33rd annual performance of Handel's "Messiah"

Nov 22, 2017 at 03:40 pm by bryan


The MTSU Schola Cantorum and the Middle Tennessee Choral Society present their 33rd annual performance of Handel's "Messiah." at 7:30 Monday night at First United Methodist Church, 265 West Thompson Lane.

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Tickets are $15 for adults, $12.50 for seniors, and $10 for children 12 and under and are available online at https://mtchoralsociety.org and at the door. MTSU faculty, staff and students will be admitted free with current IDs.

The MTSU "Messiah" production once again will feature a professional orchestra and MTSU student and guest soloists performing the Christmas portion of the 1741 oratorio, which includes some of its most popular recitatives, arias and choruses drawn from the King James Bible and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.

The choruses to be performed include "And the glory of the Lord," "And He shall purify," "For unto us a child is born," "Glory to God" and the familiar "Hallelujah" chorus.

John Kramar, a voice professor at East Carolina University School of Music in Greenville, North Carolina, will return as a guest soloist for this year's concert.

You can hear a preview of the groups' work at https://youtu.be/yhADDd4pZMM, where the Schola Cantorum performs the "Cantate Domino," or 98th Psalm from the evening service of the Anglican church.

For more information on this and other concerts in the MTSU School of Music, call 615-898-2493 or visit http://www.mtsumusic.com and click on the "Concert Calendar" link. For details on joining the Middle Tennessee Choral Society, contact Dr. Raphael Bundage, a professor of vocal performance in MTSU's School of Music and the Choral Society music director/conductor, at raphael.bundage@mtsu.edu or 615-898-2849.

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