Performances of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ planned this week in Richland, College Place

Walla Walla Symphony and Mid-Columbia Mastersingers are joining forces for two performances of Handel’s Messiah this week.

The performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Central United Protestant Church, 1124 Stevens Drive, Richland; and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Walla Walla University Church, 212 S.W. Fourth St., College Place.

The performances will feature several soloists, including Richland native Michael Drumheller, a baritone.

Other soloists are soprano Courtney Ruckman, mezzo-soprano Hannah Penn and tenor Daniel Buchanan.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for university/college students with ID, and $5 for kids 17 and younger.

They’re available at wwsymphony.org, by calling 509-529- 8020, at the symphony office at 13-1/2 E. Main St., Suite 201, Walla Walla, and at the door.

Yaacov Bergman is the symphony’s music director and conductor. Justin Raffa leads the Mastersingers, with Reginald Unterseher as associate conductor.

This story was originally published November 27, 2017 at 4:49 PM with the headline "Performances of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ planned this week in Richland, College Place."