The choral and organ recital attracted a very large congregation to Ho'y Trinity Cathedral on Tuesday night. The programme was admirably arranged and well executed. A'together it was an evening of exceptional merit. The principal feature was, of course, Eccard's motett, both for the fact of its being heard for the first time in Shanghai and for the beauty of the How many modern compositions, one wonders, will endure for three centuries and retain at the end their freshness and vitality—characteristics all the more remarkable for the severe form in which the music is eat. It is an exquisite work, beautifully sung, and ought to be repeated. choir was altogether in good form. except for being a little out of tune at the beginning of the piece from "St. Paul." That from "Bliiah" went exceedingly well. Mr. Hurry heard to great ad-the Brahms and Basil in the Bach prelude, and great credit is due to him for the success with which he has brought the choir to its present pitch of excellence, and organized so enjoyable a recital,
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