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    Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah

    Saturday, January 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM
    to Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM

    6:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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    01/11/2025 06:00 PM 01/12/2025 03:00 PM America/Atikokan Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah This unforgettable musical extravaganza one can only explain as “indescribable” (Journal of Gospel Music). Breaking the classical music sound barrier since 1993! Marin Alsop, with colleagues Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson reimagined Handel’s Messiah. Too Hot to Handel captures the essential core of Handel’s famous piece and reinterprets it with chords of R&B, jazz, and gospel. The end result is a dynamic and uplifting celebration that must be experienced to be appreciated. “Listeners hooted, whistled and shouted their approval after every number. The ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ was so ecstatically received, it was repeated as an encore.”—The New York TimesEvent LinksTickets: https://go.evvnt.... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/chicago/events/the-auditorium/too-hot-to-handel-the-jazz-gospel-messiah-315470?ref=uceaddevent The Auditorium, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605

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    This unforgettable musical extravaganza one can only explain as “indescribable” (Journal of Gospel Music). Breaking the classical music sound barrier since 1993! Marin Alsop, with colleagues Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson reimagined Handel’s Messiah. Too Hot to Handel captures the essential core of Handel’s famous piece and reinterprets it with chords of R&B, jazz, and gospel. The end result is a dynamic and uplifting celebration that must be experienced to be appreciated. “Listeners hooted, whistled and shouted their approval after every number. The ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ was so ecstatically received, it was repeated as an encore.”—The New York Times

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    Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2675354-0

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