'MESSIAH' WILL BE PERFORMED THIS WEEKEND PRESHOW DISCUSSIONS PLANNED.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - George Frideric Handel's ``Messiah,'' a Christmas favorite regarded as the most popular choral work ever written, will be performed this weekend by the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in . Conductor David Newby will lead the orchestra, the 70-voice Master Chorale and ten soloists: Tyler Heckathorn, Ted Fiske, Joe Montgomery Joe Montgomery (born June 8, 1976 in Robbins, Illinois) is a former professional American football running back for three seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Ohio State University. , Abel O'Connell, Deborah Martin, Jamie Alilaw, Suzanne Lutz, Caroline Guy, Sarah Clegern and Heather KinKennon. Performances are 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Set as a three-part work representing Jesus' birth, death and resurrection, the oratorio oratorio (ôrətôr`ēō), musical composition employing chorus, orchestra, and soloists and usually, but not necessarily, a setting of a sacred libretto without stage action or scenery. was written in 1741 by Handel based upon a compilation of Scriptures a friend had arranged in English. German-born but living in London, Handel was still ill from a stroke seven years earlier when he wrote the score in 24 days. The work was first performed in Dublin, Ireland, in April 1742. Early performances of ``Messiah'' tended to be given in the spring rather than Christmas. The work was hugely popular by Queen Victoria's reign. A ``curtain-raiser'' talk about ``Messiah'' begins one hour before each performance. Tickets are $18, $16 for seniors and $9 for children. They can be purchased by calling (661) 723-5950, online at www.avsomc.org, or at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center box office, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. |
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