IR Blog Post 2: NYTimes Gospel Messiah Music Review

In a recent performance in Carnegie Hall, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performed a reinterpretation of Handel's "Messiah". This traditional classical piece was "jazzed up". The intent was to create a new audience, a younger one. The performance was done by a professional symphony and high school students. The author of this music review was a bit skeptical about the idea however, and I am myself. Below is the link to a video/documentary of the "jazzy" version of the "Messiah". I wonder how successful it was...I think this version takes away from the meaning of the original classical version. Does it actually open classical doors to young people? Will it make more people interested?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLwgwUb0CmA&feature=related