Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

With the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, the highly compelling performance is likely to be even stronger on subsequent ...

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 ...

No one today knows the name of one of the great, unsung heroes of the classical music canon — the composer George Frideric Handel’s tailor. Without the garment-maker, the world would never have ...

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Nothing in classical music catches the spirit of Christmas quite as well as Handel’s Messiah. Which is ironic, as the piece isn’t about Christmas at all. It was actually composed for Easter, and the ...

The Arkansas Choral Society is gearing up for its 95th annual performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m.

George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced works, including Messiah that dazzled even the musical titans who would succeed him. AGE Fotostock George Frideric Handel's Messiah was originally ...

The Masterworks Chorus of The Palm Beaches will perform Handel's "Messiah" at three venues in December, including the Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach on Dec. 14. This marks the 47th season the ...

The La Grande Messiah Community Choir presents Handel's "Messiah" at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at Eastern Oregon University's McKenzie ...

Messiah, the most famous oratorio ever written, is quite unlike Handel's other ones, let alone those by most earlier and later composers. A German who initially made his fame writing Italian operas ...