Handel Messiah | Part I – The Nativity
Schedule
Sun Dec 05 2021 at 05:00 pm
Location
Arts on Alexander | Austin, TX
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https://www.tickettailor.com/events/artsonalexander/557966THE REDEEMER CHOIR
The Redeemer Choir was formed in the late 1990’s by then Chief Musician Leonard Payton and taken up by George Dupere in the fall of 2001. The choir serves Redeemer Presbyterian Church through their singing and support in the Divine Services. The ensemble is made up entirely of volunteers from the congregation. They sing over 100 services each year. Since 2002, they have also participated in an annual Festival of Music in December. They are adding a second festival in the spring of 2022. Among other major works, they have sung Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, various Bach cantatas, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah and Utrecht Te Deum, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
MUSICA REDEMPTOR ORCHESTRA
In 2002, George Dupere began a ten year collaboration with James Brown of First Presbyterian Church in the annual St. Cecilia Music Festival. Each year they contracted a period instrument orchestra. In 2010, Redeemer, for their part in the festival, moved to the current location on Alexander Avenue in East Austin. At this time, the orchestra not only accompanied the Redeemer Choir but began their own orchestral concerts under the direction of Mark Dupere. The name, Musica Redemptor Orchestra, was adopted and the ensemble has played annual orchestra concerts as well as accompanying the Redeemer Choir. Before the onslaught of COVID-19, the development of the orchestra culminated in the performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, a work requiring an orchestra of 45 players.
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Arts on Alexander, 2111 Alexander Avenue, Austin, TX 78722, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: