When   Saturday, December 5, 2009   Time   7:30 PM - 10:00 PM  
Where   Pick-staiger Hall 50 Arts Circle Dr   map it
Audience   - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Costs   - general public: $12 - senior citizens, Northwestern faculty an: $9 - students: $6
Contact   Pick-Staiger Concert Hall   847-467-4000  
Group   School of Music/Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
More Info   http://www.pickstaiger.org/concerts/details/290-university-chorale-70th-annual-christmas-concert-handels-messiah

Robert A. Harris, conductor; members of Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

The most famous oratorio ever written, Messiah was largely composed over a three-week period in 1741 and was first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742. The work is a meditation on the idea of the Messiah, and thus some of the text is derived from the Old (rather than the New) Testament, including the Psalms. Later parts of the oratorio then offer episodes dealing with Christ's birth, suffering, death, and resurrection.