The sacred sound of Handel’s Messiah will fill Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall, Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2pm. This piece features over 130 voices from the community and beyond, including the University of Arkansas’ Schola Cantorum, Master Chorale and Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets range from $18.50-$28.50 and can be purchased by contacting the Walton Arts Center’s Box Office at 479.443.5600 or by visiting waltonartscenter.org.
Handel’s Messiah was originally composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741 and is now highly regarded as a landmark composition that sets the standard for all large scale choral-orchestral masterworks. This year is the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death, but the great composer’s work is still moving and mesmerizing audiences as the musical heart of the holiday season. With the help of a traditional string orchestra, local and national vocalists will tell the story of the Messiah with a full-length musical presentation of this classic.
