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Rehearsals begin for the 16th annual performance of the San Antonio Messiah . Join the choir or orchestra! No auditions required for ages 18+. Music is available on site for purchase. Rehearsals will continue every Sunday evening leading up to the performances on December 5-6. Join participants from 30+ churches for wonderful experience worshipping Jesus Christ! More info available at www.samessiah.com. About Handel's Messiah... The composition of Messiah , the complete 260-page oratorio, began on August 22, 1741, and was composed in just 24 days, when Handel finished the final orchestration on September 14, 1741. Handel composed Messiah without getting much sleep or even eating much food. When his assistants brought him his meals, they were often left uneaten. His servants would often find him in tears as he composed. When he completed “Hallelujah,” he reportedly told his servant, “I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself seated on His throne, with His company of Angels.”
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6240 UTSA Boulevard, San Antonio, US
