Handel's Messiah
Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Featuring Vicki St. Pierre, conductor
Miriam Khalil, soprano
Christianne Rushton, mezzo-soprano
Asitha Tennekoon, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Joel Tranquilla, chorus master
The Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus, with the Halifax Camerata Singers
Symphony Nova Scotia
On the program
| George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Messiah PART THE FIRST Overture Comfort ye my people – Tenor Recitative Ev'ry valley shall be exalted – Tenor Air And the glory of the Lord – Chorus Thus saith the Lord – Bass Recitative But who may abide – Alto Aria And he shall purify – Chorus Behold a virgin shall conceive – Alto Recitative O thou that telleth good tidings to Zion – Alto Air and Chorus For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – Bass Recitative The people that walked in darkness – Bass Air For unto us a child is born – Chorus Pifa There were shepherds abiding in the field – Soprano Recitative And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them – Soprano Recitative And the angel said unto them – Soprano Recitative And suddenly there was with the angel – Soprano Recitative Glory to God – Chorus Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion – Soprano Air Then shall the eyes of the blind – Alto Recitative He shall feed his flock – Alto and Soprano Duet His yoke is easy and his burthen is light – Chorus |
| INTERMISSION: 20 MINUTES |
| PART THE SECOND Behold the Lamb of God – Chorus He was despised – Alto Air Surely he hath borne our griefs – Chorus And with his stripes – Chorus All we like sheep – Chorus All they that see him laugh him to scorn – Tenor Recitative He trusted in God – Chorus Thy rebuke hath broken his heart – Soprano Recitative Behold, and see – Tenor Recitative He was cut off – Soprano Air But thou didst not leave his soul in hell – Soprano Air Lift up your heads, O ye gates – Chorus How beautiful are the feet – Alto Air Their sound is gone out – Chorus Why do the nations rage – Bass Air Let us break their bonds asunder – Chorus He that dwelleth in heaven – Tenor Recitative Thou shalt break them – Tenor Aria Hallelujah – Chorus |
| PAUSE |
| PART THE THIRD I know that my redeemer liveth – Soprano Air Since by man came death – Chorus Behold I tell you a mystery – Bass Recitative The trumpet shall sound – Bass Air Worthy is the lamb that was slain – Chorus Amen – Chorus |
Continuo: Rachel DeSoer, cello; Gabe Azzie, bassoon; Marie Bouchard, harpsichord.
Additional players: Lauren Klein, Simon Shiao, David Adams, and Shuchen Jiang, violin; Alexandra Bates, viola; Thaddeus Morden, (acting Assistant Principal), cello; Brendan Cassin, trumpet.
Featured Artists
Featured Composers