G.F. Handel’s Messiah - CWRU Baroque Orchestra and Early Music Singers. April 8th, 2024

The Solar Eclipse 2024 celebrations inspired the repertoire for this performance. The Baroque Orchestra and Early Music Singers join vocalists from the Historical Performance Program (CWRU) and the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) to present excerpts from G.F. Handel’s Messiah. In honor of the day’s earlier eclipse, excerpts focus on the Messiah’s death and resurrection and will include “The People That Walk in Darkness,” “Rejoice greatly” and the “Hallelujah” Chorus. PERFORMED BY BAROQUE ORCHESTRA, Julie Andrijeski, director (Head of HPP) EARLY MUSIC SINGERS, Elena Bailey, director VOCALISTS from CWRU and CIM