Under the direction of the Rev. Lane Keister, minister of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, a community choir representing many area churches will perform Handel’s Messiah at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, in the historic Bethel ARP church in downtown Winnsboro.
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro tradition since the early 1950s, the Christmas presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” will be performed by the Winnsboro Choral Society on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. at Bethel ARP Church, 101 Zion St. in downtown Winnsboro.
The Choir, which is made up of singers from several area churches, has been practicing for weeks. When the call went out for singers, the response was overwhelming, said the choir’s director, the Rev. Lane Keister.
“It’s a beautiful performance and it is always fully appreciated by the audience,” Keister said. “We have a wealth of vocal talent in this community. It will be a wonderful evening.”
Last year, after the final Hallelujah chorus and the performance ended, the crowd spontaneously rose to its feet. Following the performance, many in attendance will walk across Congress Street in their holiday finery to the Fairfield Museum for the Museum’s annual Holiday Open House to continue what is one of Winnsboro’s most social holiday evenings.
