{"id":987,"date":"2005-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=987"},"modified":"2005-11-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-02T05:00:00","slug":"music-department-to-present-messiah-oratorio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2005\/music-department-to-present-messiah-oratorio\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Department to Present &#8216;Messiah&#8217; Oratorio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"photo right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/news\/images\/conducting.jpg\" alt=\"Kenneth J. Nafziger\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> The Eastern Mennonite University <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/music\/\">music<\/a> department will present George Frideric Handel&#8217;s magnificent oratorio, &#8220;The Messiah,&#8221; 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in Lehman Auditorium at EMU. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/music\/ensemble.html\">Ensembles<\/a> participating include the EMU Chamber Singers, the University Chorale, and the University Orchestra, conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/humanresources\/personnel\/pages\/nafzigkj.html\">Kenneth J. Nafziger<\/a>, professor of music. <\/p>\n<p> Soloists are EMU students Bethany Blouse, soprano; Annie Johnson, soprano; Ariel Ressler, alto; Matthew Garber, tenor; Steven Horst, tenor; Michael Dezort, bass; EMU graduates Katie Derstine, alto; Matthew Hunsberger, bass; and guest Joel Ross, countertenor. <\/p>\n<p> Admission is a $10 suggested donation, with proceeds to be split between the EMU <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/music\/\">Music<\/a> Scholarship Fund and Mennonite Disaster Service for hurricane relief efforts in the Gulf region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Mennonite University music department will present George Frideric Handel&#8217;s magnificent oratorio, &#8220;The Messiah,&#8221; 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in Lehman Auditorium at EMU. 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