In 1922 the choir gave its first performance of a major choral work, 'Assisting Marrickville Choral Society' in Handel's Messiah.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ðə kwˈaɪɚ ɡˈeɪv ɪts fˈɜːst pɚfˈoːɹməns əvə mˈeɪdʒɚ kˈoːɹəl wˈɜːk, ɐsˈɪstɪŋ mˈæɹɪkvˌɪl kˈoːɹəl səsˈaɪəɾi ɪn hˈændəlz mɛsˈaɪə.