Community invited to join Handel’s ‘Messiah’ performance — Dec. 13
Performance: 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at McKenzie Theatre, EOU. Community choir and orchestra rehearsals begin in October.
Community members are invited to sing or play in a 2026 performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah in La Grande.
Kevin Durfee, who conducted local Messiah performances in 2016 and 2017, will return to conduct. The performance begins at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in McKenzie Theatre on the Eastern Oregon University campus.
Choir rehearsals
- Oct. 4, 11 and 25: 5-7 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1802 Gekeler Lane, La Grande.
- Sundays in November and Dec. 6: 5 p.m. in the choir room at Loso Hall on the EOU campus.
Orchestra rehearsals
- Oct. 25: 4-5 p.m. at 1802 Gekeler Lane. The orchestra will join the choir at 5 p.m.
- Nov. 1, 15, 22 and 29, and Dec. 6: 4 p.m. in the choir room at Loso Hall.
Solo auditions and dress rehearsal
- Solo auditions: 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Loso Hall.
- Dress rehearsal: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at McKenzie Theatre.
For more information, call Marie at 541-805-8902 or email Wes at eo.endo@gmail.com.
