Chorus members rehearse their upcoming performance of Handel's Messiah at Grace Church on Monday. —Susanna Sturgis

The Easter portion of Handel’s “Messiah” will be performed this Sunday, April 23, at 4 pm at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven. Philip Dietterich conducts, with David Rhoderick, organist, and soloists Molly Conole, Becky Williams, David Behnke, Martha Hudson, and Dorian Lopes. Additional instrumentalists are MV Times “Wild Side” columnist Matt Pelikan and Mary Sossong, violin; Jan Hyer, cello; Thomas Borning, trumpet. The chorus includes singers from Grace Church, the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury, and the community. For more information, call 508-693-0332.