HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Richard W. Robbins, Conductor
Richmond Symphony Chorus
PART I
Sinfonia (Overture)
1. Comfort ye my people (Tenor)
2. Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor)
3. And the Glory of the Lord (Chorus)
4. Thus saith the Lord of hosts (Bass)
5. But who may abide the day of His coming (Alto)
6. And He Shall Purify (Chorus)
7. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)
8/9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto and Chorus)
12. For unto us a Child is born (Chorus)
13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
14. There were shepherds abiding in the fields/And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them/And the angel said unto them
14d. And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano)
15. Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)
16. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)
17a. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto)
18a. He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto and Soprano)
19. His yoke is easy (Chorus)
INTERMISSION
PART II
22. Surely He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)
23. And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)
24. All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
25. All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)
26. He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)
38. Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)
39. Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)
40. He that dwelleth in heaven (Tenor)
41. Thou shalt break them (Tenor)
42. Hallelujah (Chorus)
PART III
43. I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)
44. Since by man came death (Chorus)
45. Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)
46. The trumpet shall sound (Bass)
51. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus)
52. Amen (Chorus)
violin 1 violin 2 viola cello | bass oboe bassoon timpani organ harpsicord |
• on leave
* temporary appointment
Soprano Ann Whitfield Carter MUSIC SECTION LEADER Gabrielle Francesca Bergeret Shannon Browning Ann Whitfield Carter Charlene Nash Christie Leigh Anne Clary Erin DeMay Melanie Ficke Claire Foley Lisa C. Fusco Catrina J. Garland Sarah George Carrie Gregory Olivia Hansen Denise R. Harding Anna Hess Cynthia Stalb Hickman Mary Stuart Holman Luci Hughes Young-hae Jeon Cammy Koch Nina Lankin Ashley M. Love Leslie Maloney Holly Maples Kirstin McIntosh Jamie Elizabeth Miller Terry Moffett Katherine Nelson-Tracey Gayle Oberacker Ansley Pfeiffer Mallory Porter Stephanie Poxon Melissa Reynold Samantha Sawyer Allison Elliott Schutzer Julia Szymanski Ann Voss Mary Ellen Wadsworth Madeleine Wagner Darlene M. Walker Emily Walls Michele Wittig Sara Zoeller Alto Kristen Melzer MUSIC SECTION LEADER Andrea J Almoite Jan Altman Barbara Baker Caroline Bass Barbara C. Batson Kerry Blum | Kadia Bradford-Rudd Elaina F. Brennan Sarah W. Capehart Ellen L. Carleton Linda Castle Erin Clapp Kamryn Davis Meredith Duncan Mary Butler Eggleston Aimee Ellington Kathryn Rawley Erhardt Maria JK Everett Lindsay Michelle Fielding Elizabeth Goodwin Elizabeth Harper Abigail Hauschild Shannon Hooker Elaine Johnson Cynthia G. Lee Elizabeth C. Manning Julia Martin Judy Mawyer Sarah McGrath Kristen Melzer Melisse Menchel Elizabeth Miller Rhonda Morales Kenna R. Payne Lynne H. Read Patricia Reddington M. Aya Reed Jane Pulliam Riddle Destiny Riehl Meaghan Rymer Faith D. Sartoris Katie Shenk Amanda Simon Jayne Sneed Mary Lou P Sommardahl Maureen Stinger Wyna Taggart Janet Tice Tenor Aaron J. Todd MUSIC SECTION LEADER Rick Axtell Kevin Barger David Carter Dennis Clark Dane De Silva Ryan Dreyer Joshua Ellis Carl J. Eng | Ed Galloway Daniel Joseph Gardner Max Goldsmith Jody Gordon Roy A. Hoagland Zach James Noah Johnson David Lynch William Marshall Jonathan Miller Chris Nixon Charles O’Neal Ethan Obenrader Collins Pace Jim Rakes Henry P. Robb Craig Ross Matthew Smith McKinley Sprinkle Adam Tecken Aaron J. Todd Steve Travers Roger Wooldridge Bass Martin McFadden MUSIC SECTION LEADER Pablo Bedoya Matt Benko David Cooley Don Creach Frankie Davis Daniels Andrew J. Dolson Martin Erb Jacob Giancaterino Tom Heaton David Hoover Daniel Kobb Michael Koellner Aaron Loy John F. Luther James Matens Martin McFadden Robert J. McKenna Douglass Moyers Preston Powers John Priddy Val Puster Stephen Read William Bradley Roberts Richard Szucs Jon Teates Paul C. Tuttle Bennett Umhau |