Saturday • December 5, 2009 • 7:30pm

Sunday • December 6, 2009 • 3:00pm

Handel's MESSIAH by Candlelight

Choir and Orchestra of Saint Clement
Randall Swanson, conductor
Ellen Hargis, soprano
Ryan Belongie, countertenor
William Watson, tenor
Benjamin LeClair, bass

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This December we ring in the holidays with two magnificent candlelight concert performances of Handel's Messiah.  Revel in the sound of the renowned Saint Clement Choir with an orchestra of period instruments, and experience Messiah as the composer himself heard it!  These concerts are presented in “historic” fashion, utilizing an orchestra of period instruments and featuring the complete Messiah score, including passages not often heard in other performances. These are the only period-instrument Messiah concerts in the entire Midwest this season!  The choir is joined by an orchestra of the Midwest's finest baroque instrumentalists and crowned by the artistry of four magnificent soloists under the baton of music director Randall Swanson, who celebrates his 20th year at Saint Clement this season.  Don't miss this chance to thrill to the sound of Handel’s greatest masterpiece, and experience Messiah’s powerful message of hope, joy and redemption! 

Performance duration for these candlelight concerts is about two hours and thirty-five minutes, including one intermission.

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