Joanna Hawkins Nannestad, alto. Karen Tucker, organ.
six weeks after Easter Sunday, we celebrate the Ascension of Christ. Aria #38 (Thou Art Gone Up On High) is one of the more obscure solo movements of Messiah. It features some florid, Italienate lines, in the style of "Rejoice Greatly" but much simpler. Once again, Handel created several version for different singers. We selected version I for alto in d minor, and featured my lovely wife as the soloist. It was a logistical bonus, because Ascension Sunday fell on the Memorial Day Weekend, and my choir was largely on vacation.
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