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)

27 Apr 1874, Afternoon

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Church Music Association
2)
Mass, H. XXII, 12, B-flat major
aka Mass, no. 16
Composer(s): Haydn
3)
Athalie
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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., 27 April 1874.

“C. M. A. rehearsal this p.m. Haydn’s 16th Mass is celestial—no, that’s not quite accurate. It’s an embodiment of human feeling raised high up toward heaven. The Gloria—Gratias agimus—Quoniam—Et vitam—Sanctus & Benedictus take one off one’s feet altogether. As for Athalie—it’s strong & good, but Mendelssohn in oratorio & cantata never rises (me judice) above an exalted grade of respectability. How people round me did whisper & talk & tattle!”