Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
December 21, 2024 – The Music Center at Strathmore December 22, 2024 – The Music Center at Strathmore December 23, 2024 – Capital One Hall
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Lucia Bradford mezzo-soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Jorell Williams, bass
PROGRAM
George Frideric Handel, Messiah
Part I
Symphony
Accompagnato (Comfort Ye, My People
Air (Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted)
Chorus (And The Glory Of The Lord)
Accompagnato (Thus Saith 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 Tidings To Zion) - Chorus
Accompagnato (For Behold, Darkness)
Air (The People That Walked In Darkness)
Chorus (For Unto Us A Child Is Born)
Pifa - Recitative (There Were Shepherds)
Accompagnato (And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord) - Recitative (And The Angel Said Unto Them)
Accompagnato (And Suddenly There Was With The Angel)
Chorus (Glory To God)
Air (Rejoice Greatly, O Daugher Of Zion!) - Recitative (Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind)
Duet (He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd)
Chorus (His Yoke Is Easy And His Burthen Is Light)
Part II
Chorus (Behold The Lamb Of God)
Air (He Was Despised)
Chorus (Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs)
Chorus (And With His Stripes We Are Healed)
Chorus (All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray)
Accompagnato (All They That See Him)
Chorus (He Trusted In God)
Air (But Thou Didst Not Leave)
Chorus (Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him)
Air (Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together?)
Chorus (Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder) - Recitative (He That Dwelleth In Heaven)
Air (Thou Shalt Break Them) - Recitative
Chorus (Hallelujah)
Part III
Air (I Know That My Redeemer Liveth)
Chorus (Since By Man Came Death)
Accompagnato (Behold, I Tell You A Mystery)
Air (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
Air (If God Be For Us) (5 min)
Chorus (Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain) - Chorus
This program will run approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.
This concert was made possible in part by generous financial support from NatPhil 40th Anniversary Season Sponsors Jane Liu and Edward Brinker.