Are you in the Christmas spirit? Well, make plans for the FREE Do-It-Yourself Messiah in Chicago at Christmastime 2021, which takes place annually at the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago – 55 E. Wacker Drive on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  (click at bottom for more info). The event brings together a world-class conductor and soloists, an all-volunteer orchestra, and thousands of audience members as the chorus.

If you have never done this then DO IT THIS YEAR!  The Do-It-Yourself Messiah celebrates its 46th year of a beloved Chicago holiday tradition. 1,500 amateur choristers—you, the public—join an orchestra and world-class conductor/soloists at each performance to sing Handel’s masterpiece under the direction of Maestro Stanley Sperber. Bring your score and come sing! Not suitable for children under 6.

Celebrating its 46th year, the Do-It-Yourself Messiah will take place on on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

The music of Handel comes to life in Chicago every Christmas with his magnificent Messiah performed by an audience of thousands, featuring world-class soloists and a full orchestra of local amateur and professional musicians, all volunteering their time and talent.

This season marks the 46th year of The Do-It-Yourself Messiah. This Chicago tradition began when the late Al Booth, founder of the International Music Foundation, brought to America the musical heritage of the parishioners of a small country church in southern England. You – the chorus, the conductor, the soloists, and the orchestra – will fill this hall with glorious sounds first heard in the New Musick Hall on Fishamble Street, Dublin, in 1742.

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Do-It-Yourself Messiah is generously supported by:

Philip and Judy Nussbaum Family Trust

Chicago Sunday Evening Club

National Endowment for the Arts

Illinois Arts Council

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