Trinity Church Christmas Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
Trinity Church

Event Type:
Choral

Performance Forces:
Instrumental

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 July 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Dec 1864, Morning

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Trinity Church Sunday School Choir;  Trinity Church Choir;  Henry Stephen Cutler;  George [tenor] Weeks
2)
"Venite"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
3)
Psalm 19
Participants:  Trinity Church Choir
4)
Psalm 45
Participants:  Trinity Church Choir
5)
Jubilate
Composer(s): Kempton
Participants:  Trinity Church Sunday School Choir
6)
Te Deum
Composer(s): Kempton
Participants:  Trinity Church Sunday School Choir
7)
Messiah, selections
Composer(s): Handel
Participants:  Trinity Church Choir;  George [tenor] Weeks

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 25 December 1864, 1.

“The great feature of the music, however, will be the Anthem, which has been selected from the Messiah.  It will open with two solos by Mr. Geo. S. Weeks, the principal tenor—thet words being ‘Comfort ye my people,’ and ‘Every valley shall be exalted.’  It will close with a grand chorus on the words, ‘And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.’

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 25 December 1864, 1.

“To-Day at Trinity. . . . During the services to-day the juvenile choir will sing Kempton’s service (Te Deum and Jubilate) in B flat, and choruses from Handel’s Messiah.”

3)
Review: New York Sun, 26 December 1864, 4.

“The music yesterday was of a high order.  Dr. Cutler presided at the small organ in the chapel, and his assistant at the great one in the organ loft.  The Venite was sung to a chant by Woodward.  The proper Psalms for the day (19th, 45th, and 85th), were sung antiphonally by the choristers, and the services Jubilate and Te Deum, by Kempton were sung in B-flat.  The anthem was that beautiful one from the Messiah, ‘Comfort ye my people,’ followed by the solo, ‘Every valley shall be exalted.’  A sermon appropriate to the day was preached by Rev. Dr. Vinon and the service closed with a grand chorus, ‘And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.’”