St. Andrews Vested Choir

On Thursday evening next the 15th Inst. St. Andrew's Church vested Choir will render "The Holy City" a sacred Cantata by Gaul, in St. Andrew's Church. This work was composed for, and conducted in person by the composer, the Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival in 1882, which Festival is, undoubtedly, second to none in England. The Birmingham Festival Mendelssohn wrote and conducted in person, The Elijah, the crowning ' Oratoria of his life. Gounod wrote and conducted in person The Redemption - and also wrote Mors et Vita. The popularity of The Holy City is such that it has been performed dozens of times monthly on every continent, and especially popular is it still in New York or Boston where it is being continually performed by the Musical Societies and leading Choirs. It has also been produced by the leading Detroit Choir - St. Johns, under Theodore G. Beach, from whose choir, soloists have been engaged. Mr. A. H. Bagley, Tenor, has a very fine pure Tenor voice, well cultivated capable of producing clear resonant tones to the upper Tenor C - -one of the very few in Detroit. Mr. H. H. Ellerton, Baritone, has an usually sympathetic voice, and clear articulation; being well adapted for oratoria work. Mr. Theodore G. Beach will also sing Alto parts. The Soprano Solo will be divided among St. John leading boy Soprano and Master Gerald Brown of Ann Arbor. The Holy city will be under the director of A. S. Houghton organist Choiristor of St. Andrew's Church. The attention of all students and teachers is called to the series of lectures to be delivered by Prof. A. C. McGifïert, D. D., on "The Apostolic Age," at McMillan hall, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoon, and at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening. Dr. McGiffert is one of the professors in Union Theological Seminary of New York city, and comes under the auspices of the Tappan association. The lectures are open to the public and all are invited.