Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

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Event title:

Solemn religious service given in St Raphael's Church by Institute for the Blind

Venue: St Raphael's Chapel [Kaple svatého Rafaela]

Event type: Church music events

Date: 09/07/1854

Season: Summer

Keywords: Ecclesiastical / Religious events, Genres - Church music, Public performance events, Disability in society

Programme comprising:

General participants:
  • KOLLMANN-BEISTEIN, Auguste: soloist, v
  • SOMMER, Eduard: soloist, v
  • GLANZ, Josef: accompanist, org
HAYDN, ? : unspecified sacred song, [v, org]
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van : unspecified sacred song, [v, org?]
CHERUBINI, Luigi : unspecified sacred song, [v, org?]
UNSPECIFIED, ? : unspecified Mass, vv, [org]
     • Seminary Institute for the Blind: vv Glanz, Josef :

Commentary:

Mercy’s Anzeiger 14/7/1854 published a brief review of this event, reporting: ‘On the previous Sunday (9th July) at 10am Mrs Auguste Kollmann-Beistein [Kollmann-Beisteinová] gave with consumate artistry in the St Raphael’s Church [chapel] of the Institute for the Accommodation and Employment of Adult Blind [der Versorgungs- und Beschäftigungsanstalt für erwachsene Blinde], a performance of several distinguished sacred songs by Haydn, Beethoven and Cherubini, [and] in which Mr Eduard Sommer participated with commendable precision and strong voice. The blind pensioners very creditably sang a vocal mass, and the music teacher of the Institute, Mr Joh. [actually Josef] Glanz, testified afresh to be a circumspect director and splendid organist.’ No further details of the event were given by this source.


Summary of sources:

Mercy's Anzeiger für Böhmen (14/07/1854)