Time:  7:00pm | Date: 12/06/14
Place: Cargill United Methodist Church, 2000 Wesley Avenue Janesville, WI

21 altos, 21 bass, 29 sopranos, and 12 tenors – and that’s just the on-stage chorus.  Add 4 soloists, 45-member symphony orchestra, 15-member off-stage youth chorus, 1 off-stage youth soloist/trio member, conductor — and this year’s Choral Union comes into focus.

Choral Union celebrates its 133rd anniversary with two performances of “Elijah,” an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn.  Concerts take place at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2014, and again at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Cargill United MethodistChurch, 2000 Wesley Avenue, Janesville.

“To the masses of music-loving people, Mendelssohn requires no introduction – especially when “Elijah” is mentioned,” notes Conductor Richard Severing.

“The masterpiece has taken its place on a level with “The Messiah” by Handel,” and Severing goes on to say the “Elijah” is “as full of drama as an opera.” The conductor comments that the work has such “warmth of harmony and melody that it is loved by everyone who has ever heard it or sung it.” The selection is described as “very large in scope and yet very intimate and personal for the listener and for the performer as well The subject of this oratorio is the compelling story of Elijah and the people of Israel as they struggle with belief and trust in God.”

Advance tickets are $12.00 and may be ordered by calling (608) 741-5074 or may be purchased from Choral Union members. Tickets are $15.00 at the door on both performance days.  Credit cards are not accepted.

Ticket requests made by phone in advance may be picked up at the “Will-Call” area at Cargill United Methodist Church on the day of the concerts. Like us on facebook: www.facebook.com/JanesvilleChoralUnion.

Performance Location:
Cargill United Methodist Church
2000 Wesley Ave, Janesville, WI

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