HANDEL’S MESSIAH PERFORMANCE COMING DEC. 17 AT ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and Brenham Choral Society will soon be presenting their annual Handel’s Messiah concert.
The performance, conducted by Eric Johnson, takes place Monday, December 17th at 7 p.m. Eric Johnson is the music director at St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Austin. Johnson will conduct the choir, with Dr. Linda Patterson accompanying on a historic pipe organ.
Dr. Patterson, the music director at St. Peter’s, says the performing soloists are all from the area, with singers from Washington, Austin, and Burleson Counties.
Dr. Patterson also says this year marks the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Christmas hymn “Silent Night”, composed in Austria by Franz Gruber in 1818.
The program is free and open to the public, and a reception with refreshments will follow.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church can be found at 2310 Airline Drive in Brenham. To learn more, go online to www.stpetersbrenham.org, or call 979-836-7248.