Hallelujah! Handel’s glorious and much-loved oratorio, Messiah, returns to the magnificent, specially candlelit surroundings of Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 6 December 2025.
Written more than 280 years ago, Messiah remains one of the world’s most popular choral works. When King George II attended its premiere in 1742, he is said to have been so moved by the mighty Hallelujah chorus that he rose to his feet – a tradition that audiences continue today. The oratorio is also packed with other well-known arias and choruses such as For unto us a child is born, All we like sheep, And He shall purify and The trumpets shall sound.
Accompanying the 140 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society – one of England’s leading choirs of its kind – will be four acclaimed soloists and the superb Meridian Sinfonia Baroque orchestra, all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral's director of music Samuel Hudson.
* There is also the opportunity to donate to local grant-making charity, the Worcestershire Community Foundation, when you purchase your Messiah tickets.... read more below! *
Don’t miss this perfect musical prelude to the Christmas season.
SOLOISTS:
AMY CARSON – soprano
FRANCES GREGORY – mezzo soprano
SIMON WALL – tenor
TIM DICKINSON – bass baritone
TICKETS:
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MORE ABOUT OUR INAUGURAL MESSIAH BENEFIT CONCERT
Did you know that Handel’s magnificent Messiah has been doing good in society since 1742? The composer ensured he made each of his Messiah concerts a fund-raising benefit performance… making a profound impact on 18th century health, well-being and social change by inspiring the world’s first purpose-built maternity hospital – the Rotunda, Dublin – as well as London’s Foundling Hospital.
Now, echoing that spirit, Worcester Festival Choral Society is delighted to announce a special fund-raising partnership with the Worcestershire Community Foundation that aims to support the health, well-being and education of children and young people across our county.
Through charitable donations made with ticket purchases, and additional philanthropic donors, we hope to raise a significant sum for the Worcestershire Community Foundation each December. This local grant-making charity supports Worcestershire by championing smaller community groups, and connecting donors of all kinds with local causes that really matter. In 2023-24 it distributed over £600k of funding, supporting 93 county projects (www.worcscf.org.uk).
We therefore invite you to celebrate Messiah’s musical and philanthropic legacy by adding a charitable donation when buying your Messiah tickets – no matter how small, and if you feel able to do so. Every penny raised (subject to 5% TicketSource processing fee) will go to Worcestershire Community Foundation funds, for distribution in grants to the most deserving youth-related causes in our county.
Thank you for your support!
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