Attached Link: http://videosift.com/video/Random-Act-of-Culture-Hallelujah-chorus-in-Macy-s

From YT: On Saturday, October 30, 2010, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation's "Random Acts of Culture" at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ - the world's largest pipe organ - the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers from the community infiltrated the store as shoppers, and burst into a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" at 12 noon, to the delight of surprised shoppers. This event is one of 1,000 "Random Acts of Culture" to be funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation over the next three years. The initiative transports the classical arts out of the concert halls and opera houses and into our communities to enrich our everyday lives. To learn more about this program and view more events, visit [randomactsofculture.org](http://www.knightarts.org/random-acts-of-culture). The Opera Company thanks Macy's and the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ (wanamakerorgan.com) for their partnership, as well as Organ Music Director Peter Conte and Fred Haas, accompanists; OCP Chorus Master Elizabeth Braden, conductor; and Sound Engineer James R. Stemke. For a complete list of participating choirs and more information, visit [ operaphila.org/RAC](http://www.operaphila.org/backend/News/csNews.cgi?database=wings.db&command=viewone&id=85). This event was planned to coincide with the first day of National Opera Week

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Thank you for the link.....

thank you!! i loved it! amazing!!

Ah man…that was simply awesome. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end it did. I just loved it. Thanks so much Electroglyph.

 

 

That was fun...at least someone is letting their inspiration run away with them.. ...

Outstanding clip. I wish I could have been there.

As a very young tenor I was privilaged to be part of a choir that performed Handels' Messiah in its entirety in Streatham, London many years ago. It is an awesome masterpiece of composing.

The brains behind this event deserve medals.

Thank you so much for the link. It brought back some very happy memories.

Literally brought a tear to my eye.

As I was watching, with the choir scattered about, I wondered why a chorale needs a conductor.  Then I saw it.  Several different cameras picked up people who looked like they were enjoying the music, waving their arms.  As I looked closer, it was obvious that there was a conductor visible to every voice.

Pretty damn cool if you ask me!

That was just wonderful!  Thanks for posting!

Fantastic!  Thanks for the link; I posted it on my FB page!

Beautiful, but I do not think a properly rehearsed choir needs a conductor Nukeboy.

There was a conductor(s)  There is another video of this event where you get a glimpse of a comductor on one of the balconies.  Conductor or not it was an amazing feat.

Beautiful music indeed!

Given that pipe organs are not sold at stores like Macy's, I would know that something was afoot. I actually played a real pipe organ once. Very powerful instruments, even up in the organ loft.