DCINY proudly ushers in the holiday season at Carnegie Hall with the fifth annual presentation of Thomas Beecham/Eugene Goossens’ 1959 re-orchestration for full symphony orchestra of Handel’s Messiah. Called a “radical rescoring” by the New York Times, this revamped version will fill the concert hall with the gloriously festive sounds of the beloved holiday masterpiece.

Performers

Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Jonathan Griffith, Conductor

Penelope Shumate, Soprano

Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano

John McVeigh, Tenor

Christopher Job, Bass

Program

• HANDEL Messiah (arr. Goossens)