For the first time since 2012, Ensemble VIII presents this masterwork with period instruments, the complete oratorio performed in vibrant and detailed clarity, accompanied by the brilliant timbres of the Baroque instruments Handel himself conducted.
Here's a month of free performances by different sections and configurations of the ASO, doing their holiday-flavored classical thing right there in your busy malls and rec centers and more. See website for times and locations.
How about a little noontime respite from the madding metrop? St. David's provides a half hour of sonic loveliness from guest musicians each Thursday in December.