ALSO TODAY: Want to sing/play in Friday’s Community Singalong Messiah? Optional run-throughs today!
From the newly launched WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide, you’re invited to be part of the choir or orchestra for the Community Singalong ‘Messiah’ at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church this Friday – with optional run-throughs today/tonight! Here are details:
2nd Community Messiah Sing-Along
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
(3050 California Ave SW)
November 20, 2026 @ 7:00 PMAbout the Messiah Sing-Along
Join your voices and raise your instruments with singers and instrumentalists from around Seattle for this 2nd Community Messiah Sing-Along on November 20, 2026, at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church. Written by George Frideric Handel in 1741, Messiah — and especially the Hallelujah chorus — has become one of the most widely performed and recognized pieces of Western music. This sing-along will include choruses, solos, and instrumental music from Part I: The Birth of Jesus (about 1 hour)… and yes, the Hallelujah chorus, too! More information for chorus singers, instrumentalists, and vocal soloists may be found on the SJB website.
Rehearsals and Performance Dates
Sunday, November 15 from 1:00-3:00 PM — Orchestra run-through (strongly advised)
Sunday, November 15 from 7:00-8:30 PM — Chorus run-through (optional)
Friday, November 20 from 7:00-8:15 PM — Community Messiah Sing-AlongFor Participants
All are welcome to join the chorus! Bring your scores (Schirmer preferred), share with a friend, or borrow from one of our limited number of scores. If you’ve never sung this piece before, you may want to invest some time learning your part and come to the optional rehearsal… or just show up and wing it—that’s fine, too.All are welcome to join the orchestra! Instrumentalists should contact Dr. Thomas Aláan to get scores, be familiar with their parts ahead of time, and plan to attend the one rehearsal and performance. Handel’s score calls for violin, viola, cello, bass, oboe, trumpet, timpani, and basso continuo (harpsichord, bassoon, portative organ). Mozart’s arrangement expanded this to include clarinet, flute, and French horn. Our arrangement will include anyone who wants to show up — in the great tradition of music throughout time, we’ll use what we’ve got. If you come, we’ll figure it out!
