Hallelujah!
Sunday, December 11, 2022 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!
Featured Performers
Rebecca Crow Lister, soprano
Gwendolyn Bowers, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Walker-VanKuren, tenor
James Martin, baritone
Program
The Messiah (part 1) - G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
| Overture | Orchestra |
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| 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
| In the Bleak Midwinter | Gustav Holst, arr. Jen Wagner HCS; Baritone; Cello |
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| O Come, All Ye Faithful | J. F. Wade, arr. David Willcocks HCS; Brass Ensemble; Audience |
| See Amid the Winter's Snow | John Goss, arr. David Willcocks HCS; Brass Ensemble; Audience |
| Hark, the Herald Angels Sing | Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks HCS; Brass Ensemble; Audience |
Featured Brass Ensemble piece
| Christmas Cantata | Daniel Pinkham HCS; Brass Ensemble; Organ |
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