Hallelujah! For those who enjoy the thrill of singing the ethereal high notes and booming bass notes of Handel’s wildly popular Messiah themselves, the Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its 31st Annual Messiah Sing-Along, in which the 2,200-member audience becomes the choir, with a quartet of professional soloists, Monday, December 12, 2011, 7:30 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Featured soloists are Chorale members Ayana Haviv, soprano, Tracy Van Fleet, mezzo-soprano, Jon Lee Keenan, tenor, and Steve Pence, bass. Music Director Grant Gershon conducts a chamber orchestra, soloists and, of course, the audience as the choir, in this special tradition, proclaimed “a holiday bestseller†(LA Weekly) and “more festive than karaoke†(Downtown News). Messiah scores are available for $10 at the door.
“The Messiah Sing-Along is one of the highlights of the holiday,†says Gershon, “You can’t help but feel the spirit of the season when you’re literally surrounded by people joined together in song.â€
For tickets (range from $19 – $89; group rates available) and information: www.lamc.org or 213-972-7282.
(Tickets cannot be purchased at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office except on concert days starting 2 hours prior to the performance.)
The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 South Grand Avenue at First Street in downtown Los Angeles.
