While Lewis & Clark has been proud to host Portland Baroque Orchestra in prior years, there are no performances of Handel's Messiah at Lewis & Clark in December 2007. Please go to http://www.pbo.org for a full list of Messiah performances this December.

Handel’s Messiah and More

Portland Baroque Orchestra

This holiday season, you can choose one or both: an intimate, dramatic performance of Handel’s masterpiece oratorio, a Portland tradition for over twenty years, or a Baroque holiday sampling of Messiah highlights, plus Vivaldi’s stunning Gloria, and Corelli’s beloved Christmas Concerto. Matthew Halls, keyboardist of Monica Huggett’s Ensemble Sonnerie and director of concert and opera, leads the full forces of PBO’s Orchestra and Chorus joined by world-class soloists for two programs of joyous music. Making their PBO debuts are renowned Canadian soprano Meredith Hall, Portland’s own rising opera star Angela Niederloh, and rich-voiced baritone Charles Robert Stephens.

Matthew Halls, director and harpsichord
Meredith Hall, soprano
Angela Niederloh, mezzo-soprano
Mark T. Panuccio, tenor
Charles Robert Stephens, baritone
and the Portland Baroque Orchestra Chorus

Handel’s Messiah, complete:
Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, Portland

Sunday, December 18, 2005 3:00 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Lewis & Clark College

Messiah Highlights, Vivaldi Gloria in D and Corelli “Christmas Concerto”(2-hour performance):
Friday, December 16, 2005 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, Portland

Monday, December 19, 2005 7:30 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Lewis & Clark College

For further information about Portland Baroque Orchestra’s 2005-2006 Season, call 503 222-6000 or visit PBO online at http://www.pbo.org

A limited number of reduced-price tickets for performance at the Agnes Flanagan Chapel are available in the College Bookstore for the Lewis & Clark College community: $10 for students; $12 for employees and alumni.