Bosque Chorale to perform Handel’s Messiah

Performance honors Watson, Williamson

  • Bosque Chorale consists of some 40-plus singers who have been in rehearsals for more than two months in preparation for the December 9th concert featuring Selections from Handel’s Messiah. They are pictured here with director David Anavitarte on piano. Photo Courtesy of Bryan Davis
    Bosque Chorale consists of some 40-plus singers who have been in rehearsals for more than two months in preparation for the December 9th concert featuring Selections from Handel’s Messiah. They are pictured here with director David Anavitarte on piano. Photo Courtesy of Bryan Davis
  • Steve Watson served as church musician for more than a decade at First Presbyterian Church, Clifton. Here he plays, assisted by G’Ann Jones, in Feb. 2020. Photo Courtesy of Bryan Davis
    Steve Watson served as church musician for more than a decade at First Presbyterian Church, Clifton. Here he plays, assisted by G’Ann Jones, in Feb. 2020. Photo Courtesy of Bryan Davis
  • Joy Trotter Williamson in December 2017 when she was honored for her role as first director of the Bosque Chorale in 2009. She is pictured here with her late friend Betty Bronstad. Photo Courtesy of Debra Evans
    Joy Trotter Williamson in December 2017 when she was honored for her role as first director of the Bosque Chorale in 2009. She is pictured here with her late friend Betty Bronstad. Photo Courtesy of Debra Evans
When the Bosque Chorale was still in its planning stages in 2009, Steve Watson and Joy Williamson lent their lifetimes of talent and passion for music to the effort. On December 9, friends will remember the two with a special performance presented in their memory. Selections from Handel’s Messiah, which served as the debut concert for the Bosque Chorale 12 years ago, will once again be heard in…

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