{"id":2968,"date":"2011-11-01T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2011-11-01T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:58:33","slug":"mega-messiah-jazzes-up-handel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/11\/01\/mega-messiah-jazzes-up-handel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega Messiah jazzes up Handel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The world-famous oratorio will be performed with contemporary twist<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2969\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2969\" title=\"millenniumcentre\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2969\" title=\"millenniumcentre\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/millenniumcentre-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Millennium Centre will hold the mass performance. Photo courtesy of Karl Gatland.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Handel\u2019s most famous composition will be given a makeover by students from the Royal Welsh College of Music &amp; Drama as they lead a mass scratch performance this weekend.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Over 1000 people from all walks of life will convene at the Wales Millennium Centre for Mega Messiah to raise money for Fairbridge De Cymru, a local charity helping disadvantaged young people. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe college is full of privileged people so it\u2019s great to do something for those less so,\u201d says orchestral manager and music student Toks Dada. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>By combining jazz with classical, Toks hopes he can win over audiences unfamiliar with the genre.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cClassical music has a stigma of being inaccessible, and this shows anybody can get involved. 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