From Montana PBS’ December 2025 Viewers Guide
Holiday Favorite Baroque – from Montana
Handel’s Messiah: Montana Baroque
Thursday 12/18 7:30PM
Monday 12/22 8PM
Thursday 12/25 11AM
Also WORLD 12/20 1pm; CREATE 12/23 2pm
or view online at https://watch.montanapbs.org/show/handels-messiah-montana-baroque
Montana PBS presents the regions first period-instrument and highly crafted production of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, brought to life by Baroque Music Montana and the Roots in the Sky Chamber Choir. Every detail youwill hear—the gut strings, natural trumpets, harpsichord, and chamber organ—reflects the soundscape that audiences first encountered in 1742. The only baroque work to have been performed every year since its composition, this oratorio is known for its theatricality, its dramatic shifts from dark to light, and the epic, humanistic journey that comes to the forefront with a historically informed interpretation. This voyage of comfort, inferno, uplift, and collective triumph will resonate with audiences of all ages and tastes across Montana. Messiah transcends its Baroque roots as one of the most popular and recognizable pieces of choral-orchestral music in the entire repertoire, and is accessible, popular, and familiar.
Behind the Scenes: video short by Jereco Studios