Chapter Twenty-Four Repertoire and Other Data. Musicians and Singers of the Last Century
Thinking it may be of interest to my readers and also of some historical value, I append a list of the halls and theaters as well as the churches where I have sung. A list of the masses, oratorios, cantatas, etc., is also given. I also give a list of the pastors of the various churches where I have sung.
Halls and Theaters Where I Have Sung
Alcazar Hall, O’Farrell street.
B’nai B’rith Hall, O’Farrell street.
California Theatre, Bush street.
Old Metropolitan Hall, Montgomery street.
Pacific Hall, Bush street.
Mechanics Library Hall, Bush street.
Sherman and Clay Hall, Sutter street.
Old Dashaway Hall, Post street.
Greer’s Hall, Minna street, between 17th and 18th streets.
Western Addition Hall, Mission street.
Grand Western Hall, corner Bush and Polk streets.
Hamilton Hall, corner Steiner and Geary streets.
Mission Music Hall, 21st and Howard streets.
Laurel Hall, Shiel’s Building, O’Farrell street.
Mission Opera Hall, Grove and Laguna streets.
Old Platt Hall, Montgomery street.
Pacific Hall, Howard street.
Union Hall, Mission street.
Masonic Temple, corner Montgomery and Sutter streets.
Mechanics Pavilion, Union Square.
Mechanics Pavilion, Mission street.
Mechanics Pavilion, Market street.
Knights of Pythias Hall, Market street.
Woodward’s Gardens, Mission street.
Pioneer Hall, Fourth street, between Market and Mission streets.
Metropolitan Temple, Fifth street.
Y.M.C.A. Hall, Sutter street. Sang eight years here.
Wigwam, political meetings, James G. Blaine and others, Stockton and Geary streets.
Odd Fellows Hall, Western Addition, Geary and Steiner streets.
Mark Hopkins Institute, California street.
Odd Fellows Hall, Mission street.
Tent Pavilion, Mission street, back of the old Palace Hotel.
Ixora Hall, Mission street.
Winter Garden, Stockton street, between Sutter and Post streets.
Ladies’ Relief Society.
Protestant Orphan Asylum.
Churches Where I Have Sung
First Presbyterian Church, 1870-1871, Stockton street.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Post street.
St. Patrick’s Church, Mission street, March 21, 1869, 1870-1874.
St. Mary’s, California and Dupont streets, 1869, 1870; 3 months.
Congregational Church, Dupont and California streets.
Calvary Church, Bush street.
Calvary Church, Geary street, May 7, 1882.
Fruitvale Congregational Church, Oakland.
Noe Valley Mission, Noe Valley.
Hamilton Hall Mission, Western Addition.
Howard Presbyterian Church, Howard street.
First Methodist Church, Mission street.
Church of the Advent, Mission street.
Church of the Advent, East Oakland.
Powell Street Methodist Church, Powell street.
Green Street Church, Green street.
Episcopal Church, Stockton street.
Larkin Presbyterian Church, Larkin street.
O Habi Sholom, Mason street, September 15, 1887, 1888.
Old Catholic Mission Church, Mission Street.
Pilgrim Congregational Church, East Oakland.
St. Brigid’s, Western Addition, San Francisco.
San Bruno Road Catholic Church, 1875.
St. Ignatius Church, Market street, 1869.
Notre Dame, French Catholic Church; Organist, R.A. Lucchesi.
Unitarian Church, Geary street; Harry Hunt, organist.
Howard Street Methodist Church; Martin Schultz, organist.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
Trinity Church, Powell street.
Grace Cathedral, corner California and Stockton streets.
Alemany, Bishop, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, California street, San Francisco.
Akerly, Father, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Oakland.
Anderson, Rev. John, First Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco.
Anderson, Rev. John Jr. (assistant), First Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco.
Buchard, Rev. Father, St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, Market street, San Francisco.
Baylis, Rev. Mr., First Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco.
Barrows, Rev. D.D., Calvary Church, Bush street, San Francisco.
Beecher, Henry Ward, Congregational Church, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bettleheim, Rabbi, Jewish, Mason street, San Francisco.
Bailey, Rev. Mr., Congregational Mission, Sixteenth street, Oakland.
Beecher, Lyman R., Congregational Church, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bokum, Rev. Henry, Reformed Church, Betts street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Burgess, Rev. Dr., Congregational Church, Dedham, Mass.
Birmingham, Rev. Father, Roman Catholic Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Burrows, Dr., School for Boys, Stockton and Geary streets, San Francisco.
Curry, Rev. James, Emanuel Presbyterian Church, Oakland.
Cunningham, Rev. Dr. D., Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco.
Cool, Rev. P.Y., First Methodist Church, Santa Cruz, California.
Cook, Rev. Dr., Y.M.C.A., Sutter street, San Francisco.
Cheney, Rev. B.G., Baptist Church, Washington street, San Francisco.
Cox, Rev. H., Methodist Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Chapman, Rev. Dr., Congregational Church, East Oakland, California.
Dixon, Rev. Frank, Y.M.C.A., Sutter street, San Francisco.
Dille, Rev. E.R., Methodist Church, Fourteenth and Clay streets, Oakland.
Dodge, Dr., Presbyterian Church.
Ells, Rev. James, Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco.
Edwards, Rev. Mr., Hamilton Hall, Oakland.
Eston, Rev. Giles, Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz.
Freer, Rev. James, Congregational Church, Santa Cruz.
Frisk, Rev., Congregational Church, San Francisco.
Freidlander, Rabbi, Jewish, Fourteenth street, Oakland.
Gray, Rev. Father, Roman Catholic Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Gibson, Rev. M., Scotch Presbyterian Church, Jones street, San Francisco.
Gerrior, Rev. Mr., Congregational Church, Jones avenue and East Fourteenth street, Oakland.
Guard, Rev. Thomas, Presbyterian Church, Bush street, San Francisco.
Hemphill, Rev. John, Presbyterian Church, Geary and Powell streets, San Francisco.
Hemphill, Rev. Joseph, Presbyterian Church, Noe Valley, San Francisco.
Hewes, Rev. Mr., Baptist Church, Mission District, San Francisco.
Horton, Rev. Mr., Presbyterian Church, Fourteenth and Franklin streets, Oakland.
Hagar, Rev. E.W., Episcopal Church, Stockton, California.
Happersett, Rev. Mr., Presbyterian Church, Stockton, California.
Jewell, Rev. Frank, Methodist Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Kip, Bishop Ingraham, Grace Episcopal Church, San Francisco.
Koenig, Rev. Father, Roman Catholic Church, San Bernardino.
Kroh, Rev. Henry, German Reformed Church, Betts street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kroh, Rev. Phillip H., German Reformed Church, Stockton and Anna, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois.
Levy, Rabbi, Jewish Synagogue, Mason street, San Francisco.
Lathrop, Rev. H.D., Episcopal Church, San Francisco and Oakland.
Lacey, Rev. E.S., Congregational Church, Dupont and California streets, San Francisco.
Larkin, Rev. James, Roman Catholic Church, Mission street.
Law, Rev. V. Marshall, Episcopal Church, East Oakland.
McClean, Rev. Dr. D., Congregational Church, Twelfth and Clay streets, Oakland.
McSweeney, Father, Roman Catholic Church, Grove and Hobart streets, Oakland.
Morrison, Rabbi, Jewish, Mason street, San Francisco.
McKenzie, Rev. Robert, Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Morrisey, Rev. Father, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco.
Machias, Rev. James, Presbyterian Church, Geary and Powell streets, San Francisco.
Myerson, Rev. Dr., Jewish, Mason street, San Francisco.
Mathews, Rev. James, Presbyterian and Calvary Churches, San Francisco.
McNutt, Rev. George L., Congregational Church, East Oakland.
Nugent, Rev. J.F., Roman Catholic Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
O’Brien, Rev. W.J., Episcopal Church, San Bernardino.
O’Connor, Rev. Father, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco.
Palmer, Rev. Mr., Congregational Church, Oakland, California.
Pittblado, Rev. Dr., Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco and New York.
Patterson, Rev. Mr., Presbyterian Church, Stockton.
Rust, Rev. Henry, German Reformed Church, Betts street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rader, Rev. Wm., Congregational Church, Oakland and San Francisco.
Reed, Rev. S.F., Presbyterian Church, San Francisco; came from Victoria.
Smith, Mathew Hale, Presbyterian Church, San Francisco; came from New York.
Scott, Rev. Dr., Presbyterian Church, San Francisco; came from Glasgow, Scotland.
Stone, Dr. A.L., Congregational Church, Mason street, San Francisco.
Sprecher, Rev. Dr., Presbyterian and Calvary Churches, San Francisco.
Silcox, Rev. Dr., Congregational Church, East Oakland.
Simmons, Rev. Dr. (1852), Methodist Church, Stockton.
Starr-King, Rev., Unitarian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco.
Stebbins, Rev. Horatio, Unitarian Church, Geary street, San Francisco.
Scott, Rev. W.A., D.D., LL.S., St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Post street, San Francisco.
Stockman, Father, Roman Catholic Church, San Bernardino, California.
Scudder, Rev. Dr., Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Talmage, Rev. DeWitt, Presbyterian and Calvary Churches, San Francisco and New York.
Thompson, Rev. J., Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Upchurch, Rev. J., Methodist Church, Mission street, San Francisco (Eastern minister).
Wood, Rev. James, Presbyterian Church, Stockton.
Woodbridge, Rev. Sylvester, First Presbyterian Church, Benicia.
Wadsworth, Rev. Dr., Calvary Presbyterian Church, Bush street, San Francisco.
Wendte, Rev. Mr., Unitarian Church, Oakland.
Williams, Rev. Albert, Presbyterian Church; founder of the first Presbyterian Church of San Francisco.
Wheeler, Rev. O.C., Baptist Church, San Francisco.
Willey, Rev. H.S., Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco.
Weber, Archdeacon, Episcopal missioner at Church of the Advent, East Oakland.
Oratorios and Cantatas I Have Sung in Boston, San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Oakland, San Bernardino and Santa Cruz
David.
Saul.
St. Paul.
Moses in Egypt, by Rossini.
Creation, Haydn.
Messiah, Handel.
Samson, Handel.
Elijah, six different times.
Israel in Egypt, Handel.
Stabat Mater, Rossini.
Racine’s Athalie, Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Paradise and the Peri.
Schumann’s Cantata.
Erlking’s Daughter, Miles W. Gade.
First Walpurgis Night.
Daughter of Jarius, J. Stainer.
God, Thou Are Great, L. Spohr.
Esther.
Baumbach’s Collections Sacred Music.
Mosenthal’s Quartettes—church and home collection.
Sacred music sung in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, and other cities in California and United States.
All of Sudd’s collections.
Millard’s collection of songs for Sunday school children, Episcopal service.
While in Boston I was a member of the Edwin Bruce United Choir Chorus, composed of the best soloists of the day.
Dr. Burgess’ choir of Dedham.
Newton Musical Association.
Bowdoin Street choir, 200 voices, and
Church of the Unity choir.
We formed an operatic bouquet of artists. All through the war we gave concerts for the volunteer soldiers of the State of Massachusetts. Our repertoire consisted of choruses from:
Il Trovatore
Norma
Martha
Semiramide
Sicilian Vespers, Verdi
Lucrezia Borgia
Solo and choruses from Lucrezia Borgia, Donizetti
Solo and choruses from Il Templario, Nicolai
Quintette and chorus, Martha, Flotow
Miserere, Il Trovatore, Verdi
Les Huguenots
Bohemian Girl
Puritani
Charity, Rossini
Masaniello
Chorus, La Fille Du Regiment, Donizetti.
Chorus, Maritana, Wallace
I Lombardi, Verdi
Trio and chorus, Attila, Verdi
Solo and chorus, Martha, Flotow
Chorus, Donizetti, The Martyrs
Masses I Have Sung in the Different Catholic Churches in California
Mozart’s 12th.
Haydn’s 6th in B flat.
Mercadanti, three-voice mass.
Haydn’s 3d in D.
Mozart’s mass in C, No. 1.
Haydn’s in C, No. 2.
Farmer’s mass in G.
Haydn’s 3d in D.
Mozart’s No. 7.
Haydn’s 8th.
Peter’s mass in E flat.
Haydn’s 16th in B flat.
Concone, three-voice mass.
Roeder’s mass. Sung July 5th, 1874, for first time.
Weber’s mass in G.
Mozart’s 16th mass, St. Mary’s church.
Weber’s mass in E flat.
Beethoven’s in C.
Mozart’s No. 1.
Mozart’s No. 7.
Bach’s mass in B minor for five voices. Sung April 17th at St. Patrick’s.
Haydn’s No. 1.
Millard’s mass.
Haydn’s 16th mass in B flat.
Schubert’s 2d mass and vespers.
Schubert’s 3d.
Schubert’s 4th.
Haydn’s 3d mass in D.
Weber’s mass in G.
Beethoven’s mass in C.
Mozart’s vespers in C dur.
Mozart’s No. 1.
Mozart’s No. 2.
Mozart’s No. 3.
Buchler’s vespers.
Mozart’s 9th requiem.
Mozart’s 4th mass and vespers.
Mozart’s 5th mass. (Sung on June 20th at dedication of new organ which the choir aided in purchasing.)
Masses Sung in 1869
March 20, began singing in St. Patrick’s church.
Candlemas Day, St. Ignatius church (Market street), Mozart’s Twelfth.
March 15th, Notre Dame school.
April 4th, St. Patrick’s.
April 11th, 18th and 27th, requiem mass.
May 2d, St. Patrick’s.
August 29th, St. Mary’s.
October 7th, September 6th, requiem at St. Mary’s.
October 21st, requiem at St. Patrick’s.
October 26th, requiem at St. Patrick’s.
November 2d, 5th and 27th, requiem at St. Patrick’s.
December 5th, 19th, and 23d, St. Patrick’s.
Eighteen Mozart masses.
Requiem brevis.
Sixteen Haydn masses.
Lambillotte, First Mass in D.
Beethoven, two masses, one in C and one in D; very difficult.
October 31st, Weber’s E flat (mostly sung).
Schubert’s five masses.
On All Saints’ Day, 1870, we sang Rossini’s “Solenelle Requiem” with 16 solo voices and a full orchestra, and 35 in chorus.
I.J. Paine of Boston, first mass; very difficult.
Bach’s masses.
Peter’s smaller masses (complete).
Cherubini’s masses (complete).
Choir in St. Patrick’s during these years were: Soprano, Mrs. Urig, Miss Louisa Tourney, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Taylor; mezzo-soprano, Mme. Bianchi and Mrs. Herman; mezzo-contralto, Mrs. M.R. Blake; contralto, Ella Steele; tenor, Mr. Buch; bass, Mr. Schnable.
Masses Sung at St. Patrick’s Church, Mission Street, 1870
December 24th, Midnight mass.
December 25th, repeated Christmas Day.
December 27th, requiem.
January 27th, requiem at 8:30 a.m.
June 25th, mass.
June 26th, mass and vespers.
July 7th, requiem at 8:30.
July 10th, Mercadanti, four-voice mass.
July 17th, Mozart’s mass.
July 27th, requiem at 8:30.
July 31st, Lambillotte mass.
August 21st, Weber’s mass E flat.
August 28th, Farmer’s mass.
August 18th, Beethoven’s mass in C.
September 4th, Beethoven’s mass in C.
September 20th, requiem at 8:30.
September 25th, Beethoven’s mass in C.
October 2d, Mozart’s mass No. 1, vespers at six o’clock.
October 3d, requiem at 8:30 a.m.
October 7th, requiem, Mission Dolores.
October 8th, requiem at 8:30, St. Patrick’s.
October 9th, Mozart’s mass No. 1.
October 13th, requiem at 8:30.
October 16th, Mozart’s 7th mass and vespers.
October 23d, Haydn’s No. 1 vespers (black book).
October 30th, Beethoven’s mass in C.
October 31st, benediction at church All Saints’ Day. Requiem and chants. Rossini’s “Solenelle” for first time in California.
November 1st, Beuhler’s mass.
November 2d, requiem, All Souls’ Day, 2 p.m.
November 3d, benediction evening. I sang solo.
November 3d, sang requiem at 10 a.m.
November 6th, Haydn’s 5th mass. Benediction.
November 18th, requiem at 8:30.
November 20th, Mozart’s mass No. 2.
November 27th, repeated same mass.
December 4th, Farmer’s mass.
December 11th, repeated mass.
December 18th, Mozart’s mass No. 2.
December 19th, 20th, 21st, rehearsal with orchestra.
December 24th, midnight mass.
December 25th, repeated midnight mass.
Solemn High Mass for Pope Pius IX, 1880
Rev. Father Bingham officiated as celebrant. Deacon, Rev. T. Larkin, sub-deacon Rev. J.P. Nugent, Rev. P.J. Gray acted as master of ceremonies. Father Gray delivered a brief discourse on the life and character of Pope Pius IX. The music by the choir was of high order and excellently rendered. The selections included Introit, Dies Iræ, Lacrimosa, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei and Lux Aeterna—all from L. Cherubini’s compositions. Offertory, Domini from Verdi and Libera from Palestrina. Artists were:
Soprano—Miss Brandel, Miss C. Bush.
Contralto—Mrs. M. Blake, Signora Bianchi.
Tenor—Signor Bianchi and Signor Meize.
Bass—Mr. Stockmyer and Mr. Yarndley.
Organist—J.H. Dohrmann.
Full orchestra, thirty pieces.
Masses Sung in St. Patrick’s Church, 1873 and 1875
Mozart’s 12th.
Haydn’s 6th in B flat.
Mercadanti, three-voice.
Haydn’s 3d in D.
Mozart’s No. 1 in C.
Haydn’s No. 2.
Farmer’s mass in B flat.
Weber’s in G.
Haydn’s 3d in D.
Mozart’s No. 7.
Haydn’s mass No. 8.
Peter’s mass in E flat.
Haydn’s 16th in B flat.
Masses Sung in St. Mary’s Church
Mozart’s 12th.
Farmer’s in B flat.
Weber’s in E flat.
Mass Sung in St. Ignatius Church
Mozart’s 12th in C.
Mass Sung in the French Church
Weber’s mass in G.
Masses Sung in 1874
June 20th, Mozart’s 5th mass.
June 21st, Concone’s three-voice mass.
July 2d, a high mass for wedding at 10 a.m.; full choir and orchestra.
July 5th, Roeder’s mass.
July 12th, requiem.
July 17th, requiem.
July 19th, Mercadanti mass.
July 26th, repeated the mass.
July 29th, requiem.
August 2d, Peter’s mass.
August 8th, requiem.
August 9th, Roeder’s mass.
August 11th, requiem.
August 14th, requiem.
August 15th, Holy Thursday.
Haydn’s 16th in B flat.
Schubert’s 2d mass and vespers.
Schubert’s 3d mass.
Schubert’s 4th mass.
Haydn’s 3d in D.
Weber’s Mass in G.
Beethoven’s in C.
Mozart’s vespers in C dur.
Mozart’s 1st and 2d mass.
Mozart’s 3d mass.
Buchler’s vespers.
Mozart’s 9th requiem.
Mozart’s 5th mass.
Mozart’s 12th, 6th, 7th and 8th.
Mozart’s 9th
Haydn’s 6th in B flat.
Mozart’s No. 1 in C.
Haydn’s No. 2 in C.
Farmer’s mass in B flat.
Haydn’s 8th.
Peter’s mass in E flat.
Grand High Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, 1881
April 17th, Easter Day.
CHOIR
Miss H. Brandel, soprano
Mrs. M.R. Blake, contralto
Signora Bianchi, mezzo-soprano
Signor Bianchi, tenor
F. Shoenstein, bass
Music rendered:
Vide Aquam, V. Novello.
Veni Creator, Mrs. M.R. Blake.
“Alma Vergo,” Mrs. Brandel.
Mass in B minor (five voices), John Sebastian Bach. Sung for
the first time in San Francisco.
J.H. Dohrmann, master and organist.
Romberg’s Te Deum—Orchestra.
J.K. Paine, mass.
W.A. Leonard’s mass in B flat, four voices.
Regina Coeli (Paolo Giorza).
April 8th, extra Easter music—violin, organ, voice.
1888
October 28th, Concone mass. Vespers at 4 p.m.
November 20th, requiem—Father Koenig—Father Stockman.
December 2d, Bordeuse mass.
December 8th, requiem at 8:30.
December 22d, Bordeuse mass.
1889
January 1st, Bordeuse mass.
January 6th, part of three masses.
January 13th, Werner’s mass.
January 20th, Bordeuse mass.
January 27th, Peter’s mass.
February 17th, Bordeuse mass.
February 24th, high mass—Millard’s mass, second time.
March 3d, mass, Concone. Vespers at 4 p.m.
March 10th, Peter’s mass. Vespers at 4 p.m.
March 24th, third Sunday in Lent, Gregorian chants.
March 31st, Gloria and Kyrie from Easter mass.
April 7th, Werner’s mass. Vespers at 4 p.m.
April 14th, Palm Sunday, Millard’s mass.
April 19th, Good Friday, requiem from green book.
April 21st, Easter Sunday, Buchler’s mass and vespers.
April 25th, sang for the Sodality in the afternoon (Sisters of Mercy).
April 30th, closed my engagements at this church.
Early Musicians of California
1852—Mary Matilda Kroh, organ, piano, Stockton, Cal., from
Cincinnati, O.
1853—H.B. Underhill, organ, piano, Stockton, from New York.
1853—Paul Pioda, Benicia Female Seminary, from Italy.
1853—Mary E. Woodbridge, piano, organ, Benicia Female Seminary.
1853—Emily Wash, piano, Benicia Female Seminary.
1854—Johanna Lapfgeer, piano and organ, Benicia Female Seminary.
First Choir of Singers, 1852
Mary Matilda Kroh, organist
Emma Jane Kroh, soprano
Sarah Rebecca Kroh, soprano
Margaret R. Kroh, alto
Mary Matilda Kroh, alto
James Holmes, bass
Wm. W. Trembly, tenor
H. Noel, tenor
Geo. H. Blake, tenor
Wm. Belding, bass
Amos Durant, bass
1853
Lucy Grove, soprano
Mary Newell, soprano
Lizzie Fisher, alto
Jennie Grove, alto
Sam Grove, tenor
Wm. H. Cobb, tenor
James Holmes, bass
The Ainsa Family (Castilians), Lola, Anita, Belana, Leonore, (1852)
H.B. Underhill, organist and piano (1854)
Louisa Falkenburg, pianist
Eminent Singers, 1854
Anna Thillon’s corps of artists were:
Julia Gould
S.W. Leach
Mr. Ronconvieri
Mr. Hudson
Geo. Loder, director
Musicians Who Came Later in the Fifties
Beutler, Prof., piano
Bodecker, Louis, piano
Bosworth, H.M., piano, organ
Batkin, I., piano, organ
Bulle, Ole, violin virtuoso, 1854
Brandt, Herman, violinist, arrived 1894
Blankart, Otto, violinist
Blake, Geo. L., cornet and drum, French horn
Coggins, I.O., cornet
Dohrmann, J.H., piano, organ, harmony, composer
Dellepiane, F., piano, organ
Eaton, Prof., organ, composer
Espinosa, Signor, organ
Evans, George, organ
Fabbri, Mulder, organ
Foley, Prof., violin
Gee, George, piano, organ
Homier, Louis, piano, violin
Hunt, Harry, organ and piano
Hartmann, Ernest, piano
Hemme, Prof., piano
Heyman, Henry, violin
Hefferman, Prof., leader of band
Herold, Rudolph, piano
Hinrichs, Julius, violoncello
Hinrichs, August, violin, leader
Hinrichs, Gustave, piano
Hartdegan, Prof. A., violoncello
Herzog, Theo., violin
Herold, Oscar, piano, leader
Holt, Prof., organ
Koppitz, George, flute
Koppitz, Henry, arranger of music
Kohler, Dick, cornet
Kuhne, Arnold, piano, organ
Katzenbach, Fred’k, piano, organ
Lisser, Louis, pianist
Loring, D.W., Loring Club leader
Linden, Otto, piano
Little, Geo. C., organ, piano
Mayer, James C, organ
Mayer, D. Samuel, organ, piano
Mundwyler, John, bassoon, double bass
Mundwyler, Louis, oboe, clarionet, violin
Mundwyler, Fred, trombone, viola
McDougall, W.J., organ, piano
Mansfeldt, Hugo, pianist virtuoso, 1873
McCume, Chas., piano
Oettl, Julius, piano
Pettinos, George, organ, piano
Pipers, Fritz, violin
Paddock, Nellie, piano
Rosenberg, A.A., piano
Rosewald, Prof., violin
Sabin, Wallace, piano, organ, composer
Schmidt, Louis Sr., violin leader
Schmidt, Louis Jr., violin
Schmidt, Ernest, violin
Schmidt, Clifford, violoncello
Schmidt, Alice, piano
Simonson, Martin, violin virtuoso
Scott, Gustave, piano and organ
Stedman, H.S., organ, piano
Sewell, Prof., organ, piano
Schultz, Charles, pianist. California Theater leader.
Schlott, Ernest, French horn
Schmitz, Christof, French horn
Schmitz, Joseph, Leader
Spadina, Prof., clarionet and director
Solano, Mauro, harp, piano, cello
Seward, William, organ, piano
Stadfeldt, Jacob, piano and singer
Sleuter, Prof., piano
Schultz, Martin, organ, piano
Seib, Prof., organ, piano
Trenkle, Joseph, piano
Toepke, Wm., piano
Uhlig, Robert, violin
Urba, Prof., horn
Von der Mehden, L., cornet, flute, violin
Wand, Prof., piano
Weil, Oscar, piano composer
Wysham, Clay, flute
Yarndley, T.R., organ
Zech, August, pianist, Royal Court of Leipsic
Women Pianists
Beutler, Clara, piano
Blankart, Theresa Mrs., piano
Bacon, Alice M., piano
Carmichael, Carr, piano
Carusi, Inez, piano and harp
Cohen, Madam Waldo, piano
Dillaye, Miss, piano, organ
Jaffa, Madam, piano
Cottlow, Augusta, piano virtuoso
Lada, Madam, piano
Tojetti, Madam, piano
Women Singers of Early Years, 60’s and 70’s
Abby, Mrs. A., mezzo-soprano
Biscaccianti, Mme. E. (nee Eliza Ostinello), coloratura singer, soprano
Brambrilla, Signora Elvira, prima donna, soprano
Bianchi, Signora, mezzo-soprano
Bishop, Mme. Anna, prima donna, soprano
Blake, Margaret M., mezzo-contralto
Beutler, Clara, soprano
Beutler, Ida, mezzo
Beutler, Emma, contralto
Bateman Sisters, in 1854
Bowden, Mrs. Anna Shattuck, soprano
Buthen, Mrs., soprano (St. Patrick’s)
Carusi, Inez, soprano
Cowen, Safa Tate, soprano
Campbell, Mrs. Marriner, coloratura soprano
Chisolm, Mrs., contralto
Cameron, Mrs. soprano
Escott, Lucy, prima donna, soprano
Elzer, Anna, prima donna, contralto
Fabri, Inez, prima donna, soprano
Gerster, Etelka, prima donna soprano
Galton, Susan, lyric soprano
Gould, Susan, contralto
Howard, Etna, soprano
Keen, Laura, soprano
Little, Sarah Watkins, soprano (1864)
Leach, Georgiana, soprano
Lester, Louisa, soprano
Mills, Louisa, prima donna, soprano
Melville, Emily, prima donna, soprano
Menans, Madam, soprano (St. Patrick’s)
Moore, Hattie, soprano (opera)
Mohrig, Ida Semminaro, mezzo-soprano
Northrup, Elizabeth, mezzo-soprano
Neilson, Alice, soprano (opera)
Orlandini, Gabriela, soprano (opera)
Parker, Elizabeth, soprano
Pierce, Mrs. J.M., soprano
Rightmire, Sallie, contralto
Rosewald, Julia, prima donna soprano (opera)
Shattuck, Anna B., soprano
Sconcia, Madame, soprano
Stone, Kate, contralto
Schultz, Susan, soprano
States, Agatha, soprano
Taylor, Mrs., soprano (St. Patrick’s)
Tourney, Louisa, soprano (St. Patrick’s)
Thursby, Louisa, prima donna, soprano
Uhrig, Mrs., soprano (St. Patrick’s)
Van Brunt, Mrs. R.A., soprano, (Calvary Church)
Valerga, Ida, mezzo-soprano (opera)
Wilson, Alice, soprano
Wetherbee, Nellie, mezzo-soprano
Williams, Mrs. Barney, soprano
Young, Mrs. soprano (St. Patrick’s)
1896
McDonough, Luckstone, piano
Materna, Amelia, famous prima donna
Frantz, Ondricek, famous tenor
Men Singers in Early Days
Adler, Herman, baritone
Bianchi, Signor, tenor
Borneman, Fred, bass
Bettencourt, J. de S., tenor
Campbell, Walter, bass (1859)
Clark, Benjamin, tenor (1854)
Coch, S.W., bass
Dugan, Charles, baritone
Duffy, Thomas, baritone
Elliott, Washington, tenor
Formes, Karl, basso profundo
Fuchs, Prof., tenor
Freedburg, A., tenor
Gates, Harvey, tenor
Goe, Dr. S.E., tenor
Hughes, D.P., tenor
Howard, Frank, baritone
Kelleher, Alfred, tenor
Langstroth, J.A., tenor
Lyster, Fred, tenor
Leach, Stephen W., baritone
Mayer, Samuel D., tenor
Morley, Signor, tenor
Makin, Cornelius, bass
Mancusi, Signor, baritone
Maguire, Joseph, tenor
Nesfield, D.W.C, baritone
Otty, Major W.N., tenor
Reuling, Signor, baritone
Richel, M.D., basso profundi
Squires, Henry, tenor primo
Stadfeldt, Jacob, basso
Stockmyer, Herr, basso
Tippetts, J.E., tenor
Trehane, John, tenor
Wilder, Dr. A.M., tenor
Wetherbee, Henry, tenor
Williams, Barney (1854), tenor
California Composers
Sabin, Wallace A.
Metcalf, John W.
Koppitz, Geo.
Lejeal, Alois
Dohrmann, J.H.