Pacific Symphony is Joined by Heavenly Voices for a Triumphant Holiday Celebration

Full of exciting choral writing, thundering timpani and blazing trumpets,"Handel's Glorious Messiah" energizes its audience and leaves them singing, "Hallelujah!" This beloved holiday tradition of Handel's celebrated oratorio provides the perfect respite during the busy season to experience joy, reflection and renewal. Rejoicing in the inspired melodies and theatrical mastery each year, Pacific Symphony performs the Baroque masterpiece as afestive prelude to Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. Loved across the world, "Messiah" has been performed for almost 275 years, but with each performance, it becomes a fresh and newly invigorating experience.

This year, conductor George Hanson takes the reins to lead the orchestra along with Pacific Chorale (John Alexander, artistic director) and a quartet of globally distinguished soloists-soprano Shannon Mercer, mezzo-soprano Renée Tatum, tenor John Bellemer and baritone Stephen Bryant.

"Handel's Glorious Messiah," takes place at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25-$115 ($195, Box Circle). For more information or to purchase tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or visitwww.PacificSymphony.org.