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7th Annual Messiah Sing-along: Sunday, Dec 22, 2013; 3 PM

Seventh Annual Messiah Sing-Along Why do people stand when the Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah is sung? Legend has it that the tradition began when, at the first London performance of Messiah in 1743, King George II happened to be present. He stood up (presumably overcome by the majesty of the music), and when the …

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