The St. Thomas Choir celebrates Handel's Messiah.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Handel's Messiah is a ubiquitous event for New York music lovers, with as many as thirty different choruses and ensembles offering performances of this oratorio. On Tuesday night, New York Baroque Incorporated and the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys kicked off the Advent season with the first of two performance this week at St. Thomas Church. Using period instruments, four soloists and an all-male chorus, this modest Messiah was as Handel himself might have heard it.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| The Enraged Musician. Engraving by William Hogarth from 1741, the year of the premiere of Handel's Messiah. |
