Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra UMS Choral Union Jerry Blackstone, conductor Caitlin Lynch, soprano Meredith Arwady, contralto Nicholas Phan, tenor Jesse Blumberg, baritone Edward Parmentier, harpsichord

The Grammy Award-winning UMS Choral Union (2006 Best Choral Performance for William Bolcom's Songs of Innocence and of Experience) launches the holiday season with its signature work, Handel's glorious oratorio, Messiah. An Ann Arbor tradition in the beautiful surroundings of Hill Auditorium, these performances are ultimately the heart and soul of UMS, connecting audiences with the talented people on stage, but also with the friends and family who attend each year. Those who have been coming for decades say that the chorus has never sounded better