Prev | Current Page 335 | Next

Alverson, Margaret Blake, 1836-1923

"Sixty Years of California Song"

Rossini's "Solenelle" for first time in California.
November 1st, Beuhler's mass.
November 2d, requiem, All Souls' Day, 2 p.m.
November 3d, benediction evening. I sang solo.
November 3d, sang requiem at 10 a.m.
November 6th, Haydn's 5th mass. Benediction.
November 18th, requiem at 8:30.
November 20th, Mozart's mass No. 2.
November 27th, repeated same mass.
December 4th, Farmer's mass.
December 11th, repeated mass.
December 18th, Mozart's mass No. 2.
December 19th, 20th, 21st, rehearsal with orchestra.
December 24th, midnight mass.
December 25th, repeated midnight mass.

SOLEMN HIGH MASS FOR POPE PIUS IX, 1880
Rev. Father Bingham officiated as celebrant. Deacon, Rev. T. Larkin,
sub-deacon Rev. J.P. Nugent, Rev. P.J. Gray acted as master of
ceremonies. Father Gray delivered a brief discourse on the life and
character of Pope Pius IX. The music by the choir was of high order
and excellently rendered. The selections included Introit, Dies Irae,
Lacrimosa, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei and Lux Aeterna--all from L.
Cherubini's compositions. Offertory, Domini from Verdi and Libera from
Palestrina. Artists were:
_Soprano_--Miss Brandel, Miss C. Bush.
_Contralto_--Mrs. M. Blake, Signora Bianchi.
_Tenor_--Signor Bianchi and Signor Meize.
_Bass_--Mr. Stockmyer and Mr. Yarndley.
_Organist_--J.H. Dohrmann.
Full orchestra, thirty pieces.

MASSES SUNG IN ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, 1873 AND 1875
Mozart's 12th.


Pages:
323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347