Trinity Church Easter Service Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Trinity Church

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
17 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

02 Apr 1874, 4:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Symphony, no. 2, op. 36, D major. Adagio molto/Allegro con brio
Composer(s): Beethoven
2)
Saul, "How excellent thy name, O Lord"
Composer(s): Handel
3)
Mass, K. 317, C major. Selections
aka Mass, no. 1
Composer(s): Mozart
4)
Chandos anthems, "O praise the Lord ye angels of his"
aka Chandos anthem, no. 12
Composer(s): Handel

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., 02 April 1874.

“At Trinity Church 4 p.m. for rehearsal of Easter music. The church was quite full. Temple & his oboe in organ loft. First movement of Beethoven’s D symphony (for final voluntary)—anthem (from Handel’s Saul) ‘How excellent thy name O Lord’—offertory, 12th Chandos anthem, ‘O praise the Lord, ye angels of his.’ The rest of the music from Mozart’s beautiful 1st Mass. Rehearsal was pretty rough, but not so rough as some rehearsals I have known. The Handel compositions are more interesting than I expected, but so dry, chippy, & full of meaningless, florid, old-fashioned vocalization as to be out of place.”