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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Handel's 'Judas Maccabaeus,' first in new oratorio series, tells Hanukkah story

A band of fighters led by Judah Maccabee defeated the powerful GREEK forces following three years of insurgent attacks. They found enough oil to burn in the menorah for only one day. But, miraculously, it burned for eight. Paul Thomas sings bass in the choir when he's not accompanying the group on ...


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