Messiah Sing-Along
Location
Sunday, December 1, 3:00PM: Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg
Tickets
$12.00 general admission / $5.00 students
Tickets available from any HCS member, or at the door
Purchase your ticket online! general admission only
20 S 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101Click here for directions from Google Maps
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.
Scores will be provided for the audience, or bring your own!
Featured Performers
Colette Boudreaux, soprano
Gwendolyn Bowers, mezzo-soprano
Scott Joiner, tenor
Jeffrey Martin, baritone
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" |
Scott Joiner, 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?" |
Jeffrey Martin, baritone; 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, mezzo-soprano; HCS; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth" Aria: "The People That Walked in Darkness" |
Jeffrey Martin, baritone; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "For Unto Us a Child is Born" | HCS; Orchestra |
Intermission
| 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" |
Colette Boudreaux, soprano; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "Glory to God" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Aria: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" | Colette Boudreaux, 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, mezzo-soprano; Colette Boudreaux, 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" |
Jeffrey Martin, baritone; Priscilla C. King, piccolo trumpet; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "Hallelujah!" | All |