{"id":935,"date":"2016-02-21T22:38:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T04:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.praeclara.org\/?page_id=935"},"modified":"2018-03-24T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T22:20:48","slug":"messiah-passion-and-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.praeclara.org\/?page_id=935","title":{"rendered":"Messiah: Passion and Resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, March\u00a019, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0— 7:30\u00a0p.m.
\nSecond Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock<\/p>\n

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\"A<\/a>Music by George Frideric Handel<\/strong>
\nConducted by\u00a0Bevan Keating<\/strong><\/p>\n

Handel’s Messiah<\/em> originally debuted as an Easter work in the spring of\u00a01742. This season, Praeclara continues and expands upon that tradition, presenting a bold new staging of the\u00a0Messiah\u00a0<\/em>movements that focus on\u00a0the suffering and\u00a0the glorious mysteries of the Christian Holy Week.<\/p>\n

From the mournful opening chorus “Behold the Lamb of God” through the triumphant “Worthy is the Lamb,” a large choir of over 100 voices comments \"Elizabeth<\/a>on the events of the passion and resurrection in conversation with a smaller choir of 18 elite singers. The lighting and movements of the soloists bring additional drama to this presentation, depicting the continuing struggle between darkness and light in the world. Fans of Praeclara’s Christmas 2014 production,\u00a0Messiah by Candlelight<\/a><\/em>, will find similar\u00a0visual and musical artistry in this concert on an even grander scale.<\/p>\n

Featured soloists include sopranos Melanie Hanna<\/a>, Elizabeth Riddick<\/a>, and Kelly Singer<\/a>; \u00a0mezzo-sopranos\u00a0Kathryne Overturf<\/a> and Satia Spencer<\/a>; tenors Matthew Tatus<\/a>, James Wafford III<\/a>, and Matt Newman<\/a>; and baritone Jonathan Pillow<\/a>. They\u00a0are joined by members of the\u00a0Praeclara vocal company, the Adult Choir of Second Presbyterian Church, the UALR Community Chorus, the UALR Concert Choir, and Praeclara’s elite hand bell ensemble, the Praeclara Ringers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo credits:<\/strong>\u00a0Top, pictured from left to right: Kelly Singer, Kathryne Overturf, and Melanie Hanna; bottom: Elizabeth Riddick. Photography courtesy of\u00a0Kelly Hicks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday, March\u00a019, 2016\u00a0— 7:30\u00a0p.m. Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock Music by George Frideric Handel Conducted by\u00a0Bevan Keating Handel’s Messiah originally debuted as an Easter work in the spring of\u00a01742. This season, Praeclara continues and expands upon that tradition, presenting a bold new staging of the\u00a0Messiah\u00a0movements that\u2026<\/p>\n

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