Handel’s Messiah

featuring Metropolitan Chorale and local musicians

Sunday, November 23, 2 p.m.

The Metropolitan Chorale, composed of serious amateur and professional vocalists from the Cedar Valley, annually performs two concerts of major choral works with orchestra and soloists. The group will be conducted by Weston Noble.

“Messiah” is Handel’s most famous creation and is among the most popular works in Western choral literature. The work is divided into three parts, each addressing specific events in the life of Christ. The first is primarily concerned with the Advent and Christmas stories. Part two chronicles Christ’s passion, resurrection, ascension, and the evangelization to the world of the Christian message. Part three is based primarily upon the events chronicled in The Revelation to St. John.