Featuring: Shannon McCracken, soprano | Daniel Taylor, countertenor | Benjamin Butterfield, tenor | Geoffrey Sirett, baritone | Ian Sadler, organ | Paul Otway, trumpet | Stan Ewing, timpani |
"Handel knows better than any of us what will make an effect . . . when he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt.” -- W.A. Mozart
It's been written that Handel wept and saw angels while composing the Hallelujah chorus. Handel's great work Messiahcaptures the joy and wonder of the holiday season and has remained popular since its first performance in Dublin in April 1742. Experience the power of 100 voices and the majesty of the mighty Casavant organ in this time-honoured celebration.