Handel's Messiah 2024 - Tauranga

The Scholars’ highly anticipated annual collaboration with our friends at NZBarok is a highlight of the festive season. Messiah is a musical drama based on Biblical texts describing the fortelling, coming, crucifixion, resurrection, and ultimate victory of Jesus. Handel’s setting spans quiet intimacy, cosmic drama, human hatred, profound grief, and transformative celebration, peaking in the mighty Hallelujah chorus and the transcendent final Amen fugue.

With both the Scholars and NZ Barok being specialists in music of the baroque period, we bring Handel’s much-loved work to life in authentic ways. Each year’s performance is always fresh, with new things for both audiences and musicians alike to find each time we encounter Handel’s incredible timeless masterpiece. Building on the enormous success of previous years’ performances and featuring an amazing lineup of international soloists, our 2024 Messiah promises to be yet another dazzling concert experience.