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Start your holidays with Handel's Messiah

Enjoy the Christmastime favorite with an oustanding local ensemble

Elmhurst Choral Union and Orchestra present Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 p.m. in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College.

Guest soloists Angela Presutti, Stacy Eckert, Hoss Brock, and Aaron Wardell join Elmhurst Choral Union and a professional orchestra under conductor Scott Uddenberg for the Christmastime favorite.

The performance includes all of Part One (“The Christmas Section”) and selections from Parts Two and Three (including the popular “Hallelujah Chorus”).

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Concert tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors and $10 for youth (7-22). Tickets are available from elmhurstchoralunion.org , 800-838-3006, or at the door.

Elmhurst Choral Union is an outstanding auditioned chorus performing classical masterworks and great choral music of all eras with full professional orchestra. The concert is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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