LPO Concerts at the Orpheum

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the region’s premier orchestra, presents a festive lineup of concerts to kick off the holiday season. Audiences from families to adults are invited to enjoy holiday sounds performed by the LPO in venues across the city from the Orpheum Theater to City Park to the Northshore and more. For more information, visit www.lpomusic.com.  

CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS: HANDEL’S MESSIAH 

Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. | Orpheum Theater 

LPO musicians perform one of choral music’s most famous works, Handel’s Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria in D major. Audiences are invited to experience attractive melodies and popular hits such as the Hallelujah Chorus – a performance filled with passion and drama for some of the most inspiring music ever written. 

Rei Hotoda, conductor 
Joel Dyson, soprano 
Claire Shackleton, mezzo-soprano 
Chauncey Packer, tenor 
Ivan Griffin, bass 
Frazier Singers