Handel’s Messiah has given joy for over 280 years to audiences worldwide. The Rockford Choral Union adds to this tradition with over 75 years of presenting this oratorio.

Each year, this gift to the community fills audiences with emotion for both the beauty of the piece and the pride of hearing friends and colleagues from the community bring this glorious work to life.

Over 200 RCU performances and going strong!

Today, musicians from over sixty area churches and schools from as far away as Janesville, Lena, Dixon, Rochelle, DeKalb, the Chicago suburbs, Belvidere, Roscoe, Beloit, Rockton and all across the Rockford area come to participate in this annual, choral event.