The Pilgrim Festival Chorus will host a “Messiah Sing,” an audience participation sing-along concert open to the public, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the Church of the Pilgrimage in Town Square. The performance will be conducted by PFC Music Director William B. Richter and accompanied by Church of the Pilgrimage organist Michael Eaton and PFC pianist Elizabeth Chapman Reilly. German-born George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) composed Messiah in little more than three weeks time in London in 1741. Considered avant-garde for the day, Messiah has become the best-known piece of English sacred music in history, with the Hallelujah Chorus one of the most immediately identifiable pieces of Western classical music. Tickets for the performance are $10 and are available at the door. Scores will be available to borrow for the event, or attendees are welcome to provide their own. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Plymouth Taskforce for the Homeless. Additional funds raised from the event will support the PFC’s yearly operating expenses. For more information on the concert or PFC, visit www.pilgrimfestival.org.
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The Pilgrim Festival Chorus will host a “Messiah Sing,” an audience participation sing-along concert open to the public, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the Church of the Pilgrimage in Town Square. The performance will be conducted by PFC Music Director William B. Richter and accompanied by Church of the Pilgrimage organist Michael Eaton and PFC pianist Elizabeth Chapman Reilly. German-born George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) composed Messiah in little more than three weeks time in London in 1741. Considered avant-garde for the day, Messiah has become the best-known piece of English sacred music in history, with the Hallelujah Chorus one of the most immediately identifiable pieces of Western classical music. Tickets for the performance are $10 and are available at the door. Scores will be available to borrow for the event, or attendees are welcome to provide their own. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Plymouth Taskforce for the Homeless. Additional funds raised from the event will support the PFC’s yearly operating expenses. For more information on the concert or PFC, visit www.pilgrimfestival.org.
