'Show of hands, now. How many of us will be singing portions of Handel's Messiah this Christmas? Our community choir just went into rehersals (in Paris, Kentucky.
   I've discovered a great web site I'd like to recommend. It gives you a chance to sing along with the orchestra in a full performance of Handel's Messiah. If your part includes some of those 64-note runs, you can sing along at full speed, or slow down the tempo to an easier-to-learn pace. Here's the website: //www.desmoinescommunityorchestra.org/messiah_concert.htm