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Locations
Sunday, December 12 4:00PM: Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg
with special guest conductor Robert Pound
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Parking is available at Market Square Garage, adjacent to the church on the corner of Second and Chestnut Streets. There is an entrance to the church from the second floor deck.
Friday, December 17 7:30PM: Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York
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Directions and parking information available from the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center website.
Program
The Messiah (parts 1 and 2) - G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
| Overture | Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Recit.: "Comfort Ye My People" Aria: "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" |
Christopher Waite, tenor; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "And the Glory of the Lord" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "Thus Saith the Lord" Aria: "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?" |
Michael Anderson, bass; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "And He Shall Purify" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive" Aria & Chorus: "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" |
Gwendolyn Bowers, alto; HCS; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth" Aria: "The People That Walked in Darkness" |
Michael Anderson, bass; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "For Unto Us a Child is Born" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Pastoral Symphony | Orchestra |
| Recit.: "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field" Recit.: "And Lo! The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them" Recit.: "And the Angel Said Unto Them" Recit.: "And Suddenly There Was With the Angel" |
Teresa Anstatt, soprano; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "Glory to God" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Aria: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" | Theresa Anstatt, soprano; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened" Aria: "He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd" Aria: "Come Unto Him, All Ye That Labour" |
Gwendolyn Bowers, alto; Teresa Anstatt, soprano; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burthen is Light" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery" Aria: "The Trumpet Shall Sound" |
Michael Anderson, bass; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "Hallelujah!" | All |