Handel’s Messiah

Some music belongs to the season itself. Every December, TOCCATA’s chorus and orchestra gather for Handel’s Messiah, the work our community returns to year after year and the flagship of our singers’ art. This year’s performance is a true Christmas Messiah: the prophecy and the Nativity complete, the Hallelujah at its heart, and a closing epilogue of the beloved final numbers, in a program of about ninety minutes.

TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony will present Handel’s Messiah at five locations throughout the Reno-Tahoe region in December 2026. Performances will take place on Friday, December 11, at 6:30 PM at First United Methodist Church in Carson City; Sunday, December 13, at 3:00 PM at Cornerstone Community Church in Incline Village; Monday, December 14, at 6:30 PM at Truckee High School Theater in Truckee; Wednesday, December 16, at 6:30 PM at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Carson City; and Thursday, December 17, at 6:30 PM at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Reno.