By: Dana Wen
Seattle’s Messiah purists got their annual fix this past Sunday during Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers’ single performance of Handel’s masterpiece. OSSCS, led by George Shangrow, is well-known in the region for their true-to-the-score Messiah (no cuts or abridged versions here). Sunday’s concert was held at the First Free Methodist Church in Queen Anne, which has hosted the OSSCS Messiah for the past several years.
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who was that harpsichordist again?
Correction: The harpsichord player noted in paragraph 5, referring to the Orchestra Seattle musicians, was Robert Kechley, not Stephen Wall.
Changed. Sorry for the mistake. I’ll remind contributors to be more attentive to these things for the future.
Maestro Shangrow is truly masterful. How do “we” more broadly get the word out? Each year maintains the quality of the music, but often with subtle nuances that do not detract from the performance, but add to it. I can’t believe that the SSO will have nearly the power and passion for Handel’s Messiah that Shangrow and OSSCS have.
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