Soloist Vicki Helwick sings under the direction of conductor Jerome L. Wright during Saturday’s 20th annual sing-along performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim on Dec. 28. The free performance featured a variety of instrumentalists, guest soloists and participation from members of the audience. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Above: Jerome L. Wright, right, conducts the orchestra during the overture to Handel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 28 in Sequim.
Left: Audience members sing along as a chorus during “Messiah” on Dec. 28 in Sequim.
Photos by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Above: Tenor Nicholas Fritschler solos on “Comfort Ye My People” during the first part of “Messiah” at Trinity United Methodist Church. Below: Soloist Vicki Helwick sings under the direction of conductor Jerome L. Wright during Saturday’s 20th annual sing-along performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim on Dec. 28. The free performance featured a variety of instrumentalists, guest soloists and participation from members of the audience.
Audience members sing along as a chorus during “Messiah” on Dec. 28 in Sequim. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Soloist Vicki Helwick sings under the direction of conductor Jerome L. Wright during the Dec. 28, 20th-annual sing-along performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim. The free performace featured a variety of instrumentalists, guest soloists and participation from members of the audience. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Jerome L. Wright, right, conducts the orchestra during the overture to Handel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 28 in Sequim. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Tenor Nicholas Fritschler solos on “Comfort Ye My People” during the first part of “Messiah” at Trinity United Methodist Church. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Soloist Vicki Helwick sings under the direction of conductor Jerome L. Wright during Saturday’s 20th annual sing-along performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim on Dec. 28. The free performance featured a variety of instrumentalists, guest soloists and participation from members of the audience. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group
By Keith Thorpe