Victor matrix C-3861. He shall feed his flock / Louise Homer

TitleSource
He shall feed his flock (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Messiah (Work title)
Messiah. He shall feed his flock (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
George Frideric Handel (composer)
PersonnelNotes
Louise Homer (vocalist : contralto)
Josef Pasternack (conductor)Takes 5 & 6.
Additional Information
  • Description: Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
EDVR vol. 2 notes: C-3861-1—original issue GP label; no safety groove; take not marked. C-3861-4—original issue Victor label; safety groove; take marked; "R" at 3 o'clock. C-3861-6—original issue Victrola label; take marked; begins with recitative "Then shall the eyes ..."
Victor ledgers show take 1 date as October 8-9, 1906.
Original EDVR data show the Gramophone releases as from take 1.
Also recorded as C-493.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/9/1906 New York, New York 1 Master Victor 85103 12-in.
9/25/1912 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
9/25/1912 Camden, New Jersey 3 Destroy
5/27/1914 Camden, New Jersey 4 Master Victor 85103 12-in.
5/27/1914 Camden, New Jersey 4 Master Gramophone 03686 12-in.
5/27/1914 Camden, New Jersey 4 Master Gramophone DB-301 12-in.
3/17/1919 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
3/17/1919 Camden, New Jersey 6 Master Victor 88613 12-in.

He shall feed his flock / Louise Homer

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He shall feed his flock / Louise Homer - Victor 88613 - Take 6 - 3/17/1919
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3/17/1919 Camden, New Jersey 6 Master Victor 6166 12-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-3861. He shall feed his flock / Louise Homer," accessed December 20, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200005493/C-3861-He_shall_feed_his_flock.

Victor matrix C-3861. He shall feed his flock / Louise Homer. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 20, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200005493/C-3861-He_shall_feed_his_flock.

"Victor matrix C-3861. He shall feed his flock / Louise Homer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 20 December 2025.

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