Midnight Mass From Wellington's St. Gerard's

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 28, 23 December 1938, Page 26

Midnight Mass From Wellington's St. Gerard's

M!PNIGHT Mass will be given at St. Gevard’s Church, Wellington, on Christmas Eve, notable feature of the Mass being the plainsong, "Credo," No, 1, sung by male voices only. This is the earliest known setting of the creed, dating back to the fifth century, and is severely modal in character. The custom of singing the creed to plainsong is being largely restored by recent Papal decrees. Other portions of the ‘Mass are in modern harmony and inelude Sir Richard Terry’s "Kyrie," and "Gloria," Dr. Smith’s "Sacctus" and "Benedictus," and Van Bree’s "Agnus Dei," as also Dr. Tozer’s "Proper of the Mass." Mr. Henry Mount is organist and choirmaster, and before Mass will play his own fantasia on the old French Carol, "The First Nowel," and at the close of the service Wiellart’s "Pastores."