| The USC Symphony Orchestra will present a holiday performance of Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Koger Center for the Arts. Donald Portnoy, symphony director, will conduct.
The program will be in keeping with Handel’s original version of the sacred work. The Colla Voce will be featured, along with vocal soloists Sun-Joo Oh, soprano; Helen Tintes-Schuermann, mezzo-soprano; Walter Cuttino, tenor; and Jacob Will, bass.
Colla Voce ("with the voice") comprises 24 to 30 professional musicians from the Midlands area. Under the direction of Larry Wyatt, director of choral studies, this group presents three to four concerts each year with repertoire ranging from the classics to Broadway.
Tickets for Messiah are $18 adults; $15 USC faculty and staff, and senior citizens; $8 students. Group tickets are available.
To purchase, go to the Carolina Coliseum box office, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., or call the charge line at 251-2222. Online ticket purchases can be made at http://www.capitoltickets.com.
For more information, go to www.music.sc.edu/ea/orchestra.
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