Church Music Association Public Rehearsal
Event Information
Venue(s):
Steinway Hall
Conductor(s):
Charles Edward Horsley
Event Type:
Choral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
17 October 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
03 Feb 1874, 3:00 PMPerformers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Orchestra, unidentified; Church Music Association
4)
aka Elf-King’s daughter;
Erlkönigs Tochter;
Nachtgesang aus Erlkönigs Tochter
Composer(s): Gade
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., 03 February 1874.
“C. M. A. rehearsal—orchestral, 3 p.m. Full attendance, though the streets are so bad. Weber’s dear old magnificent Jubel overture, unheard for many years, was delightful. Thirty years ago, George Christian Anthon used to pitch into me for incessantly whistling or humming one of its melodic phrases. It is improbable now that he will ever do anything of the kind again. I have not seen him for six months. Schumann’s Mass, even with orchestra, seems to me lifeless—though learned, classical & ecclesiastical. ‘Erl-Königs Tochter’ is lovely, when lit up by Gade’s charming instrumentation.”