Samson

Event Information

Venue(s):
Steinway Hall

Conductor(s):
George Washbourne Morgan

Price: $.50; $1 reserved

Event Type:
Choral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Dec 1866, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Samson
Composer(s): Handel
Participants:  Society of St. Cecilia;  Henry Stephen Cutler;  George W. Colby

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 06 December 1866, 10.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 09 December 1866.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 09 December 1866, 7.
4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 10 December 1866, 4.
5)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 10 December 1866.
6)
Review: New York Herald, 12 December 1866, 7.

“Handel’s sublime oratorio of Samson was given at Steinway Hall last night for the last time. The boys mustered in full strength, and, as before, Dr. Cutler attended to the organ, Mr. Colby to the grand piano, and Mr. George Morgan, although suffering from severe indisposition, wielded the bâton with his accustomed skill.”

7)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 16 December 1866, 4.

The chorus performed with fervor and precision; the soloists did very well also. The baritone sang with a beautiful voice; so did the young boys in the chorus. The organ player proved to be a master in his field. The lack of echo in the hall benefited the sound quality immensely.