39th Annual Messiah Sing-Along
Dec 18, 2019
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Grant Gershon, Jerry Kohl, Conductor
Colburn School of Performing Arts; Zipper Hall
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Our popular do-it-yourself version of Handel’s Messiah, where the audience is the chorus, returns. This will be the 39th annual Messiah Sing-Along and is sure to pack the house. Bring your own score or purchase one in the lobby. A limited number of VIP onstage tickets are available to bring you closer to the musical action. Hallelujah!Grant Gershon, conductor
Chamber orchestra, soloists, audience is the chorus
Andrea Zomorodian, soprano
Shabnam Kalbasi, mezzo-soprano
Jon Lee Keenan, tenor
Abdiel Gonzalez, bass
PROGRAM NOTES
| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Messiah | George Frideric Handel | |
| 1. Overture | George Frideric Handel | |
| 2. Comfort ye my people | George Frideric Handel | |
| 3. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted | George Frideric Handel | |
| 4. And the glory of the Lord | George Frideric Handel | |
| 5. Thus saith the Lord | George Frideric Handel | |
| 6. But who may abide | George Frideric Handel | |
| 7. And He shall purify | George Frideric Handel | |
| 8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive | George Frideric Handel | |
| 9. O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion | George Frideric Handel | |
| 12. For unto us a child is born | George Frideric Handel | |
| 13. Pastoral Symphony | George Frideric Handel | |
| 14. There were shepherds abiding in the field | George Frideric Handel | |
| 14. And lo, the angel of the Lord | George Frideric Handel | |
| 15. And the angel said unto them | George Frideric Handel | |
| 16. And suddenly, there was with the angel | George Frideric Handel | |
| 17. Glory to God in the highest | George Frideric Handel | |
| 18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion | George Frideric Handel | |
| 19. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened | George Frideric Handel | |
| 20. He shall feed his flock | George Frideric Handel | |
| 20. Come unto Him | George Frideric Handel | |
| 21. His yoke is easy | George Frideric Handel | |
| 22. Behold the Lamb of God | George Frideric Handel | |
| 23. He was despised | George Frideric Handel | |
| 24. Surely He hath borne our griefs | George Frideric Handel | |
| 25. And with His stripes | George Frideric Handel | |
| 26. All we like sheep | George Frideric Handel | |
| 27. All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn | George Frideric Handel | |
| 28. He trusted in God | George Frideric Handel | |
| 42. He that dwelleth in heaven | George Frideric Handel | |
| 43. Thou shalt break them | George Frideric Handel | |
| 44. Hallelujah | George Frideric Handel | |
| 45. I know that my Redeemer liveth | George Frideric Handel | |
| 46. Since by man came death | George Frideric Handel | |
| 47. By man came also | George Frideric Handel | |
| 48. For as in Adam all die | George Frideric Handel | |
| 49. Even so in Christ | George Frideric Handel | |
| 50. Behold, I tell you a mystery | George Frideric Handel | |
| 51. The trumpet shall sound | George Frideric Handel | |
| 56. Worthy is the Lamb | George Frideric Handel | |
| 57. Amen | George Frideric Handel |
39th Annual Messiah Sing-Along
Our popular do-it-yourself version of Handel’s Messiah, where the audience is the chorus, returns. This will be the 39th annual Messiah Sing-Along and is sure to pack the house. Bring your own score or purchase one in the lobby. A limited number of VIP onstage tickets are available to bring you closer to the musical action. Hallelujah! Grant Gershon, conductor Chamber orchestra, soloists, audience is the chorus Andrea Zomorodian, soprano Shabnam Kalbasi, mezzo-soprano Jon Lee Keenan, tenor Abdiel Gonzalez, bass PROGRAM NOTES| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Messiah | George Frideric Handel | |
| 1. Overture | George Frideric Handel | |
| 2. Comfort ye my people | George Frideric Handel | |
| 3. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted | George Frideric Handel | |
| 4. And the glory of the Lord | George Frideric Handel | |
| 5. Thus saith the Lord | George Frideric Handel | |
| 6. But who may abide | George Frideric Handel | |
| 7. And He shall purify | George Frideric Handel | |
| 8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive | George Frideric Handel | |
| 9. O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion | George Frideric Handel | |
| 12. For unto us a child is born | George Frideric Handel | |
| 13. Pastoral Symphony | George Frideric Handel | |
| 14. There were shepherds abiding in the field | George Frideric Handel | |
| 14. And lo, the angel of the Lord | George Frideric Handel | |
| 15. And the angel said unto them | George Frideric Handel | |
| 16. And suddenly, there was with the angel | George Frideric Handel | |
| 17. Glory to God in the highest | George Frideric Handel | |
| 18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion | George Frideric Handel | |
| 19. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened | George Frideric Handel | |
| 20. He shall feed his flock | George Frideric Handel | |
| 20. Come unto Him | George Frideric Handel | |
| 21. His yoke is easy | George Frideric Handel | |
| 22. Behold the Lamb of God | George Frideric Handel | |
| 23. He was despised | George Frideric Handel | |
| 24. Surely He hath borne our griefs | George Frideric Handel | |
| 25. And with His stripes | George Frideric Handel | |
| 26. All we like sheep | George Frideric Handel | |
| 27. All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn | George Frideric Handel | |
| 28. He trusted in God | George Frideric Handel | |
| 42. He that dwelleth in heaven | George Frideric Handel | |
| 43. Thou shalt break them | George Frideric Handel | |
| 44. Hallelujah | George Frideric Handel | |
| 45. I know that my Redeemer liveth | George Frideric Handel | |
| 46. Since by man came death | George Frideric Handel | |
| 47. By man came also | George Frideric Handel | |
| 48. For as in Adam all die | George Frideric Handel | |
| 49. Even so in Christ | George Frideric Handel | |
| 50. Behold, I tell you a mystery | George Frideric Handel | |
| 51. The trumpet shall sound | George Frideric Handel | |
| 56. Worthy is the Lamb | George Frideric Handel | |
| 57. Amen | George Frideric Handel |
