Hallelujah To Ya - Flashin' Syracuse Style

This flash mob was orchestrated by the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and hosted by the Carousel Center as a holiday gift to the Central New York Community. - Happy Holidays from the SSO

In the middle of the region's first winter storm of the season (December 8, 2010) hundreds of people gathered in the food court of Carousel Center, Syracuse, NY to participate in a joyous performance of "The Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah. Led by Daniel Hege, Music Director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, a small chorus of 10 professional vocalists started off the song quickly followed by the hundreds of voices that joined in after the small group's entrance.

Key Collaborators:
Carousel Center
Syracuse University Oratorio Society
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Pops Chorus
Daniel Hege, Music Director
Kola Owolabi, organist
Choir Directors and members of college, high school, middle school, chorale and church choir groups from Central New York

Special Thanks to:
Bob Allen
Katherine Dee
Elisa Dekaney, Oratorio Society director
John English
Jimi James
Eric Johnson
Lou Lemos, SSO Pops Chorus director
Donna Miller
Moletrax Studio
Melissa Rashford
Synergetic Productions
Syracuse University: Goldring Arts Journalism Program and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University: Setnor School of Music and Visual and Performing Arts College
Visual Technologies
Patti Thompson
John Warren

Category:

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[OoToxicKilleroO]

Ahh. I love this mall. Just went der today :3 .

[ensoleille87]

:)

[SkeeterNYC]

Yeah Syracuse! I guess, sometimes, it's not all about sports.

[acasey135]

This was not staged, the shoppers at the mall were totally unaware and as one who just missed this performance it was a delightful treat which portrays the community's truest essence - selfless giving and caring for one another. Happy Holidays to all.

[gratefulslacker]

Thank you Mr. Hege and thanks to the Oratorio Society, Pops Orchestra and all the rest who were involved. I wish I had been there. Looks like you all had fun. Bravo!

[excelsiorcornetband]

To watch226 & buffedtrainer: There always seems to be someone who has to throw water on this sort of thing, passing a negative judgment just to show how hip they think they are. How sad. Hey folks, a bunch of talented musicians showed up to give the gift of great music to the public, for free, for the joy of doing it. Flash mob, sing-in, public group-sing, whatever you call it, it was a wonderful musical gift in the holiday spirit. We need more of this sort of thing! BRAVISSIMO!!

[watch226]

This was a FAIL at a flashmob!

[gjsmo]

3:52, I know the guy with the handlebar mustache!

He sings bass, and I know him from the IC lessons and Carols service.

[jcanthon23]

I was there and the crowd was indeed surprised. There were over 300 singers in the crowd. It was incredibly moving.

[davew0927]

The singers up front were there under the pretense of just singing Christmas carols. They started the Hallelujah Chorus and then suddenly there were people singing it everywhere. This was indeed a flash mob.