BARB LUNDERVOLD - "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" from Messiah - Handel

Barbara Lundervold, Soprano & Special Projects Coordinator

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" from Messiah - Handel

The highlight of my "extensive" solo career was when I was asked to return to Mankato in 1968 to be the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah... with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Chorus.  I don't know if the concert was recorded, but if it was, I don't have it.    So, I have selected a beautiful rendition by Kathleen Battle.  I'm sure that I sounded just like her!  :-)  The frosting on the cake was that I was given $67 for my performance!  (To put that in perspective though, my teaching salary at Edina High School was $5600.) Since then, I've done so many Messiah performances as a chorister and have never tired of the experience.  Enjoy!