Limestone Community Chorus to sing Parts II and III of Handel's 'Messiah

The Limestone College and Community Chorus will perform Parts II and III of Handel's Messiah on Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m. in Fullerton Auditorium. Admission to the concert is free.

The Limestone College Community Chorus performed Messiah during the Christmas season. The 67-member chorus will include Limestone students, members of the community, and a small group of singers from Fred. T. Foard High School in Newton, N.C. The Foard High chorus director, Dustin Ousley, will be the tenor soloist. Other soloists include Limestone students Troy McDowell and Justin Addington, both baritones, and sopranos Iman Green, Krista Patella and Sara Ferguson. Soprano Sharon Thompson from the community will also perform a solo. The chorus will be accompanied by an 11-member chamber orchestra.

"Conducting these talented and dedicated singers, as well as an outstanding group of instrumentalists, promises to be one of the most exciting choral events of my time here at Limestone," said Dr. Gena Poovey, Director of the Limestone College and Community Chorus and Chair of the Limestone Music Department. "I hope community members will continue their Easter celebration by spending the afternoon with us."

George Frederic Handel's Messiah, written in 1741, is one of the best-known pieces of classical music in the world. While it is often performed at Christmastime, Handel originally wrote for the piece to be performed in the Easter season as Parts II and III of the celebrated work deal with The Passion and The Aftermath of Christ's death and resurrection.