Trinity Church Sunday Service

Event Information

Venue(s):
Trinity Church

Conductor(s):
Henry Stephen Cutler

Event Type:
Chamber (includes Solo)

Performance Forces:
Instrumental

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 July 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Jun 1865, Morning

Program Details


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Trinity Church Sunday School Choir
2)
"Lord is great and worthy to be praised, The"
Composer(s): Righini
3)
"Old hundred"

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., 11 June 1865.

     “Anthem was that fine composition of [Righini] ‘The Lord is great.’ Solid and brilliant, possibly too strong of a bravura flavor in its finale, but that is hypercriticism.  It was well rendered, and the chorale after the Gospel (Old Hundred) was very effective.  But the execution of the Chants was slovenly.  I fear we still have reason to regret Cutler the Doctor.  Some of the concords of choir and chancel organ (discords I should have written) inflicted keen torture on every member of a rather large congregation.”