Handel work to be sung.Byline: The Register-Guard A "SING-THROUGH" VERSION of G.F. Handel's "Messiah" will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 3925 Hilyard St. The audience will join soprano Misook Yun, alto Irene Weldon, tenor Peter Hollens, baritone Jack Davidson, trumpet player Dave Bender and the Resurrection Choir in performing 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. . It will be conducted by Betty Jean Bartholomew, the church's music director. Singers may bring their own musical scores or purchase or borrow them at the church. Listeners are welcome as well. A flaming plum pudding will be served in the parish hall after the event. The program is free, but a free-will offering will be taken. For more information, call 686-8462. ACTOR David Ogden Stiers David Ogden Stiers (born October 31, 1942) is an American character actor, voice actor and musician, most noted for his role in the television sitcom M*A*S*H, and the science fiction drama The Dead Zone. will read John Lowell's adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens in three performances the Newport 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. , 777 W. Olive St., Newport. Stiers will read at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today and at 7:30 p.m. Monday. A donation of $3 is suggested. Proceeds will benefit the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts. Light dinners and refreshments will be available from the center's Cafe Mundo an hour before each show. Information: (541) 265-2787. DANCING on Common Ground, a revue that shows how "Irish step dancing gave birth to American tap and clogging, and how Irish folk music later became bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. , country-western and rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. ," will be presented at 8 p.m. New Year's Eve and 2 p.m. New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20 to $35 depending on seat location. Information: (541) 265-2787. The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is sponsoring a workshop on Irish step dancing and clogging at 2 p.m. Jan. 2. The workshop fee is $15. To register, call (541) 265-9231. |
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