Advent & Christmas Choral Concert
Sunday, December 9
7:30 p.m., Sanctuary
George Frederic Handel’s Messiah, Part I (Advent & Christmas Sections)
The River Road Chancel Choir will perform with soloists and an orchestra for the annual Advent choral concert.
This concert is part of the E. Carl Freeman Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public, however a freewill offering will be received.
Soloists:
- Michelle Harman-Gulick, soprano
- Kara Harman, alto
- William Dameron, tenor
- Christopher Lindbloom, bassÂ
Messiah, Part I
- Overture
- Recitative – Comfort ye my people
- Air – Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
- Chorus – And the glory of the Lord
- Recitative – Thus sith the Lord
- Air – But who may abide the day of his coming?
- Chorus – And he shall purify
- Recitative – Behold, a virgin shall conceive
- Air and Chorus – O thou that tellest good tiding to Zion
- Recitative – For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
- Air – The people that walked in the darkness
- Chorus – For unto us a child is born
- Pastoral Symphony
- (a) Recitative – There were shepherds abiding in the field
(b) Recitative – And, lo the angel of the Lord came upon them - Recitative – And the angle sang unto them
- Recitative – And suddenly there was with the angel
- Chorus – Glory to God
- Air – Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
- Recitative – Then shall the eyes of the blind
- Air – He shall feed his flock
- Chorus – His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
- Chorus – Hallelujah