Nov 29, 2011 1:27 PM
Members of the Choral Society of the Hamptons warm up for their performance of Handel's "The Messiah." DAWN WATSON PHOTOS
There is a holiday staple that Choral Society of the Hamptons singers love to perform, but they save it for just once every decade or so.
For fans of Handel’s “Messiah,” this is their lucky year.
On Sunday, December 4, close to 70 Choral Society singers, the South Fork Chamber Ensemble and four professional soloists under the baton of conductor Mark Mangini will team up for the society’s 65th annual winter concert and give two back-to-back performances of the Christmas classic at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church.
“Oh, we haven’t done Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in about 10 years, but it’s a very polished piece because so many of the chorus members have sung it before,” chorister Lylla Carter, who also serves as vice president of the Choral Society’s board of directors, said during a telephone... more
For fans of Handel’s “Messiah,” this is their lucky year.
On Sunday, December 4, close to 70 Choral Society singers, the South Fork Chamber Ensemble and four professional soloists under the baton of conductor Mark Mangini will team up for the society’s 65th annual winter concert and give two back-to-back performances of the Christmas classic at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church.
“Oh, we haven’t done Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in about 10 years, but it’s a very polished piece because so many of the chorus members have sung it before,” chorister Lylla Carter, who also serves as vice president of the Choral Society’s board of directors, said during a telephone... more
