For the festival’s big finish, the most performed work in the world, Handel’s Messiah. Alex Underwood leads a performance of this fantastic piece of music that everyone must hear live at least once in their lives. In true Ad Astra fashion, it will be semi-staged to play up the drama Handel instills in nearly all of his works. The choir of twenty will divide up the arias and sing all of the choruses to present the story of Jesus Christ in birth and life, death and resurrection, all in the beautiful St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.