Joy to the World / Messiah

Handel's Messiah and the carols of the season — the 'Hallelujah' chorus live in one room, for one night. THE MUSIC THE SEASON WAS MADE FOR There is a reason Handel's Messiah has been sung every December for nearly three hundred years. Some music belongs to a season, and this music belongs to this one. On the second Sunday of December, the Great Lakes Philharmonic brings it to Etobicoke — the great choruses, the 'Hallelujah' rising to the rafters, and around them the carols everyone in the room already knows by heart. Bring your family. Bring someone who has never heard it live. ON THE PROGRAM George Frideric Handel — Messiah (selections), including the 'Hallelujah' chorus Traditional, arranged for orchestra and choir — A Festival of Lessons & Carols Program subject to change. PERFORMERS Choir and Soloists The Great Lakes Philharmonic Anton Yeretsky, conductor WHAT TO EXPECT The concert runs approximately ninety minutes with one intermission, and it is built for families. Children are welcome, and the carols are the part they tend to remember. As with every Great Lakes Philharmonic performance, there is no recording, no livestream and no replay. This evening happens once. A NOTE ON GIVING TICKETS Tickets make a good gift, and they are easy to pass on — buy them in your own name and forward the confirmation to whoever is coming. An evening together is a better present than most objects. GETTING HERE Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Boulevard, Etobicoke. The Great Lakes Philharmonic is a registered Canadian non-profit. Every ticket goes directly to paying the musicians on that stage, and your being in the hall is what makes the next concert possible.