messiah sing-along
Monday, December 13, 2004 at 7:30 pm
All together now! When 2,200 voices unite at our 24th annual sing-along, you’re going to sing more — rehearsing first and then performing your favorite Christmas portion backed by Frederick Swann at the thunderous new pipe organ. Music Director Grant Gershon shakes things up with a brand new format that emphasizes chorus singing and divides the event into two parts. The first half is a rehearsal with audience and organ of Messiah, Part One plus the Hallelujah Chorus. Revved up and joined by soloists from the Chorale and the Master Chorale Orchestra for the second half, Gershon leads seasoned vets and first-timers united in song. Disney Hall will be bursting its seams with joyous sound.
Messiah scores will be available for purchase in BP Hall before the concert. $10 each.
“Organissimo! If the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ isn't the world's best sounding one, it's close, and none compares to its beauty.” Read Mark Swed's Los Angeles Times review of Frederick Swann's organ premiere concert. And download a behind-the-scenes illustration of the organ. more
Download a guide to the season: chorale-seasonguide0405.pdf, 808KB
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Monday, December 13, 2004 at 7:30 pm
Grant Gershon, conductor
Claire Fedoruk, soprano
Monika Bruckner, mezzo-soprano
Pablo Corá, tenor
Gregory Geiger, bass
Frederick Swann, organ
music by George Frideric Hándel
Messiah, Part
One
Hallelujah Chorus
