Sending comfort to the people of Lewiston
“Comfort Ye My People” from G. F. Handel’s Messiah,
with reimagined lyrics by Classical Uprising & ChamberQUEER for Messiah. Multiplied.
In honor of #LoveLewistonDay, and our family and friends who have been impacted by the mass shooting tragedy, we share "Comfort Ye" from Messiah. Multiplied. featuring Eli McCormack, alongside photos of incredible strength from the town we know and love.
Text
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith our God.
Speak ye comfortably to your kindred, and cry unto them,
that their struggle will be accomplished,
that their inequity is abolished.
The voice I hear that crieth in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the light,
make clear in the desert a highway for a new world.
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Artists
Emily Isaacson, conductor
Eli McCormack, male soprano
Violin:
Keats Dieffenbach
Sylvia Schwartz
Mike Albert
Rafa Prendergast
Dana Maiben
Anna Pearlman
Viola:
Joy Grimes
Isaiah Chapman
Rebecca Hallowell
Cello:
Jules Biber
Thomas Barth
Bass:
Pablo Kennedy
Bassoon:
Allen Hamrick
Harpsichord:
Peter Lim