouse last night—Credo—Agnus & finale. A spirited rehearsal. What gigantic power—as of some great magician—is embodied in this work! I trust our rendering may not be utterly unworthy of it.”