Hallelujah! Celebrate this New Zealand Christmas with a stunning live performance of Handel's ‘Messiah'.

The dramatic music is full of vivid ‘painting' and encompasses the range of human emotion, ‘the hopes and fears of all the years' particularly relevant with recent global events.

You will hear the work presented with all the energy and lightness Handel intended in a dynamic collaboration between Scholars Baroque Aotearoa Chamber Choir and NZ Barok Orchestra as if it were conducted by himself!

King George II was so moved by Messiah's ‘Hallelujah Chorus' that he rose to his feet upon hearing it. For nearly three centuries crowds continue to gather to hear the sheer beauty of the music, standing to acknowledge the power of the Hallelujah!

Be moved, delighted and inspired by this seventh annual performance of Handel's ‘Messiah' in our glorious coastal city.

Scholars Baroque Aotearoa Chamber Choir and NZ Barok Orchestra will perform Handel's Messiah on Saturday, December 3, at St Mary Immaculate Church in Tauranga at 7.30pm.

Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $15 student with ID are available at i-Site (103 The Strand), iticket.co.nz, by phone 0508 484 253 or as cash-only door sales until sold out.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to experience Handel's Messiah on December 3 for two lucky readers who can tell us the name of the chorus that traditionally calls for the audience to stand?

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 22.