Handel's Messiah preview at SUNY Fredonia

Re-discover the wonder of this beloved holiday classic performed by some of today's most noted Baroque interpreters. These performances promise brisk tempi and heightened drama all with a distinct Baroque sensibility. Dr. Gerald Gray, conductor. Featuring the Fredonia College Choir with special guest soloists Kendra Colton, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, Mezzo-Soprano; William Hite, tenor; and David Kravitz, bass.

Two performances:
Wednesday, December 9 at Rosch Recital Hall (Fredonia)
Thursday, December 10 at St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo)

For tickets, call 716-673-3501 or visit www.fredonia.edu/tickets

Video edited by Amanda Utz
featuring Dr. Gerald Gray, conductor & director of the Fredonia College Choir
Boris VanDruff, chorus member and apprentice soloist
Andrew Nemeti, chorus member

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[jackbruce]

@singforsupper chyeah. I just hope you had a good baritone apprentice. Not many can sing all of those arias nowadays.

[singforsupper]

episcopal33, would it bother you to think that Handel was considered by some contemporaries to be a Humanist? How about the fact that Messiah was performed mostly in secular settings including a pub?

[woncho99]

Great video clip! Fredonia College Choir and Gerald!!!

[feisngirl]

jen- yeah it is gill!

[JenD1844]

who's covering alto? gill?

[episcopal33]

Messiah is one of the greatest pieces of Christian music ever written.