Word: musically
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...love of the Jews for Jerusalem. Their longings in exile for their native city run all through the Psalms. In their absence from the temple, they met and talked together; from these meetings arose the services of the synagogues at which it was the custom to have music. Different men were engaged in collecting the songs and finally about the second century all these collections were combined in the book as we have it today. So it contains poetry of all sorts. The Paslter is a record of emotions pressed out of a people under varied experiences...
...this afternoon promises to be one of especial interest, Dr. E. Winchester Donald, the new rector of Trinity Church, Boston, who is at present conducting prayers, will preach, and the choir will be assisted by Mr. J. H. Ricketson, the New York tenor. As this is harvest time the music will be largely appropriate to the season...
...Glee Club has settled down to the usual hard work which comes in the last few weeks before the Fall concert in Sanders Theatre and the Christmas Trip. From now till the 22nd of December rehearsals will be held almost daily. The music this year is almost all new and will require a great deal of hard work. The number of men on the club is being rapidly brought down to the usual number...
...halls which will be used for the concerts of the Chistmas Trip are as follows. New York, Chickering Hall; Philadelphia Association Hall; Cincinnati, the Odeon; Cleveland. Association Hall; Milwaukee, Davidson's Theatre; Chicago. Central Music Hall; Albany, either Jermain Hall or Harmanus Bleeker Hall...
...commencement the Association held a dinner which was followed by an address in University Hall. After a few years the association separated from the Pierian Sodality as the students showed very little interest in it, and took rooms in Boston. The society tried to keep up the interest in music at Harvard, and it was largely through its influence that a professor of music was appointed. After the war the association took charge of the Symphony Concerts and managed them very successfully for seventeen years...