A participatory Sing-Along Concert of G.F. Handel’s “Messiah” oratorio with its rousing “Hallelujah” chorus, in its 28th consecutive performance in Sebastopol conducted by John M. Maas. Listeners and singers at all skill levels are welcome. Singers from new choirs formed in classes at Sebastopol Center for the Arts will join this year, to bolster the choral sound. The choir will be supported by a string quartet of Lisa Doyle, Margaret Thornton, and Rita and Tom Fattaruso; trumpeter Todd Higgins; and vocal soloists Elizabeth Henry, Melinda Moreaux, Nancy Berger, Greg Hoff, and Benjamin Mertz. Sheet music provided. Separate areas provided for masked and unmasked attenders. DRESS WARMLY, as windows and doors will be open, for healthy ventilation!
Conductor John Maas has been a psychotherapist in Sebastopol for 40 years, and after majoring in music at UC Berkeley has performed in the Oakland and San Francisco Symphony choirs, with the Sebastopol Joyful Noise Gospel Choir of Benjamin Mertz; directed choirs in Berkeley; and written more than 50 choral works performed throughout California, the United States and Canada, including by Occidental Community Choir, UC Berkeley Repertory Choir, Pacific Edge Voices/Pacific Mozart Ensemble, Redwood Chorale, Sonoma County Chamber Singers, and Santa Rosa Junior College Choir.
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
500 Robinston Road
- Sebastopol