Jenny Bent

Jenny Bent is catalogued here as a chorus director, preparing the choral forces for Santa Rosa Symphony's December 2026 performances of Handel's Messiah. This appearance data is what we can confirm about her work with this orchestra.

These concerts present Handel's Messiah, an oratorio built around a chorus that carries much of its emotional weight, from hushed passages of anticipation to the well known "Hallelujah" chorus with its sudden bursts of brass and timpani. A chorus director's job is to prepare the singers in advance so that when the conductor takes the podium, the choir already knows how to shape phrases, when to sing softly or with full voice, and how to keep the many overlapping vocal lines clear. Listeners can expect a chorus that has been drilled for both precision and expressive shading, particularly in the fugal sections where different voice parts enter one after another with the same melodic idea, and in the moments of stillness that surround the more famous, exuberant choruses.