The Morrison Ecumenical Chorus will present the Lent and Easter portions of G. F. Handel’s “Messiah” on Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016.
The performance will be at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
These “Messiah” concerts, which include the stirring “Hallelujah Chorus,” have been sponsored by the Morrison Ministers Council since 1956.
A free-will offering will be taken to cover expenses. Any excess proceeds will be used to fund other Morrison Ministers Council projects.
The chorus includes singers from Morrison, Erie, Prophetstown, Mount Carroll, and Chadwick, IL, and Clinton, IA. It is under the direction of Kathy Janicek, Choir Director at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Morrison. Accompanist will be Christine Holmer of Clinton.
Soloists will be soprano Connie Swanson-DeSpain, mezzo-soprano Laurie Wilkins, tenors Eric Phend and Luke Vander Bleek, bass Mark Kapusinsk, and trumpeter Ben Logan.
The entire community is invited to attend this concert, which has become a significant part of Holy Week observations for both the singers and the audiences.