After two consecutive years of cancellation due to COVID-19 concerns, Handel’s Messiah returns to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Dec. 5 at 3:00 pm featuring the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale conducted by maestro Robert Moody. Handel’s Messiah is perhaps one of the most widely played pieces around the world during the Christmas season, and is historically one of the most popular oratorios—that of a musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. “Each year, Pacific Symphony presents Handel’s Messiah and, without fail, the concert sells out,” president and CEO of Pacific Symphony John Forsyte told The Epoch Times. “I believe the reason for this is not only the subject matter, which was described by the librettist Charles Jennens as ‘a meditation of our Lord as Messiah in Christian thought and belief,’ but the fact that the music is so inspired,” said Forsyte. Joining …