14/12/2020
Sing along at home to excerpts from the 2019 performance of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Ca****la Festiva, with lyrics on the screen and commentary by Guest Conductor Christine Howlett.
Premieres December 19 at 2pm EST. This video will be available to watch any time after its premier on our YouTube channel through the new year.
- OVERTURE
- TENOR Recit: Comfort ye my people
- TENOR Aria: Every Valley shall be exalted
- CHORUS: And the Glory of the Lord
- BASS Recit: Thus saith the Lord
- BASS Aria: But who may abide the day of his coming
- CHORUS: And he shall purify
- ALTO Recit: Behold a virgin shall conceive
- ALTO Aria and CHORUS: O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
- CHORUS: For unto us a Child is born
- PIFA
- SOPRANO Recit: There were shepherds abiding in the field; And lo, the angel of the Lord; And the angel said unto them; And suddenly there was with the angel
- CHORUS: Glory to God
- SOPRANO Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
- ALTO Recit: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
- DUET: He shall feed his flock
- CHORUS: His Yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
- CHORUS: Hallelujah
Using the 1912 G. Schirmer edition of Messiah
Made possible through the generous support of Rhinebeck Bank, the Dr. Edwin Ulrich Charitable Trust, the Bruderhof and WMHT FM 89.1 Schenectady and WRHV.
