Messiah And More!
Sunday, December 12, 2021 3:00PM
Location
Colonial Park United Church of Christ5000 Devonshire Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
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Tickets
$20 general admission / $17 seniors / $5 students
Tickets available from any HCS member, at the door, or online at Yapsody
Scores will be provided for the audience, or bring your own!
NOTICE: Per requirements of Colonial Park UCC, all participants in the event must be masked while inside the building, which includes performers as required and audience members. The HCS will not enforce vaccination checks nor will we enforce specified seating. We are asking our audience to please comply with CPUCC masking guidelines and practice social distancing while in attendance (the HCS will have masks if our guests need one).
Featured Performers
Colette Boudreaux, soprano
Gwendolyn Bowers, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Walker-VanKuren, tenor
James Martin, baritone
Program
The Messiah (part 1) - G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
| Overture | Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Recit.: "Comfort Ye My People" Aria: "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" |
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?" |
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" |
Mezzo-soprano; HCS; Orchestra |
| Recit.: "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth" Aria: "The People That Walked in Darkness" |
Baritone; 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" |
Soprano; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "Glory to God" | HCS; Orchestra |
| Aria: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" | 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" |
Mezzo-soprano; 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" |
Baritone; Piccolo Trumpet; Orchestra |
| Chorus: "Hallelujah!" | All |
Intermission
| Hark, the Herald Angels Sing | Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks HCS; Brass Ensemble; Audience |
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| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | trad. arr. Arthur Sullivan/David Willcocks HCS; Brass Ensemble; Audience |
| The First Nowell | trad. arr. David Willcocks HCS; Brass Ensemble; Audience |
Featured Brass Ensemble piece
Gloria
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John Rutter HCS; Brass Ensemble; Organ |
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