(December 20, 2010 at 1:37 pm)rjh4 Wrote:(December 20, 2010 at 1:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The Phoenix Symphony did Handel's Messiah in a church. I felt the urge to take a shower when I got home.
On the plus side....it was amusing to see all the pagan decorations sprinkled around the place by the pious fools.
And least the performance was excellent.
Why did you go?
Because the work is a triumph of Western musical expression....even if the story is bullshit.