Sing-Along Messiah

Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor
Casey Peden, soprano
Oli Guselle, alto
Spencer McKnight, tenor
Brenden Friesen, bass
SSO Chorus with Duff Warkentin

Come and sing along to all your favourite Messiah choruses!

A more laid-back affair, this performance features the same great soloists as the night before, and a mass choir featuring you! It’s sure to shake the rafters.

Not wanting to sing? That’s okay too! Come watch the fun and enjoy an afternoon of Handel’s Messiah. There are always fun surprises at Sing-Along Messiah!

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The Program

Sing-Along Messiah

Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor
Casey Peden, soprano
Oli Guselle, alto
Spencer McKnight, tenor
Brenden Friesen, bass
SSO Chorus, Duff Warkentin, choral conductor
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
8. Alto Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
9. Alto Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10. Bass Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
11. Bass Air: The people that walked in darkness
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
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
19. Alto Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
20. Alto and Soprano Duet: He shall feed his flock
21. Chorus: His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light

~Intermission~

22. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
23. Alto Air: He was despised
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
40. 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

The Artists

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This concert  includes:

SSO Chorus
Duff Warkentin, conductor

Special Thanks

Thanks to Nutana Park Mennonite Church for hosting our chorus rehearsals.

Program Notes

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