On December 6, 2024, over 250 people attended a performance of Handel’s Messiah by the UNC Charlotte University Chorale and Orchestra, directed by Dr. Jason Dungee and Dr. Alan Yamamoto.

Pictured above, UNC Charlotte Chorale vocal warmup (left) and Orchestra warmup (right).

Lester Ackerman, Director of Music Ministry at St. Mark’s, performed on organ, and is pictured with Dr. Dungee.

The three frame collage above, taken through the choir balcony arch, shows Dr. Dungee directing at the end of the Hallelujah Chorus. Soloists were, Christina Pier, soprano; Tia Wilson, mezzo-soprano; Christian Souza, tenor; and Dareion Malone, bass. We are grateful to the generosity of UNCC and to all who attended the event.