Live Broadcast of Handel’s Messiah Performance in Carson City
As a celebration of the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ this Easter, the local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host a free live broadcast of Handel’s Messiah performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square on Friday, March 25, 6 p.m. PST. This special broadcast will be available at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ chapel at 411 N Saliman Drive, Carson City, Nev.
“We are pleased to invite our friends and neighbors in Carson City and surrounding areas to enjoy this beautiful live broadcast of Handel’s Messiah”, said David Haws, senior church leader of the Carson City Nevada Stake.
George Frideric Handel’s musical masterpiece, Messiah, first performed in the spring of 1742, has become one of the world’s most beloved musical works. The original Messiah was performed for orphans and those in debtors’ prison. “We continue in this great tradition by sharing some of our blessings in the form of nonperishable food donations to benefit the F.I.S.H. food pantry”, said Haws.
The free live broadcast of Handel’s Messiah will begin on March 25th at 6:00 p.m. PST with a 30- minute pre-concert presentation. This will feature selected content about Handel’s Messiah, including excerpts of interviews with conductor Mack Wilberg and noted musicologist Luke Howard. The two-hour and twenty minute concert will begin at about 6:30 p.m. PST. Those gathered for the performance are encouraged to sing along with the Choir.
The Choir will also be joined by famed soloists Erin Morley, Sasha Cooke, Paul Appleby and Joseph Barron.
Composed of 360 volunteer voices, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir serves as a musical ambassador for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Orchestra at Temple Square is a 150- member, all-volunteer symphony orchestra organized in 1999 to perform and accompany the musical ensembles of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir organization.
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