In December 1939 a Yuba College instructor assembled a group of singers and instrumentalists to perform Handel's Messiah. It became a tradition that eventually led to the formation of the Yuba Sutter Oratorio Society (www.ysos.org), which this year will celebrate the 75th anniversary of this annual Messiah performance on December 8 in Yuba City (click here for details in the Sacramento Choral Calendar).
But that's not the best part of the story. One member of the chorus on December 8 will be LaVerne Grell, who was at that 1939 performance and has directed or sung in every performance since. And on November 14, she will celebrate her 99th birthday.
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