GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Stockton University Oratorio Society will present its annual production of Handel’s “The Messiah” 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 at Borgata Hotel and Spa Event Center in Atlantic City.
The performance feature nearly 200 singers from throughout the region who will raise their voices in the Christmas portion of Handel’s masterpiece.
The production is offered each year under the direction of music Professor Beverly Vaughn, director of the Stockton Chorale.
The 17th biennial performance includes Stockton students, community members and several local choirs, groups and singers from throughout the Greater Delaware Valley.
“I’m so excited for this year’s ‘Messiah’ performance as it marks the 40th year that Stockton has been involved with presenting this holiday classic,” Vaughn said. “It’s going to be bigger and better than ever before!”
The Stockton Oratorio Society community choir, formerly known as the Stockton Chorale, was founded by Dr. Leonard Klein in the early 1970s. From the very beginning, the non-auditioned choir has been composed of both students and the community who join to present outstanding choral music in performances in an inclusive, supportive environment.
Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for seniors, military members, Stockton students, alumni, faculty and staff and children 12 and under.
Tickets can be purchased online, in person at the Stockton Performing Arts Center Box Office on the Galloway campus or by phone at 609-652-9000. The PAC box office is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Borgata Event Center Box Office, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City.
