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More
than 250 voices will combine with the BYU-Idaho University Orchestra and
Concert Band in this year’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah”
Sunday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in the
Hart Auditorium.
A
free ticket will be required to attend the concert and may be reserved at
the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office by calling 496-2230 or online at
www.byui.edu/tickets.
The
concert will feature the BYU-Idaho Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir
and Concert Chorale, as well as several student soloists. Combined with the
University Orchestra and Concert Band, this year’s performance will
include almost 350 students.
Robert
Tueller, who will direct this year’s
performance, says the “Messiah” performance has been an annual
tradition at BYU-Idaho for years, allowing the community and school to come
together – regardless of religious denomination – to celebrate
the birth and life of Christ.
“The
‘Messiah’ is a symbol of the season. It’s an important of
a tradition as many of the other things we do, unique to this time of year,”
he says.
The
choirs, orchestra and band will perform mostly the first part of the “Messiah,”
which focuses on the Savior’s birth, as well as all of the best known
choruses and arias including the Hallelujah chorus, Tueller
says.
Completed
more than 250 years ago, George Friderich Handel
wrote the “Messiah” in three weeks, taking the text directly
from the scriptures. Since then, the oratorio has been performed
extensively, becoming a popular Christmas tradition throughout the world.
“The
piece is a universal celebration of the Savior's birth and ministry,
beloved by all Christians for it's biblical
message. Anyone wanting to celebrate the season would enjoy the
performance,” Tueller says.
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