Now’s your chance to lift your voice in song, as we present the ever-popular “Messiah from Scratch!” Come join a team of some of Victoria’s best singers and instrumentalists and add your voice to the stirring choruses of Handel’s iconic masterpiece. “Messiah from Scratch!” distills Handel’s joyful masterpiece to its Christmas essentials for maximum fun: Angels, shepherds abiding in their fields, exalted valleys, a Saviour born and, of course... a Hallelujah Chorus. Proceeds to support the cathedral music program.
Choruses to be performed:
4. And the Glory of the Lord
7. And He Shall Purify
9. O! Thou that Tellest
12. For unto Us a Child is Born
17. Glory to God
21. His Yoke is Easy
44. Hallelujah
Schedule:
2.00pm: Chorus Rehearsal
3.15pm: Break (alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments available for purchase)
4.00pm: Performance of Messiah Part 1
5.00pm: Finish