Local Groups Present Handel’s “Messiah”
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
South Salem Presbyterian Church
Westchester Symphony Orchestra
Briarcliff Congregational Church
About ArtsWestchester
Founded in 1965, ArtsWestchester is New York State’s largest private not-for-profit arts council. The leading funder and advocate for the arts in Westchester and Rockland Counties, ArtsWestchester works to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable community in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. Building on its 60-year legacy, ArtsWestchester advances arts and culture by providing grants, bringing artists into schools and community centers, advocating for the arts, and building audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. ArtsWestchester enriches the lives of everyone in the community and operates a multi-use gallery and home for the arts at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, New York.
