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Local Groups Present Handel’s “Messiah”

ByArtsWestchester
New Westchester Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah Sing-Along (photo courtesy of New Westchester Symphony Orchestra)

Handel’s Messiah will resonate throughout Westchester County from December 1-3 as several groups present the festive composition. On December 1, The New Choral Society, accompanied by its professional orchestra and soloists from the Metropolitan Opera, opens its season with Part I of Messiah and Durante’s Magnificat at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale. On December 2, Westchester Oratorio Society celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a performance of the renowned composition, accompanied by its Festival Orchestra, at South Salem Presbyterian Church.  The audience is the chorus during New Westchester Symphony Orchestra’s “Messiah Sing-Along” event the following afternoon, December 3, at Briarcliff Congregational Church.

 

 

Further details on these events can be found below: 

 

The New Choral Society 

December 1 at 8pm & December 3 at 3pm

Hitchcock Presbyterian Church

 

Westchester Oratorio Society

December 2 at 7pm

South Salem Presbyterian Church

 

Westchester Symphony Orchestra

December 3 at 3pm

Briarcliff Congregational Church

 

About ArtsWestchester

For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest private not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable Westchester County in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue. artsw.org

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