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Jaman E. Dunn-Danger, Conductor
Lauren Adams, Nicole Bittner, Layah Brown-Givens, Kallan Butler, Christian Byrd, Michael Chandler, Jennifer Croisier, Eva Daltoso, Anthony D’Antonio, Mia DiGiovanni, Stephanie Dureau, Justin Eifert, Teresa Fasone, Meg Frazier, Rob Frazier, Connor Galle, Laura Hamilton, Sam Houston, Jacob Huffty, Reagan Lemoine, Cameron Loubat, Sophia Lucurto, David Michel, Kolbe Peters, Colin Richard, Nathaniel Richard, Kristin Schmitz, Logan Sercovich, Brennan Shelby, Emma St Cyr, Simon Templet, Taylor Tumulty, Veronica Weisensee, Anna Kate Yeager
Yonathan Astatke, baritone
Nicole Heinen, soprano
Valencia Pleasant, mezzo/alto
MENOTTI: “Introduction”, “March” and “Shepherds Dance”
from Amahl and the Night Visitors
MENDELSSOHN: Vom Himmel hoch
HANDEL: Excerpts from Messiah
No. 1 – Overture
No. 4 – And the Glory of the Lord
No. 5 – Thus Saith the Lord
No. 6 – But Who May Abide
No. 7 – And He Shall Purify
No. 8 – Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive
No. 9 – O Thou that Tellest
No. 9a – O Thou that Tellest
No. 10 – For Behold Darkness
No. 11 – The People Who Walked
No. 12 – For Unto Us
No. 13 – Pifa
No. 14a – There Were Shepherds
No. 14b – And lo the angel
No. 15 – And the Angel Said
No. 16 – Then Suddenly
No. 17 – Glory to God
No. 18 – Rejoice Greatly
No. 21 – His Yoke is Easy
No. 44 - Hallelujah
DURATION: Approximately 90 minutes, including intermission.
Doors will open at 6:00 pm.
There will be a pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm.
This special holiday program begins with Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti’s music from an opera inspired by the story of the Three Kings. The performance continues with Romantic-era composer Felix Mendelssohn’s reverent Christmas cantata and concludes with traditional excerpts of Handel’s glorious work Messiah.
