Handel’s Messiah “Mania”
*Areté Singers Messiah Chorus event. To Join the Areté Singers Messiah Chorus, click below
Areté Singers presents
Messiah Mania
‘Tis the season to sing Handel’s Messiah in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Areté Singers will conduct free rehearsals led by Lawrence Kohl for the Pacific Chamber Orchestra concerts, but all singers are invited to prepare for the Messiah season. There is a $10 Music Fee. You keep the score.
Rehearsals on Wednesdays in Lafayette
November 4, 11, & 18, 7:00PM-9:00PM, St. Perpetua Catholic Church, 3454 Hamlin Road, Lafayette
Pacific Chamber Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
November 28, 11:30AM-1:00PM, Del Valle Theater, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek
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Messiah Mania Productions
- 11/15/26, 7:30PM – Schola Cantorum El Mesias: Handel’s Messiah for a New World, Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, 80 South Market Street, San Jose
- Buddy James, Music Director
- *11/21/26, 6:30pm – Elizabeth Hunter Ashley’s Danville Messiah Sing-along, Peace Lutheran Church, 3201 Camino Tassajara, Danville
- Dean Christman, Conductor
- Randall Benway, Piano
- Elizabeth Hunter Ashley, producer and soprano
- Leandra Ramm, alto
- David Huff, tenor
- James Busterud, bass
- Charlotte McKnight, soprano section lead
- Kathryn Schumacher, alto section lead
- Khris Sanchez, tenor section lead
- Timothy Echavez Salaver, bass section lead
- TBD, Trumpet
- *11/28/26, 3PM – Pacific Chamber Orchestra Messiah Concert, Del Valle Theater, 1963 Tice Valley Road, Walnut Creek
- Lawrence Kohl, Music Director
- Oriana Geis-Falla, soprano
- Sara Couden, alto
- Arnold Livingston Geis, tenor
- TBD, bass
- *11/29/26, 3PM – Pacific Chamber Orchestra Messiah Concert, Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore
- 12/4/26, 7:30PM – Valley Concert Chorale Sing-it-Yourself Messiah, Asbury United Methodist Church, Livermore
- Joseph Castro, Artistic Director and Conductor
- Workshop: TBD, 10am-1pm, Asbury United Methodist Church, Livermore – $10
- 12/4/26, 7:30PM – San Francisco Symphony Chorus Messiah Concert, Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
- Ruben Valenzuela, Conductor
- David Xiques, Chorus Director
- Lauren Snouffer, soprano
- Reginald Mobley, countertenor
- Zachary Wilder, tenor
- Enrico Lagasca, baritone
- 12/5, 2PM – San Francisco City Chorus Sing-along Messiah, Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore St., San Francisco
- Michael Conley, Artistic Director
- San Francisco Academy Orchestra
- John Walko, organist
- Audience sings selected solos and choruses
- 12/5/26, 7:30PM – San Francisco Symphony Chorus Messiah Concert, Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
- *12/6/26, 6PM – Musical Arts Performance Company Messiah Sing-along, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2700 Camrose Ave., Fairfield
- Lori Landin, Music Director
- TBD, soprano
- TBD, alto
- TBD, tenor
- TBD, bass
- 12/10/26, 7PM – Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Messiah Concert, Southern Pacific Brewery, 620 Treat Ave., San Francisco
- Urs Leonhardt Steiner, Music and Chorus Director, SF Chapter
- Bruce Rockwell, Chorus Director, Benicia Chapter
- TBD, soprano
- TBD, alto
- TBD, tenor
- TBD, bass
- Gabrielle Goozee-Nichols, soprano section lead
- Hilary Hecht, soprano section lead
- Anne Richnavsky, soprano lead
- Alodiah Lunar, alto section lead
- Khris Sanchez, tenor section lead
- Christopher Poston, tenor section lead
- Andrew Kessler, bass section lead
- TBD, bass section lead
- 12/10/26 & 12/11/26, 7:30PM – American Bach Soloists Messiah Concert, Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., San Francisco
- Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
- American Bach Soloists
- American Bach Choir
- Hélène Brunet, soprano
- Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
- Steven Soph, tenor
- Christian Pursell, bass-baritone
- 12/12/26 7:30PM – Santa Rosa Symphony Winterlude Messiah Concert, Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park
- Francesco Lecce-Chong, Artistic and Music Director
- Santa Rosa Symphony Chorus, Jenny Bent, Director
- 12/13/26, 2PM – Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sing-It-Yourself Messiah, Benicia Clock Tower, 1189 Washington St., Benicia
- Urs Leonhardt Steiner, Music and Chorus Director, SF Chapter
- Bruce Rockwell, Chorus Director, Benicia Chapter
- TBD, soprano
- TBD, alto
- TBD, tenor
- TBD, bass
- Gabrielle Goozee-Nichols, soprano section lead
- Hilary Hecht, soprano section lead
- Anne Richnavsky, soprano lead
- Alodiah Lunar, alto section lead
- Khris Sanchez, tenor section lead
- Christopher Poston, tenor section lead
- Andrew Kessler, bass section lead
- TBD, bass section lead
- 12/13/26 3PM – Santa Rosa Symphony Winterlude Messiah Concert, Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park
- Francesco Lecce-Chong, Artistic and Music Director
- Santa Rosa Symphony Chorus, Jenny Bent, Director
- *12/13/26, 6PM – Musical Arts Performance Company Messiah Sing-along, Inter-Stake Center (ISC) Auditorium Event Center, 4780 Lincoln Ave., Oakland. SOLO AUDITIONS: will be held in Fairfield on Sunday, October 4th at 6 pm and Wednesday, October 7th at 6:30 pm.
- Lori Landin, Music Director
- TBD, soprano
- TBD, alto
- TBD, tenor
- TBD, bass
- 12/14/26, 7PM – Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sing-It-Yourself Messiah, The Homestead, 2301 Folsom St., San Francisco
- Urs Leonhardt Steiner, Music Director
- Gabrielle Goozee-Nichols, soprano section lead
- Hilary Hecht, soprano section lead
- Anne Richnavsky, soprano lead
- Alodiah Lunar, alto section lead
- Khris Sanchez, tenor section lead
- Christopher Poston, tenor section lead
- Andrew Kessler, bass section lead
- TBD, bass section lead
- 12/18/26, 6:30PM – Ensemble Continuo Messiah Sing-along, All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St, Palo Alto
- Diego Hernandez, Music Director
- 12/18, 7:00 PM St. David of Wales Catholic Church (with period orchestra) Messiah Sing-along, St. David of Wales Church 5641 Esmond Ave. Richmond (near I-80 between Solano & McBryde exits)
- Richard Mix, Music Director
- 12/20/26, 2PM – Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sing-It-Yourself Messiah, McKenna Theatre, 1752 Holloway Ave., San Francisco
- Urs Leonhardt Steiner, Music and Chorus Director, SF Chapter
- Bruce Rockwell, Chorus Director, Benicia Chapter
- TBD, soprano
- TBD, alto
- TBD, tenor
- TBD, bass
- Gabrielle Goozee-Nichols, soprano section lead
- Hilary Hecht, soprano section lead
- Anne Richnavsky, soprano lead
- Alodiah Lunar, alto section lead
- Khris Sanchez, tenor section lead
- Christopher Poston, tenor section lead
- Andrew Kessler, bass section lead
- TBD, bass section lead
- 12/20/26, 4pm – Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley Messiah Sing-along, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington
- Dr. Bryan Baker, Music Director
- Michèle Voillequé, soprano section lead
- Meghan Dibble, alto section lead
- Marcelle Dronkers, alto section lead
- Troy Turriate, tenor section lead
- Phil Buonadonna, bass section lead
- Rod Lowe, bass section lead
- Audience sings selected solos and choruses
If you’d like to add your concert listing, please contact Tim Salaver at tim@aretesingers.com.
SCORES
MESSIAH SCORE SCHIRMER EDITION PDF
MESSIAH SCORE WATKINS-SHAW PDF
Chord Perfect Rehearsal Aids (Watkins-Shaw Edition)
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS