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Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah

Performance Dates

Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. @ The Meyerhoff

Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. @ The Meyerhoff

Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. @ Strathmore

Marin Alsop, conductor

Clifford Carter, piano

Bob Christianson, Hammond B-3 Organ

Mike Pope, bass

Clint de Ganon, drums

Cynthia Renée Saffron, soprano

Vaneese Thomas, mezzo

Lawrence Clayton, tenor

- Too Hot to Handel: "The Gospel Messiah"

Experience "the jazziest, most soulful reinterpretation of Handel's Messiah you'll ever hear" ( New York Post). Having thrilled audiences across the country, Too Hot to Handel takes the timeless brilliance of Handel's classic oratorio and infuses it with a blend of jazz, gospel, rock and R&B. Maestra Alsop's Too Hot to Handel will get you out of your seat and into the holiday spirit!

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