The Artists
Karl Hirzer
Casey Peden
Andrea Ludwig
Spencer McKnight
Jayden Burrows
This Concert Features
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Violin 1
Michael Swan
Wagner Barbosa
Lillian Jen-Payzant
Simon Fanner
Violin 2
Drusilla Waltz
Karen Bindle
Kevin MacMillan
Kimia Khavaninzadeh
Viola
Jim Legge
Miles Buchwaldt
Cello
Joel MacDonald
John Payzant
Bass
Troy Morris
Oboe
Glenda Lindgren
Kevin Junk
Bassoon
Stephanie Unverricht
Trumpet
Scott Harrison
Aaron Bueckert
Timpani
Darrell Bueckert
Keyboard
Kerry Agnew
Saskatoon Symphony Chorus
Conducted by Duff Warkentin and Kerry Agnew
Soprano
Susan Ens-Funk
Jaki Esquirol
Lynn Ewing
Jami Gubbe
Andrea Johnson
Theresa Loewen
Michelle McKinnell
Celeste Woloschuk
Alto
Aubree Bangsund
Morgan Esquirol
Marissa Evans
Kathryn Janzen
Lynette Janzen
Catherine Klopoushak
Mary Loewen
Heather Macnab
Shirl Siebert
Elaine Thaller
Tenor
Alfonso Bolarin-Guillan
Peter Hooge
Tony Kim
Derrick Lee
Tyrone McKenzie
David Woloschuk
Bass
Brady Anderson
Patrick Brannen
James Hawn
Jonathan Moore-Wright
Michael Siebert
Phil Siebert
Jeremy Wiebe
Sing-Along Messiah
Karl Hirzer, conductor
Casey Peden, soprano
Andrea Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
Spencer McKnight, tenor
Jayden Burrows, bass
Saskatoon Symphony Chorus
Duff Warkentin and Kerry Agnew, choral conductors
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Messiah
1. Sinfonia – Overture
2. Tenor Recitative: Comfort ye my people
3. Tenor Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
5. Bass recitative: Thus saith the Lord
6. Alto air: But who may abide the day of his coming?
7. Chorus: And he shall purify
10. Bass Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
12. Chorus: For unto us a child is born
13. Pifa – Pastoral Symphony
14a. Soprano Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field
14b. Soprano Recitative: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
15. Soprano Recitative: And the angel said unto them
16. Soprano Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel
17. Chorus: Glory to God
18. Soprano Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
21. Chorus: His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
~Intermission~
24. Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs
25. Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed
26. Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
27. Tenor Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn
28. Chorus: He trusted in God
36. Alto Air: Thou art gone up on high40. Bass Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
41. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder
42. Tenor Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven
43. Tenor Air: Thou shalt break them
44. Chorus: Hallelujah
45. Soprano Air: I know that my redeemer liveth
46. Chorus: Since by man came death
47. Bass Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery
48. Bass Air: The trumpet shall sound
53. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain & Amen
George Frideric Handel
Charles Jennens, librettist
Sing-Along Messiah is dedicated to the memory of longtime SSO chorus member and friend, Kathleen Brannen.
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