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". . . perhaps the jazziest, most soulful reinterpretation of Handel's Messiah you'll ever hear."

- New York Post

The buzz is about "TOO HOT TO HANDEL" - but what is it all about?

Marin Alsop, with colleagues Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson have redefined Handel's MESSIAH.Too Hot To Handel  is captivating and delightful in breaking new 'classical' ground of the 21st century!

The Concordia Orchestra commissioned "Too Hot To Handel"in the early 1990's and since the first performance at Lincoln Center, the crowds have smiled, cheered, and danced in their seats (and sometimes in the aisle!).

Too Hot To Handel  captures the essential core of Handel's famous piece and reinterprets it with chords of R&B, jazz, and gospel. The end result is a dynamic and uplifting celebration that must be experienced to be appreciated.

Over two centuries after George Frideric Handel premiered his grand oratorio,The Messiah  (in 1742), audiences are still enjoying the Messiah...and sold-out performances are still swinging to Too Hot To Handel .

  Marin Alsop 
Music Director, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (UK)
Music Director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

FOR ALL INQUIRIES ABOUT RENTAL for performance
e-mail:music@tooHOT2Handel.com
Ella M. Fredrickson, Music Administrator

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"Christianson and Anderson have brought Handel's "Messiah" into a new aesthetic. In doing so, they have offered an inspiring object lesson on the genius of black music in America."
~ Chicago Tribune

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