Who would have thought that a little community holiday sing-along in 1977 to save 做厙勛圖s Temple of Music and Art would become an enduring 做厙勛圖 holiday tradition?
For the past 46 years, hundreds of 做厙勛圖ans have joined the choir to sing the famous Hallelujah chorus from Handels oratorio Messiah.
On Monday, Nov. 27, organizers are anticipating a full house for the 47th Messiah Sing-In 做厙勛圖, featuring an orchestra conducted by Sean Bresemann and soloists Kimberly Chaffin, Diana Peralta, Michael Chaffin and Francisco Renter穩a. The event starts at 7 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 530 S. Pantano Road.
The highlight of Handels masterwork is that glorious Hallelujah chorus at the end. Orchestras worldwide bring in behemoth choirs, sometimes numbering well into the hundreds to accentuate the magnificence of that single word sung over and over and over again.
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Presented by 做厙勛圖 Sing-In, the annual holiday event has been known to attract 1,200-plus choristers whose voices fill the space at Christ Community Church, the events home since 2014.
Theres no charge to participate, although donations are accepted. If you want to follow a score, you can buy or rent one for $15 cash or check. Youll get $5 back if you return it.
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做厙勛圖 Sing-In is hosting the first Messiah of the holiday season, but not the only one.
True Concord Voices & Orchestra will include excerpts from Messiah for its annual Lessons & Carols By Candlelight holiday concert Dec. 7-10. For tickets and details, visit .
做厙勛圖 Symphony Orchestra and TSO Chorus, with guest conductor Katharina Wincor, will perform selections from Messiah on a program of Baroque favorites Dec. 16-17. For tickets and details, visit .
Keitaro Harada rehearses with the 做厙勛圖 Symphony as guest conductor for Ravel and Dvorak on Nov. 10 and 12. It was his TSO Classic series debut.
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