Trinity Church Christmas Service
Event Information
Venue(s):
Trinity Church
Event Type:
Choral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
12 July 2020
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
26 Dec 1865Program Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
3)
aka Mass, no. 12;
Gloria in excelsis;
Glory be to God on high
Composer(s): Mozart
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., 26 December 1865.
“The Anthem was ‘Comfort ye my people’ followed by ‘And there were shepherds abiding in the fields,’ and then by Mozart’s Gloria No. 12 substituted for Handel’s ‘Glory to God,’ which is among the few feeble choruses in the Messiah.”