{"id":32492,"date":"2022-12-13T16:24:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/long-beach-camerata-rings-in-holidays-with-handels-messiah-tradition"},"modified":"2022-12-13T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:27:13","slug":"long-beach-camerata-rings-in-holidays-with-handels-messiah-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/long-beach-camerata-rings-in-holidays-with-handels-messiah-tradition","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Camerata Rings In Holidays With Handel\u2019s \u201cMessiah\u201d Tradition\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hallelujah! Your holiday is not complete until you experience the magic of Long Beach Camerata Singers\u2019 annual Handel\u2019s \u201cMessiah\u201d concert!<\/p>\n

As part of the Camerata\u2019s 57th season, the 75-voice chorus \u2014 led by Grammy Award-winning Artistic Director Dr. James K. Bass \u2014 will be joined on the stage by artists from the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Beverly O\u2019Neill Theater. Tickets are available now and might just fit in stockings hung with care.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis concert is our most popular annual event, featuring a mixture of arias and choruses that are melodic, rhythmic and accessible to the listener,\u201d Camerata President Jan Hower said. \u201cThe pandemic showed us the importance of community gatherings to greet our neighbors, to share live performance and celebrate the beauty of this musical masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n

George Frideric Handel\u2019s oratorio was composed in 1742 in just three short weeks, with text compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. \u201cMessiah\u201d has been performed every year since then, connecting generations of friends and families through this musical tradition.<\/p>\n

Hower noted that this year marks the 15th annual Handel\u2019s \u201cMessiah\u201d performance organized by Long Beach Camerata Singers.<\/p>\n

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Novello edition “Messiah” score<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEvery time I listen to this music I come away with new insights \u2014 about the text, the structure and the story Handel tells,\u201d Hower said. \u201cIt is this powerful storytelling that sets \u2018Messiah\u2019 apart from other important works and has contributed to its enduring appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Camerata Singers say the annual concert brings family and friends together for a holiday musical tradition they can return to year after year, generation after generation. After all, \u201cMessiah\u201d has already endured for nearly 300 years \u2014 for good reason \u2014 with its dramatic arias and powerful recitatives that never fail to thrill.<\/p>\n

And the relaxing power of the music and its overall message will hit home, no matter your belief system, as the familiar sounds overflow with important reminders to have goodwill toward others, no matter what denomination you subscribe to.<\/p>\n

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Photo provided by Long Beach Camerata Singers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis joyous showcase of Handel\u2019s masterpiece is a beloved Long Beach tradition,\u201d Hower said. \u201cIt has a certain healing power and a sense of homecoming that never fails to make the holidays that much happier.\u201d<\/p>\n

The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 22 at the Beverly O\u2019Neill Theater (300 E. Ocean Blvd.). A pre-concert conversation about the music will begin at 6:30 p.m. Give the gift of music this season with tickets to the event starting at $40 at LongBeachCamerataSingers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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