HANDEL’S MESSIAH (PREMIERED ON APRIL 13, 1742)

      

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. – Revelation 19 vs 6 (KJV)

THE INSPIRING STORY OF HANDEL’S MESSIAH

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                On this date, April 13, 1742, Handel's Messiah was first performed in Dublin and received its London premiere a year later. Handel's Messiah is one of my favourite oratorios based on the bible. In memory of this famous oratorio, I will post five videos of Handel’s Messiah together with bible verses on music and quotes from Joshua Roman and Yo-Yo Ma.

   

And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

– Revelation 14:2-3 (ESV)

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And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

– Revelation 14:2-3 (ESV)

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Handel Celebration Concert | The English Concert, Händelfestspielorchester Halle, Howard Arman

VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jww5UcgWaIA

  



 

It's a small community, the classical music community, along with the excitement of new places and new things and this feeling of being at home wherever you go because that's where your community is. – Joshua Roman

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Handel Messiah - And the Glory of the Lord

Brussels Choral

Nov 22, 2016

Recorded in Brussels on 12 December, 2014. The Brussels Choral Society and Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles are conducted by Eric Delson. Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Luc de Hemptinne. Produced, Directed and Edited by Camera Mobilis.

VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuog35ZBBfM

  



   

“Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.”
Psalm 150 (KJV)

 “Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 150 (NKJV)

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"Handel's Messiah in Grace Cathedral" (complete) • Beautiful HD • American Bach Soloists

American Bach Soloists

Premiered Dec 20, 2020

VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QV_I-xseA

  



   

Connection is very important. It's extremely important for me to be connected and sharing with other people, giving them what I feel is important. – Joshua Roman

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Handel Messiah, Academy of Ancient Music AAM & Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford

Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford

Premiered Dec 17, 2021 SHELDONIAN THEATRE

Recorded live in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, on Friday 3 December 2021

VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiBHbadRVBU

   



   

As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how life changes, and you learn how to be more open and adaptive to what is around us. - Yo-Yo Ma

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Handel's Messiah (A complete performance by Royal Melbourne Philharmonic conducted by Andrew Wailes)

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Official

Jul 23, 2023 MELBOURNE TOWN HALL

The 39th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert, presented by the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra. Filmed live in concert in Melbourne Town Hall, Sunday 4th December 2022.

The RMP’s annual performance of Handel's Messiah is a much-anticipated highlight of Melbourne’s concert calendar and a wonderful musical tradition. This performance marked the world record 243rd time the RMP had presented Messiah, in an unbroken annual sequence since 1853.

Andrew Wailes, conductor

Anna Voshege, soprano

Fiona Campbell, mezzo-soprano

Nicholas Jones, tenor

David Greco, baritone

Stefan Cassomenos, harpsichord

Andrew Bainbridge, chamber and grand organ

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra

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VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs60o3SZKK0

https://youtu.be/Gs60o3SZKK0?si=OyvHHX2-EzjlsMcr

  



  

Psalm 33 vs 2 to 5

2Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre;

make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.

3Sing a new song of praise to him;

play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.

4For the word of the LORD holds true,

and we can trust everything he does.

5He loves whatever is just and good;

the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth.

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“Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others – it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.” — Yo-Yo Ma

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RELATED LINKS:

Learn all there is to learn, and then choose your own path. - George Frideric Handel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)

https://revelationcentral.com/the-story-of-handels-messiah/

“When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.” — Yo-Yo Ma

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Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens. - Maria von Trapp

THE STOTLZFUS FAMILY MUSICAL GROUP

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It's easy for me to care about Toronto, because Toronto is a community that cares about itself. It represents the world. It talks to itself, and because it does, it figures out that there must be a music garden as part of its existence. - Yo-Yo Ma

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Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence. - Johann Sebastian Bach

BEN AND ROSE – THE AMISH SINGING COUPLE

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Shenandoah Christian Music Camp strengthens communities with biblically-rooted music and worship resources. Our vision is to see disciples whose music-making reflects Jesus. While we focus on Anabaptist groups, our programs are open to all Christians seeking to deepen their relationship with Christ.

https://musiccamp.info/

https://www.facebook.com/shenandoahchristianmusiccamp

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Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.

 - Yo-Yo Ma

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Friendship arises out of mere companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till that moment, each believed to be his own unique treasure (or burden). The typical expression of opening friendship would be something like, “What? You too? I thought I was the only one.” —C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves

The McCallums and their community

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ChoralFest 2024 - Evening Concert Live Stream

SCMC - Music Camp

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8,490 views Streamed live on Jun 10, 2024

Welcome to the evening live stream of SCMC ChoralFest 2024! We hope you can be blessed and encouraged by this livestream. A digital copy of the concert program is available at https://1drv.ms/b/s!ArPss5Z_LPsLj21aD... Support the work of Music Camp at www.musiccamp.info/donate/ For more information about Camp, visit www.musiccamp.info

VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv_LR0r579c

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Anabaptist Orchestra Camp is an extended ministry of Shenandoah Christian Music Camp, offering instrumentalists an opportunity to interact with each other and grow as Christian musicians.

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Anabaptist Orchestra Camp 2024 Concert - Dover OH

Anabaptist Orchestra

Aug 12, 2024

The Anabaptist Orchestra Camp performing their 2024 concert at the Dover High School Auditorium in Dover, OH.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvX-E5bP-WE

Oasis Chorale - "Lift Your Glad Voices" - Gould, arr. Lloyd Kauffman

Oasis Chorale

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Oasis Chorale performing "Lift Your Glad Voices" - John E. Gould, arr. Lloyd Kauffman.

VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2ddaFsEv8&t=48s

https://youtu.be/0Z2ddaFsEv8?si=587K6mMS8yKiQMzk

https://homejoys.blogspot.com/2020/04/lift-your-glad-voices.html

“Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is no good. The bricks must be cemented together.”

– Corrie Ten Boom

 PHOTO CAPTION: Amish Community at a music community.

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Hi we are the Esch sisters! Our favorite thing to do is sing together, and our goal is to spread the gospel through our music, we hope you enjoy:) Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 118:1

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