Last night I went to a performance of Handel's Messiah by the Utah Symphony, under the baton of guest conductor Eric Schmidt, the Westminster College Choir, the Utah Symphony Chorus, and soloists Abigail Rethwisch, Sarah Coit, Christian Sanders, and Markel Reed. The audience is invited to sing along during the chorus and it was so much fun! Handel's music is absolutely glorious and I especially loved "For unto us a Child is Born," "Glory to God in the Highest," and, of course, "Hallelujah!" Markel Reed sang the baritone part at last year's performance and he was amazing. He was amazing again this year, especially in "The trumpet shall sound." He received thunderous applause after this section! I was a member of the Westminster College Choir all four years of college and seeing them on the stage made me feel very nostalgic. I used to love performing Christmas music this time of year and, to this day, I still love hearing Christmas music performed live. The annual performance of Handel's Messiah is a wonderful tradition (I have done it now for three years) and, while I was feeling pretty festive after putting up my tree on Saturday, I am now filled with Christmas spirit after such an amazing concert!
Note: I bought a copy of the score last year and put it in a very safe place. Of course this necessitated a massive search of my house to find it for this year. Luckily I found it in time.
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