NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION
handel's messiah

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 4:00 PM
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse
1904 Walnut Street
​Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Program

Georg Friedrich​ Händel’s Messiah

Program is approximately 2 hour 10 min

Artists

Donald Meineke, Conductor
Choral Arts Philadelphia
​Philadelphia Bach Collegium

Venue

Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse
1904 Walnut Street
​Philadelphia, PA 19103

For years now, the hottest ticket in Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve is Choral Arts Philadelphia’s afternoon concert. Ring in the new year with Händel’s colossal Messiah with the full resources of Choral Arts Philadelphia and Philadelphia Bach Collegium. 

Georg Friedrich Händel composed the Messiah in 1741 and it debuted in Dublin in 1742. Since then, Händel’s beloved oratorio has been performed thousands of times all over the world. By using period instruments and historically informed performance practices, we offer the unique opportunity to hear the music as originally envisioned. The soloists for the performance include multi-Grammy Award winning sopranos Jessica Beebe and Rebecca Meyers, alto Robin Bier, countertenor Nicholas Garza, tenors Eric Carey and Steven Soph, and basses Steven Eddy and Charlie Moore.

Soloists

Sopranos
Jessica Beebe
Rebecca Meyers

Alto
Robin Bier

Countertenor
Nicholas Garza

​Tenors
Eric Carey
Steven Soph

Basses
Steven Eddy
Charlie Moore

Philadelphia Bach Collegium

Violins
Evan Few, Concertmaster
Karen Dekker
Persephone Gibbs
Margaret Humphries
Mandy Wolman

Violas
Daniel Elyar
Marika Holmqvist

Cello
Eve Miller

​Violone
Heather Miller

Oboes
Geoffrey Burgess
Pablo O’Connell

Bassoon
Ben Matus

Trumpets
Perry Sutton
Hugo Moreno

Harpsichord
John Walthausen

​Timpani
Emilyrose Ristine

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