Manuel Garcia - the 1900's
from Westminster Pilgrim; Being a Record of Service in Church, Cathedral and Abbey, College University and Concert Room, with a Few Notes on Sport, page 293:
Garcia delighted in the music at the Abbey, and would come frequently to hear me play. On one occasion, when he was little short of a hundred years of age, he came to one of our Carol Services, afterwards writing me the following letter: Mon Abri, Cricklewood. DEAR SIR FREDERICK, We have to thank you for a most delightful afternoon. The Carol Service was perfect. What beautiful voices the boys have who sang the solos round, clear, steady, and true! Heard in the semi-darkness of the Abbey, those voices had an exquisite effect, and they are all as well trained as they are beautiful. Please … more >>
Frederick Bridge, Westminster Pilgrim; Being a Record of Service in Church, Cathedral and Abbey, College University and Concert Room, with a Few Notes on Sport (), p. 293. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433166467939 accessed: 11 October, 2024
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Christmas carols
written by Bach |
performed by Choir of Westminster Abbey |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Manuel Garcia: brother of Maria Felicita Malibran (opera singer). Voice trainer to Jenny Lind.