Messiah Performance History
Handel’s Messiah is a staple of The Masterwork Chorus’s repertoire, performed every year since 1957. Venues have included two of New York City’s finest spaces; the storied Perelman Stage in the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. The group has also performed Messiah at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and in several prestigious locations throughout New Jersey.
To learn more about Messiah, read program notes and watch former music director Andrew Megill as he discusses Messiah’s composition and place in history.
| Location | Date | All Venues |
Carnegie Hall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/23 | 267 | 125 |
| Randolph High School, Randolph, NJ | 12/16/23 | 266 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/21/22 | 265 | 124 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/19 | 264 | 123 |
| Dorothy Young Performing Arts Center, Madison, NJ | 12/20/19 | 263 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/18 | 262 | 122 |
| Dorothy Young Performing Arts Center, Madison, NJ | 12/15/18 | 261 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/17 | 260 | 121 |
| Ridge Performing Arts Center Basking Ridge, NJ | 12/17/17 | 259 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/16 | 258 | 120 |
| Ridge Performing Arts Center Basking Ridge, NJ | 12/18/16 | 257 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/15 | 256 | 119 |
| Ridge Performing Arts Center Basking Ridge, NJ | 12/19/15 | 255 | |
| Ridge Performing Arts Center Basking Ridge, NJ | 12/20/14 | 254 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/14 | 253 | 118 |
| Ridge Performing Arts Center Basking Ridge, NJ | 12/21/13 | 252 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/13 | 251 | 117 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/12 | 250 | 116 |
| Dorothy Young Performing Arts Center, Madison, NJ | 12/22/12 | 249 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/11 | 248 | 115 |
| Dorothy Young Performing Arts Center Madison, NJ | 12/19/11 | 247 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/10 | 246 | 114 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/14/10 | 245 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/09 | 244 | 113 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/22/09 | 243 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/21/08 | 242 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/21/08 | 241 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/08 | 240 | 112 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/08 | 239 | 111 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/23/07 | 238 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/07 | 237 | 110 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/07 | 236 | 109 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/06 | 235 | 108 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/06 | 234 | 107 |
| Morristown High School, Morristown, NJ | 12/17/06 | 233 | |
| Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ | 12/15/06 | 232 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/24/05 | 231 | 106 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/05 | 230 | 105 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/18/05 | 229 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/12/05 | 228 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/04 | 227 | 104 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/19/04 | 226 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/12/04 | 225 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/11/04 | 224 | 103 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/11/04 | 223 | 102 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/03 | 222 | 101 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/03 | 221 | 100 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/19/03 | 220 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/14/03 | 219 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown NJ | 12/18/02 | 218 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/15/02 | 217 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/02 | 216 | 99 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/02 | 215 | 98 |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/23/01 | 214 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/01 | 213 | 97 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/01 | 212 | 96 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/20/01 | 211 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/19/01 | 210 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/23/00 | 209 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/22/00 | 208 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/00 | 207 | 95 |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/17/00 | 206 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/21/99 | 205 | 94 |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/19/99 | 204 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/12/99 | 203 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/11/99 | 202 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/19/98 | 201 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/18/98 | 200 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/13/98 | 199 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/98 | 198 | 93 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/98 | 197 | 92 |
| Montclair High School, Montclair, NJ | 12/21/97 | 196 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/19/97 | 195 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/14/97 | 194 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/13/97 | 193 | 91 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/97 | 192 | 90 |
| NJPAC, Victoria Hall, Newark, NJ | 12/11/97 | 191 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/96 | 190 | 89 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/21/96 | 189 | 88 |
| Montclair High School Montclair, NJ | 12/20/96 | 188 | |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/14/96 | 187 | |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/13/96 | 186 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/95 | 185 | 87 |
| Community Theatre Morristown, NJ | 12/16/95 | 184 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/95 | 183 | 86 |
| Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ | 12/10/95 | 182 | |
| Trinity Cathedral Trenton, NJ | 12/09/95 | 181 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/94 | 180 | 85 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/94 | 179 | 84 |
| Millburn High School Milburn, NJ | 12/16/94 | 178 | |
| Morris Knolls High School Denville, NJ | 12/11/94 | 177 | |
| Trinity Cathedral Trenton, NJ | 12/09/94 | 176 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/26/93 | 175 | 83 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/93 | 174 | 82 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/93 | 173 | 81 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/93 | 172 | 80 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/93 | 171 | 79 |
| State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ | 12/12/93 | 170 | |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral Newark, NJ | 12/05/93 | 169 | |
| Salaam Temple, Livingston, NJ | 12/04/93 | 168 | |
| Morristown High School, Morristown, NJ | 12/03/93 | 167 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/27/92 | 166 | 78 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newark, NJ | 12/20/92 | 165 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/13/92 | 164 | 77 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/92 | 163 | 76 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/92 | 162 | 75 |
| Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ | 12/06/92 | 161 | |
| St. Peter the Apostle Church, Parsippany, NJ | 12/05/92 | 160 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/91 | 159 | 74 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/21/91 | 158 | 73 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/21/91 | 157 | 72 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/91 | 156 | 71 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/91 | 155 | 70 |
| Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ | 12/08/91 | 154 | |
| St. Peter the Apostle Church, Parsippany, NJ | 12/07/91 | 153 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/16/90 | 152 | 69 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/16/90 | 151 | 68 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/90 | 150 | 67 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/90 | 149 | 66 |
| Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ | 12/09/90 | 148 | |
| College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ | 12/01/90 | 147 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/89 | 146 | 65 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/89 | 145 | 64 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/89 | 144 | 63 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/16/89 | 143 | 62 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/16/89 | 142 | 61 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Church, Whippany, NJ | 12/10/89 | 141 | |
| First Presbyterian Church, Hackettstown, NJ | 12/03/89 | 140 | |
| St. Joseph’s Church, Mendham, NJ | 12/02/89 | 139 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/88 | 138 | 60 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/88 | 137 | 59 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/88 | 136 | 58 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/17/88 | 135 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/10/88 | 134 | 57 |
| First Presbyterian Church, Hackettstown, NJ | 12/04/88 | 133 | |
| St. Virgil’s Church, Morris Plains, NJ | 12/03/88 | 132 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/87 | 131 | 56 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/87 | 130 | 55 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/87 | 129 | 54 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/87 | 128 | 53 |
| First Presbyterian, Hackettstown, NJ | 12/13/87 | 127 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/06/87 | 126 | |
| Presbyterian Church, New Vernon, NY | 11/29/87 | 125 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/21/86 | 124 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/21/86 | 123 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/20/86 | 122 | |
| Calvary Episcopal Church, Summit, NJ | 12/14/86 | 121 | |
| Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, NY | 12/13/86 | 120 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/07/86 | 119 | |
| St. Bartholomew’s Church, NYC | 12/06/86 | 118 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/28/85 | 117 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/28/85 | 116 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/27/85 | 115 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/85 | 114 | 52 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/22/85 | 113 | 51 |
| Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ | 12/15/85 | 112 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/08/85 | 111 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/23/84 | 110 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/84 | 109 | 50 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/84 | 108 | 49 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/84 | 107 | 48 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/09/84 | 106 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/83 | 105 | 47 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/83 | 104 | 46 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/83 | 103 | 45 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/11/83 | 102 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/09/83 | 101 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/26/82 | 100 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/82 | 99 | 44 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/82 | 98 | 43 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/82 | 97 | 42 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/12/82 | 96 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/27/81 | 95 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/27/81 | 94 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/81 | 93 | 41 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/81 | 92 | 40 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/13/81 | 91 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/13/81 | 90 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/28/80 | 89 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/28/80 | 88 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/21/80 | 87 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/21/80 | 86 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/80 | 85 | 39 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/14/80 | 84 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/14/80 | 83 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/79 | 82 | 38 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/23/79 | 81 | 37 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/16/79 | 80 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/16/79 | 79 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/14/79 | 78 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/09/79 | 77 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/09/79 | 76 | |
| Roxbury High School, Roxbury, NJ | 12/01/79 | 75 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/17/78 | 74 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/17/78 | 73 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/15/78 | 72 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/10/78 | 71 | 36 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/10/78 | 70 | 35 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/09/78 | 69 | 34 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/23/77 | 68 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/18/77 | 67 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/18/77 | 66 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/11/77 | 65 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/11/77 | 64 | 33 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/26/76 | 63 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/19/76 | 62 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/76 | 61 | 32 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/76 | 60 | 31 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/11/76 | 59 | 30 |
| St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ | 12/04/76 | 58 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/21/75 | 57 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/75 | 55 | 29 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/75 | 54 | 28 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/11/75 | 53 | |
| St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ | 12/14/75 | 53 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/07/75 | 52 | 27 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/28/74 | 51 | 26 |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/22/74 | 50 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/22/74 | 49 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/15/74 | 48 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/04/74 | 47 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/23/73 | 46 | |
| Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | 12/23/73 | 45 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/09/73 | 44 | 25 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/08/73 | 43 | 24 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/07/73 | 42 | 23 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/17/72 | 41 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/72 | 40 | 22 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/72 | 39 | 21 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/10/72 | 38 | |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/10/72 | 37 | |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/28/71 | 36 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/19/71 | 35 | 20 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/71 | 34 | 19 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/10/71 | 33 | 18 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/04/71 | 32 | 17 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/20/70 | 31 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/20/70 | 30 | 16 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/13/70 | 29 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/10/70 | 28 | 15 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/27/69 | 27 | |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/21/69 | 26 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/21/69 | 25 | 14 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/69 | 24 | 13 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/12/69 | 23 | 12 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/27/68 | 22 | |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/22/68 | 21 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/14/68 | 20 | 11 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/13/68 | 19 | 10 |
| Hanover Park High School, Hanover Park, NJ | 12/06/68 | 18 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/16/67 | 17 | 9 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/09/67 | 16 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/08/67 | 15 | 8 |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/17/66 | 14 | |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/16/66 | 13 | |
| Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | 12/09/66 | 12 | |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/18/65 | 11 | 7 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/03/65 | 10 | 6 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/11/64 | 9 | 5 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/06/64 | 8 | 4 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/15/63 | 7 | 3 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/09/62 | 6 | 2 |
| Carnegie Hall, NYC | 12/17/61 | 5 | 1 |
| Morristown HS, Morristown, NJ | 12/12/59 | 4 | |
| Morristown HS, Morristown, NJ | 12/11/59 | 3 | |
| Morristown HS, Morristown, NJ | 12/14/57 | 2 | |
| Morristown HS, Morristown, NJ | 12/07/57 | 1 |