For more than three centuries, German-British composer George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” has been a staple of the classical canon during the holidays. It’s a vaulting oratorio, in English, of the ...
Robert Crouse Sr. having returned to his hometown of Hartland, Michigan wanted to give area residents an uplifting cultural ...
A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners more than 250 years after the composer’s death Jonathan Kandell George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced ...
EDMONDS — The story of Jesus Christ rang through the church sanctuary — a holiday concert on a grand scale. Northwest Chorale brought Handel’s “Messiah” to Edmonds on Dec. 9. Dozens of musicians ...
Ashland University will host Handel’s 'Messiah' Nov. 9, featuring students, alumni, and local musicians in a community-wide ...
The Houston Symphony and Houston Symphony Chorus performing Messiah in 2022. If you listen to holiday music frequently enough, you may find yourself stirred by a familiar refrain as a chorus joyously ...
Perhaps the greatest musical piece ever written is George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” with its famous “Hallelujah Chorus.” Handel worked on it from Aug. 22-Sept. 14, 1741, hardly stopping to eat ...
Classical music fans often hear a signature piece by George Frideric Handel each December. Handel’s famous oratorio “Messiah,” and its beloved “Hallelujah” chorus, is a favorite during Christmas ...
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. National Philharmonic (NatPhil) presents three ...
On April 13, 1742, George Frideric Handel's famous English-language oratorio "Messiah" is performed for the first time at the Fishamble Street Musick Hall in Dublin, Ireland. Composed in just 24 days, ...