Community Messiah Performance: An annual Holiday Event in Parker

Parker United Methodist Church

The community performance of Handel’s Messiah in Parker is always performed the first Sunday of December with full orchestra and solo’s and marks one of many marvelous local events that highlight the Christmas Holiday season in Parker CO.

All high school students and adults of all ages are welcome to come and participate in the chorus of this piece of sacred music written by G.F. Handel performed with full orchestra.

Auditions for solo’s will be held approximately one month before the performance and the voice parts are open to anyone in the area. One choir rehearsal and one choir and full orchestra rehearsal is schedule the week before.

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If you have a Messiah score (Schirmer preferred) bring it; if not, Kurt Stroman and the Parker United Methodist Church choir have a copy you can use. If you are interested in singing a solo or solos, please come prepared to sing the solo in its entirety (you may or may not be asked to sing the whole selection)

Messiah Solos and Choruses are listed below.

Only 2 Community Rehearsals in the Sanctuary at Parker UMC:

• Wednesday, TBA@ 7:00pm
• Saturday, TBA @ 9:00am - (With Orchestra and Soloists)

Presentation of Handel’s Messiah is Sunday December 2, 2012 at the 8:00 am and 9:30 am worship services

The following are the Choruses and solos that we will be doing. Email Kurt@ParkerUMC.org with questions

 THE MESSIAH A Sacred Oratorio by G.F. Handel

Overture – Orchestra

• Comfort Ye My People - Soloist- TENOR
• Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Soloist- TENOR

And The Glory Of The Lord – Chorus

And He Shall Purify - Chorus

• Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Soloist- ALTO
• O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Soloist- ALTO
• For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Soloist- BASS
• The People That Walked in the Darkness  - Soloist- BASS

For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chorus

• Offertory- I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Soloist- SOPRANO
• There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Soloist- SOPRANO
• And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them - Soloist- SOPRANO
• And The Angel Said Unto Them Soloist- SOPRANO
• And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Soloist- SOPRANO

 Glory To God - Chorus

• Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion Soloist- SOPRANO
• Then The Eyes Of The Blind Shall Be Opened - Soloist- ALTO
• He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd - Soloist- MEZZO/ALTO, SOPRANO

Hallelujah Chorus - Everyone