Hume Conservatorium's Voiceworks and St Saviour's Cathedral Choir: Messiah, Palm Sunday Performance

Messiah is an oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric  Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity. 

The text begins in Part I with prophecies by Isaiah and others, and moves to the annunciation to the shepherds, the only "scene" taken from the Gospels. In Part II, Handel concentrates on the Passion of Jesus and ends with the Hallelujahchorus. In Part III, he covers Paul's teachings on the resurrection of the dead and Christ's glorification in heaven. 

St. Saviour’s Cathedral Choir and Hume Conservatorium Voiceworks have joined forces inviting members of the community to come sing with us on Palm Sunday April 13, 2025, exactly 283 years after its first performance.