Midland-Odessa Community Chorus
the core-choir for the
Messiah Concert
Rehearsals: at 4805 Gateway Street, Midland, Texas | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Oct. 3 - Nov. 21, 2024
CHORUS DETAILS
Weekly Rehearsals: Oct. 3 - Nov. 14, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Technical Rehearsals: Nov. 21 from 7:00 - 9 PM at the LDS Church, and a second Technical Rehearsal on Dec. 5 from 7:00 - 9 PM @ The First Methodist Church Odessa.
Final Orchestra Rehearsal: Dec. 7th from 2 - 4:30 PM @ the LDS Church.
Concerts: Dec. 8, 5:30 - 6:30 PM at the LDS Church, and a second concert on Dec. 15, 5:30 - 6:30 PM at the Methodist Church.
Joining us for this year's concerts: Concert Conductor Dr. Jean Gómez, Concert Pianist LuAnn Lane, Trumpeter Payne Connor, and the UTPB Orchestra.
Please contact us for more information on singing with the Midland-Odessa Community Chorus or for Private Singing Lessons with Beckstrom Vocal Studio.
The MOCC is an interdenominational choir, led by Director and Founder Alice Valantine Beckstrom and Melanie Harper.
1. Overture (piano and strings)
2. Comfort ye my people- Jonathan Martínez
6. But who may abide the day of His coming?- M.C. Darby
9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Dec. 8: Seneca Mick, Dec. 15: Veronica Miller (and chorus)
10. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth- Carlos Hinojos
14.-16. There were shepherds abiding in the field- Dec. 8: Cathy Bonifay, Dec. 15: Alice Beckstrom
And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them
15. And the angel said unto them
16. And suddenly there was with the angel
20. He shall feed His flock- Dec. 8: Alice Beckstrom & Missy Snow, Dec. 15: Elizabeth-Anne McDonald & Mary Lou McDonald
30. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow- Matt Scott
48. The trumpet shall sound- Carlos Hinojos
Hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Click the highlighted links for online PDFs of the Messiah Choruses.
1-Kent Alexander, 1-Pam Anderson, *8-Alice Beckstrom, *8-Mark Beckstrom, 1-Megan Bennett,
1-Bianca Boehm, 1-Elsa Boehm, 2-Erin Boehm, 1-Henry Boehm, 1-Vera Boehm, *8-Cathy Bonifay,
2-Diana Bustamante, *7-Stazie Church, 2-M.C. Darby, 6-Melody Drinkard, 3-Melanie Harper,
3-Carlos Hinojos, 1-Jared Howell, 4-Sandra Huston, 4-Daphne Jarman, 6-Cynthia Jarrett, 1-Eliza Laing,
5-ManDee Laing, 4-Kati Lewis, 1-Jonathan Martínez, 1-Connie May, 7-David May, *7-Elizabeth Anne McDonald, *7-Mark McDonald, *7-Mary Lou McDonald, 2-Seneca Mick, 2- Peg Miller, 1-Veronica Miller,
3-Eric Nielson, 1-Rachelle Reyes, 3-Matt Scott, 1-Brandon Snow, 5-Missy Snow, 2-Nolan Snow,
1-Wyatt Snow, 1-Audrey Steakley, 3-Jeffrey Tew, 3-Ted Ward, *5-Karen Weidmann, *3- Ron Whitaker
1-8 next to a name denotes the number of years singing Messiah concerts with MOCC
* Denotes the singer is a 2015 founding member of Midland-Odessa Community Chorus
Dec. 15, 2024, 2nd Messiah Concert Program
December 15, 2024 | 5:30 PM | 415 N. Lee Ave, Odessa, TX
At the First Methodist Church of Odessa; hosted by Westminster Presbyterian Church, Odessa.
1. Overture
2. Comfort ye my people- Jonathan Martínez
4. And the glory of the Lord (chorus)
6. But who may abide the day of His coming? - M.C. Darby
7. And he shall purify (chorus)
9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion- Veronica Miller (and chorus)
10. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth- Carlos Hinojos
12. For unto us a child is born (chorus)
14-16. There were shepherds abiding in the field; And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them; And the angel said unto them; And suddenly there was with the angel- Alice Beckstrom
17. Glory to God (chorus)
20. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd- Duet: Elizabeth-Anne & Mary Lou McDonald
26. All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus)
30. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow- Matt Scott
46. Since by man came death (chorus)
48. The trumpet shall sound- Carlos Hinojos
44. Hallelujah! (chorus and audience)
