Skid Row Messiah from Brook Lapping for BBC Radio 3

From Brook Lapping, Skid Row Messiah airs on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 22nd December at 7:15pm.

Every December, a group of homeless men and women, alongside professional musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Master Chorale, perform Handel’s Messiah at the Midnight Mission on Los Angeles’ Skid Row under the direction of concert violinist Vijay Gupta.

Tune in to this Christmas Sunday Feature to follow the singers and players at this year’s performance and explore the composition and public history of Messiah itself.

Click the image below to listen.