George Friederich Händel
Messiah (HWV 56)

Wednesday, December 14, 7:30pm
Belk Theater
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Scott Allen Jarrett, conducting

Teresa Wakim, soprano
Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano
John McVeigh, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone

The Charlotte Symphony and Oratorio Singers of Charlotte perform their annual production of Messiah. The oratorio is the composer's most famous, and celebrates the life of Christ, from “For Unto Us a Child is Born” to the “Hallelujah Chorus.”

One of the most popular works in the Western choral literature, the libretto by Charles Jennens is drawn entirely from the King James and Great Bibles. Handel composed Messiah in London during the summer of 1741, and the oratorio premiered in Dublin, Ireland on April 13, 1742,

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• Mozart Requiem: November 11-12
• Magic of Christmas: December 2-4
• Handel Messiah: December 14
• Orff Carmina Burana: February 24-25
• Beethoven Missa Solemnis: May 11-12

Reviews from the 2010 performance

"Jarrett was at his best at both ends of the thematic spectrum. His buoyant and unfailingly brisk conducting especially suited the joy in part one.... As the chorus came to the names of God in "For unto us a child is born" - Wonderful, Counsellor, the Everlasting Father - Jarrett greeted each one with the gesture of a magician releasing a dove into the air." - Lawrence Toppman, Arts Writer, The Charlotte Observer

"The mighty choruses usually get all the ink lavished upon Messiah, so perhaps it's best to draw music lovers' attention to the lightness – as well as the fleetness – that Jarrett and the Oratorio Singers bring to the calmer chorales... Contrapuntal filigree percolates with an infectious enthusiasm and unfailing precision. It can truly be said that this Messiah rejoices greatly." - Perry Tannenbaum, CVNC