Show A Chr Season Musical Treat A rare trent treat for our will he be The Tho Messiah to he be presented Sunday afternoon at the by the tho High Music Department tinder the tho a able lo direction of Ellis C Worthen Of aU all the tho music associated with Christmas per per- hans no composition so well embodies ics the tho spirit of the tho as Handel Messiah The Tho great oratorio enthralled countless audiences It has been said to to have havo brought moro more money for charity than any other kother single of music And nd it marked a rebirth for its composer George Gcorge Frederick HamIel was virtually Il a has has- been in 1741 London luul 1101 grown tired of his Italian operas and of him Attire 1010 them than on once co lie ho had barely missed being thrown into debtors prison and his was beginning to fail Then came uno n a commission from the tho lord lieutenant of Ireland and the governors of three charitable in- in institutions iu for HamIel to conduct It a Series of chant chant- able ablo concerts Handel was not nn an especially religious n mau but something seemed to possess him as he worked on I the tho assignment For some 23 days he ket kelt to his study refusing to see seo any visitors leaving his food working through the he l night Ills servants thought lie ho was going mad Often they ther found him in tears lie he finished the tho Hallelujah Chorus he declared I did think I did see seo all heaven before me and the tho great groat God himself The rhe production is a Christmas gift to the tho com com- inanity from tho school Mr Worthen and his group of musicians There is no admission charge the best things of life are freo free and and this is one of those things in hJ life We Yo express tho appreciation of the community to Mr and the tho members of his liis music depart depart- department ment ment for n a very fine fino contribution to the tho culture of Ashley Valloy |