St. Peter's 'Messiah' sing-along a certain treat for music lovers

Salisbury Independent
Posted 12/14/22

Distinguished soloists from the Baltimore-Washington area, a local musical favorite who has starred on Broadway, chamber orchestra musicians who perform with the Salisbury Symphony: This year’s …

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St. Peter's 'Messiah' sing-along a certain treat for music lovers

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Distinguished soloists from the Baltimore-Washington area, a local musical favorite who has starred on Broadway, chamber orchestra musicians who perform with the Salisbury Symphony: This year’s “Messiah” sing-along promises to be a treat for music lovers.

Starting at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Downtown Salisbury, it is two-hours (including intermission), said Daniel Cherrix, music director.

Admission is free.The audience is encouraged to bring scores, which also will be on sale at the church for $10.

Cherrix has directed “Messiah” all-sings in Atlanta and Chapel Hill. Here the Advent/ Christmas portions along with the famed “Hallelujah Chorus,” “one of the most performed pieces of classical music in history,” will be sung.

“To me it just wouldn’t be Christmas without music from ‘Messiah,’” said Jennifer Hope Wills, soprano soloist. “Singing this glorious piece in the stunningly beautiful St. Peter’s Church is a Christmas dream.”

The Worcester County native starred as Christine in “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway, and other critically acclaimed roles there.

For tenor soloist Samual Keeler of Washington, D.C.,  “Messiah” brings people together. “The sense of community makes me look forward to performing it each year.”  He has sung opera throughout the mid-Atlantic and is critically praised for his “strong vocals and crisp, clear delivery.”

Critics also have praised contralto Monica Reinagel of Baltimore for her “brilliant coloratura.” The Baltimore Sun wrote: “Her connection with the audience remains etched in the memory.”  She is winner of the Richard Wagner Verein Prize and worked with conductors Leonard Bernstein and Sir Colin Davis.

Baritone Jeffrey Gates of Baltimore is also the winner of several prizes and competitions. A Peabody Conservatory graduate, he was baritone soloist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Messiah” and has performed extensively including the Kennedy Center.

The church is located at 115 St. Peter’s St. For more information call 410-742-5118. The performance is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Salisbury-Wicomico Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council.

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