Big sound of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah at the Eagle in Wanamaker’s or Macy’s

One of the John S. and James L, Knight Foundation’s “Random Acts of Culture”

Fantastic!

Opera Company of Philadelphia Rallies Over 650 Singers To Surprise Macy’s Shoppers With A Random Act of Culture

10-30-2010

“With the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus as a core, over 600 singers from area choirs, accompanied by the famed Wanamaker Organ – the world’s largest pipe organ – surprised shoppers at the Center City Philadelphia Macy’s with a spontaneous rendition of the Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah.  (Please see below for a full list of participating choruses!)”

In October of 2003 the City of Coatesville was a beneficiary of the Knight Program in Community Building. This document came out of the Charrette:

Knight Foundation in Community Building 2003 Charrette Report

More information is available on the City of Coatesville website here:

Knight Foundation in Community Building