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Handel's Messiah on the Peninsula: Via Choralis Chamber Choir, Nicholas Fairbank , Tasha Farivar , Anna Shill, Nicholas Allen , Adam Dyjach, 20 piece professional orchestra
Once every three years, Via Choralis performs Handel's Messiah with four young s...
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Sat. December 13th 2014 + Add to Calendar
St. Elizabeth’s Church
7:00pm - 9:00pm Doors at: 6:30pm
Adults – $25 Students – $5; 12 and under – free
Artists
Nicholas Fairbank
Tasha Farivar
Anna Shill
Nicholas Allen
Adam Dyjach
20 piece professional orchestra
Presented by:
Via Choralis Chamber Choir
11293 Chalet Rd. North Saanich BC
V8L 5M1
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: Tanner's Books, Ivy's Bookshop, Long & McQuade - Victoria, The Dollar Den (Brentwood), Brown Paper Tickets
Event Description
Once every three years, Via Choralis performs Handel's Messiah with four young soloists for Peninsula audiences (previous occasions were in 2008 and 2011). Handel’s favorite oratorio was first performed in Dublin, Ireland in 1742 and ever since has been a universal favorite. Its popularity is perhaps due to several things: the incredible skill of the composer who, despite completing the 260-page score in just 24 days, wrote music of incredible beauty and craftsmanship. In addition the texts, drawn mostly from the Bible, tell the entire story of the life of Christ, and the narrative qualities of biblical revelation can resonate with all people, not just Christians. Via Choralis, now in its 16th year, is a mixed-voice community chamber choir located on the Saanich Peninsula with a pa... more...Venue
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