"Messiah" presentation 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon
Bluffton University will present its 116th performance of Handel's "Messiah" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Founders Hall. The event is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken.
Dr. Mark J. Suderman, professor of music and director of choral activities at the university, will conduct the oratorio for the 11th time at Bluffton, where he has taught since 2000.
The chamber orchestra for the performance comprises 20 area instrumentalists, including Bluffton faculty and students. Soloists are Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music at Bluffton, soprano; Cynthia Lincoln MacDonald, alto; Christopher Scholl, tenor; and Dr. Sean Cooper, bass.
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