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FROM CHOIR OF THE EARTH

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Hallelujah! Handel’s back in town

On Thursday 13 April 1742, composer sensation George Frideric Handel premiered his Messiah at the Great Music Hall in Dublin's Fishamble Street - such an hot ticket that men were asked to leave their swords at home, and women were asked not to wear hoops in their dresses to ensure as many people as possible could fit into the Hall.

281 years later to the day, less than a mile away on Dawson Street, Handel will be back in town, leading the people of Dublin in song once again.

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Hallelujah! Choir of the Earth brings UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Edinburgh

On Saturday 18 March 2023, Choir of the Earth will bring its popular UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Edinburgh. The international Choir is usually based exclusively online but will welcome singers from near and far to come and sing choruses from Handel’s Messiah at The Parish Church of St Cuthbert, nestled at the foot of Edinburgh Castle.

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Hallelujah: here we go again!

As coronavirus restrictions finally begin to lift, many musicians are experiencing a “hallelujah” moment as they begin to perform once again. But one choir hit the headlines exactly a year ago for exclaiming “Hallelujah!” in the most literal and magnificent of ways… and now they’re doing it all over again!

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