No Christmas celebration is complete without a performance of Handel’s uplifting oratorio Messiah, a work that has delighted and inspired audiences worldwide since its premiere in 1741.
SAT DEC 21, 2019, 8pm
SUN DEC 22, 2019, 3pm
Sat: Pre-concert lecture, 6:45-7:15pm; Sun: 1:45-2:15pm
Esther Heideman, soprano
Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
National Philharmonic Chorale
Stan Engebretson, conductor
No Christmas celebration is complete without a performance of Handel’s uplifting oratorio Messiah, a work that has delighted and inspired audiences worldwide since its premiere in 1741. The perennial favorite features such timeless highlights as “And the Glory of the Lord” and the “Hallelujah Chorus.”
“The chorus was phenomenal, totally responsive to [National Philharmonic Chorale Artistic Director Stan] Engebretson’s directions.” — The Washington Post
Purchase tickets early to these popular performances!
Holiday Toy Drive, Dec. 22: Participate in Chords of Kindness, a toy drive hosted by Community Ministries of Rockville and the National Philharmonic.
Kids 7-17 are free. Tickets available $29- $79. Purchase early, these are popular performances!
Phone: 3016372608
2019/12/21 - 2019/12/22
Additional time info:
Please join us for pre-concert lectures
Saturday, 6:45-7:15pm; Sunday, 1:45-2:15pm
Holiday Toy Drive, Dec. 22: Participate in Chords of Kindness, a toy drive hosted by Community Ministries of Rockville and the National Philharmonic.
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
For full parking information and directions, please visit www.strathmore.org/your-visit/directions-and-parking
Parking in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage is $5.20 during the week and free on weekends. Strathmore is also accessible via Metro's Red Line, Grosvenor-Strathmore station.
Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane, which do not require payment after 7pm.