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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Keweenaw Symphony, Michigan Tech Concert Choir to perform "Messiah" Dec. 5 at Rozsa

HOUGHTON -- The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra, the Michigan Tech Concert Choir and noted soloists will perform George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Rozsa Center.

Soloists will be Ann Campbell, Lara Neves, Charles White and Gregory Campbell. Joel Neves, music director of the Keweenaw Symphony, will conduct.

The 63-voice choir, under the direction of Susan Byykkonen, and Neves' select 41-member oratorio orchestra have been polishing Handel's work, including "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted," "The Glory of the "Lord," "All We Like Sheep," "Worthy is the Lamb," "Hallelujah" and more.

The most recent performance of "Messiah" at the Rozsa Center was in 2005.

For more details, visit the Michigan Tech Visual and Performing Arts Web site.

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