I had the opportunity to review the recent performance of Messiah by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Chorus this weekend. The version they performed was the 1789 revision of George Frideric Handel’s work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. My review for The Wichita Eagle can be found here.
Messiah
George Frideric Handel, orchestrated by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Hege, Music Director and Conductor
Janet E. Brown, Soprano
Barbara Rearick, Mezzo-soprano
Dinyar Vania, Tenor
Timothy LeFebvre, Baritone
Wichita Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Michael Hanawalt, Chorus Director