Messiah Artists

Handel's Messiah 2009

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Joyce Larson, Artistic Director

Distinguished soloists:

Soprano Melissa Kelly Cardamone is a Twin Cities native and a graduate of Armstrong High School in Plymouth.  This is her second performance of Messiah with us and she has also performed in a Mozart concert with us.

We welcome mezzo-soprano Nicole Warner,  for her second performance.  Check out her column called the "Twin Cities Collaborative" on the website "Notes on the Road."

Brad Bradshaw, tenor, was discovered while singing Bach (of course) with the Bach Society.  This will be his fourth performance of Messiah with us.

Bass Aaron Larson's, twin daughters developed a Messiah obsession over the past year and have been offering advice for his interpretation of "The Trumpet Shall Sound."  They hope he'll add the choreography they suggested.  This is Aaron's first Messiah with us.

Orchestra

Chorus Pictured Below

 

2009 Messiah Orchestra Members

Concertmaster

Taichi Chen

 

Violin I

Nancy Oliveros

 

Violin II

Ray Shows

Robin Chen

 

Viola

Elizabeth Cregan

Laurel Browne

 

Cello

Nathan Davis

Anna Vasquez

 

Bass

Sara Thompson

 

Oboe

Sarah Erickson Lume

Laura Nortwen

 

Bassoon

Cynthia Bailey

 

 

Trumpet I

Richard Adams

 

Trumpet II

Mark Chelgren

 

Harpsichord

Tami Morse

 

Continuo Organ

Ann Paulson

 

Timpani

Robert Stacke