Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most beloved traditions and join the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for the group’s extremely popular annual performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, this year led by conductor Dinis Sousa as he makes his SPCO debut. The chamber ensemble will be joined by an all-star roster of vocal soloists, and renowned Minnesotan vocal ensemble The Singers, in a wonderful musical experience for the whole family this holiday season. Listen to the live broadcast with host Steve Seel at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, on YourClassical MPR.
Program
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Dinis Sousa, conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Hugo Hymas, tenor
Ashley Riches, bass-baritone
The Singers — Minnesota Choral Artists, chorus
Matthew Culloton, artistic director
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Messiah
For more information regarding this concert, please visit the official website.
Previous Concerts
SPCO performs Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony with Thomas Zehetmair
For the first time since 2017, former Artistic Partner Thomas Zehetmair reunites with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for one of the greatest symphonies of all-time, Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony. Although this program takes its title from Mozart’s last and longest symphony — nicknamed after the Roman god for its grandness — don’t let that eclipse another blockbuster hit on this program; on the heels of one of Zehetmair’s own compositions, Concertmaster Steven Copes and Principal Cello Julie Albers team up for Brahms’ Double Concerto, a thrilling back-and-forth between violin and cello that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Listen to the concert now!
Program
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Steven Copes, violin
Julie Albers, cello
THOMAS ZEHETMAIR: Passacaglia, Burlesque and Choral
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter)
For more information regarding this concert, please visit the official website.
Programming is supported by Ebenezer and the Guthrie Theater.
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment‘s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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