Anyway, the concert was being held our our beautiful church, and we showed up ready to buy some general admission tickets. The ticket gal asked, "Do you want some reserved section tickets? These were just returned and are already paid for, so you can have them for free." Sweet! So we sat 8 rows back and listened to beautiful music for the next 2 hours.
They actually did the ENTIRE Messiah oratorio (all 3 parts), not just the traditional Christmas section with the "Hallelujah" chorus tacked on like I was expecting. The soloists and choir were fantastic, and I loved hearing the other parts that I wasn't as familiar with. I was so jealous that I wasn't up there singing myself! But at the "Hallelujah" Chorus part (end of the Easter section, of course), you stand up (it's tradition!), and at this concert, the conductor turned around and conducted the audience so it was okay to sing along. I sorta sang, but I was exhausted, making me realize that I made the right call about pregnancy vs. singing.
Here is the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus performing the first choral part of the Messiah, "And the Glory of the Lord":
Oh how I love the Messiah. We used to go see it performed by our city's symphony EVERY Christmas. Glad you got to enjoy the concert even if it was as an observer not a participant this year.
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