Handel's Messiah

Duke University Chapel Music
Handel’s Messiah

December 6, 2020 | 4:00 pm - December 6, 2020 | 5:00 pm

Now in its eighty-eighth year, the annual presentation of Handel’s Messiah at Duke Chapel is one of the oldest and most beloved musical traditions at Duke University. This year, we continue that tradition in a non-traditional fashion, blending live performances of arias and recitatives with virtual, sing-along choruses created from 2019’s Messiah concerts. The online program will include all of Part I—the Christmas portion—plus the Hallelujah chorus.

Molly Quinn, soprano
Audrey Walstrom, mezzo soprano
Henry Branson, tenor
Christopher Short, baritone
Duke Chapel Choir
Mallarmé Chamber Players
Dr. Zebulon Highben, director

Although tickets are free this year, donations are welcomed to ensure that Messiah continues at Duke Chapel for generations to come. To donate, click HERE and select “Duke Chapel Choir and Chapel Music Endowment.” All donors will receive a copy of a special commemorative Messiah program.

Now Playing

Piano Trio in D, Op. 101 No. 5

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

Label

Supraphon

Catalog Number

0

Today's Playlist

6:32pm Symphony No. 15 in G, K. 124

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

6:46pm Music selected by the announcer

7:03pm Overture to Der Freischutz

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:17pm Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

7:26pm Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53 "Heroic"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

7:37pm Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

7:45pm Music for the Royal Fireworks

Composed by

George Frideric Handel, arr. by Hamilton Harty

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Previn

8:04pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Herseth/Ravinia Music Festival Orchestra/Levine

8:19pm Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite Espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia

8:30pm Finale (Rondo) from Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Rubinstein/Boston Symphony/Leinsdorf

8:43pm Overture to The Barber of Seville

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

8:54pm Russian Dance from Act III, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bell/Berlin Philharmonic/Tilson Thomas

9:02pm Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

E. Power Biggs

9:15pm Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

9:25pm Prelude to Act 3 from Lohengrin

Composed by

Richard Wagner

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

9:32pm Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

9:47pm Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3 "Tristesse"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Tamás Vásáry

9:54pm Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

10:02pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:10pm String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Ysaye Quartet

10:38pm Quintet No. 6 in G minor

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Performed by

Schrader/Chicago Baroque Ensemble

11:02pm Fantasia on Greensleeves

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

11:07pm Etudes, Op. 10

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yunchan Lim

11:36pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer