If you are a fan of Handel’s Messiah, and especially the grand finale, the Hallelujah Chorus, like I am, you will love this video of a “flash mob” performing the piece in a mall food court. It happened on November 13, 2010 when 100 members of a chorus surprised unsuspecting shoppers having lunch at the Welland Seaway Mall, which I believe is in Welland, Ontario. The video has received 12 13.6 million views since it was posted on November 17.
It begins when one person stands up and sings as the music plays in the background. Then two others, and six others until 100 are singing. It’s fun to try to determine which singers are actual chorus members and which ones are diners that just got caught up in the event.
I saw this — like the 12 million others recently — but thought it funny that the first lady to sing stays on her cell phone the whole time.