HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Handel’s Messiah Buy Thursday Dec 17, 2026 7:30 PM Winston-Salem Symphony Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus Melinda Whittington Soprano Tichina Vaughn Mezzo Soprano Eric Barry Tenor Joshua Conyers Baritone Michelle Merrill Conductor Chris Gilliam Chorus Director This stunning Christmastime tradition blends your Symphony and Chorus with fantastic soloists for one of music’s most cherished works. New night and venue! Pre-Concert Talk Saturday at 6:30 PM All audience members are invited to join us in the Judy Voss Jones Fine Arts Center, directly behind Reynolds Auditorium on its west side, for a lively discussion about the music and surrounding context. Local musicologist Dr. Carol Reynolds is your guide—pre-concert talks are free to attend, and occur one hour before any Classics Series concert. Single tickets to this event go on sale June 1, but you can save your seat with a subscription! Subscribe now. Thu Dec 17 7:30 PM Venue Reynolds Auditorium 301 N. Hawthorne Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27104 Directions & Parking Rideshare and Dining What will my view be like? While Reynolds Auditorium’s sightlines and sound are best enjoyed in the Mezzanine, Orchestra-level seating also offers superb viewing and sound, especially in rows F through O. Please bear in mind that Reynolds Auditorium is a historic venue; there is no elevator, thus the Mezzanine and Balcony levels are only accessed via stairs. Accessible seating is available on the Orchestra level at the rear of the house and along the outside left and right. Michelle Merrill, conductor WSS Music Director Michelle Merrill served four years as the Assistant and then Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also serves as the Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, where she has ignited the growth and expansion of the orchestra’s offerings both on and off the stage. Ms. Merrill is a proud recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award as well as the prestigious 2013 Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship as awarded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation, which enabled her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival. Read more. |