A Centennial Celebration: Handel’s Messiah
Calvary Episcopal Church 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TNOne hundred years ago, in December 1922, Calvary's Organist-Choirmaster Adolph Steuterman presented Handel’s Messiah in its entirety for the first time in Memphis since the late 1800s. Reportedly, 800 people attended, overflowing into Second Street, and hundreds more were turned away. A local radio station broadcasted it live. Since then, Messiah has been performed at … Continue reading "A Centennial Celebration: Handel’s Messiah"