Grand Sacred Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
St. Peter's Catholic Church (Barclay Street)

Conductor(s):
William F. Pecher

Event Type:
Choral

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 July 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Feb 1865, Evening

Program Details

U.S. premiere of the Mercadante. Although the titles of the movements are given in Latin in the New York Herald, the text in the score is in Italian and English. Without a review or other corroborating evidence, the language sung in this performance cannot be determined.

Le Sette parole di Nostro Signore includes:
1. Introduction (quartet, Mrs. Easton, Miss Henry, Messrs Reichart, Hensler. chorus)
2. Pater dimitte illa (Mrs. Easton, s)
3. Amen dico tibi (chorus)
4. Mulier ecco filius (Reichart, t, Hensler b)
5. Eli, eli, lama (Chorus)
6. Jesus exclamavit ( Lotti, t)
7. Consumatum est (Centemeri, bar, chorus)
8. Pater in manus tuas (Chorus)


Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka Seven last words of our Lord on the cross
Composer(s): Mercadante
4)
Composer(s): Lefébure-Wély
Participants:  William F. Pecher
6)
Composer(s): Léonard
Participants:  Camilla Urso
7)
Composer(s): Illegible composer
Participants:  Octavie Gomien
8)
Composer(s): Mercadante
Participants:  Guglielmo Lotti
9)
aka Mass, no. 2
Composer(s): Haydn
10)
Composer(s): Madona
Participants:  Pietro Centemeri

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 February 1865, 7.
Includes program.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 26 February 1865.

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 26 February 1865.