A 'Messiah' performance of, by and for musicians

Some of L.A.'s most illustrious singers and instrumentalists gather at a Los Feliz home every year to sing Handel's epic arias. 'It's a complete pleasure and honor to do this,' one musician says.

It was the day after Christmas, and Eric Castro, a lawyer who also sings professionally, was warming up his baritone by running through trills and hums. After working hard right up to the holiday, wasn't he eager to have a day off?