[Kozak]

Went to a performance in a local Church on Friday and it was glorious.

[lee martell]

Any day in the year is a good day to hear Handel’s Messiah.

Same thing for another of his large scale compositions;
one called “Fireworks”. Listen to it like a proven tonic. Fireworks can make you feel 10 feet tall and still growing. Lots of whole notes, a slowed tempo, similar to our breathing patterns. Shattering, glass breaking crescendos near the Coda (the end) too, like having a bucket of ice water thrown in your face. I guess you could say that I like it.

[EveningStar]

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[ImpBill]

Am not at all religious but I enjoy it because it is musically very enjoyable to listen to.

[puppypusher]

That music is just Heavenly.I get goosebumps every time I hear it.

[hanamizu]

We’d play the “Hallelujah” chorus on the school’s speaker system as the busses rolled away on the last day of school. Very uplifting.

[GOP Poet]

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[stboz]

The Hallelujah Chorus of Messiah never fails to bring me to tears of joy. What a great and glorious work. It soars upward to Heaven.

[stig]

Messiah sing-in this week at Lincoln Center NYC 51st annual (Dec 19). Since the audience is the chorus you stand for every chorus on the program.

[nickcarraway]

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