Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

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 74th annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Messiah Chorus of Lake County has been rescheduled for noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. Originally slated for Dec. 1, the performance was postponed ...

Curious twists of observance announced the arrival of the 2024 Christmas season. Despite efforts of retailers to launch advertising campaigns weeks if not months before Black Friday, families were ...

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 ...

What: Honor Handel’s most outstanding work with joyous refrains and exultant arias, including the iconic “Hallelujah” chorus. Conducted by James Lowe and chorale director Dr. Meg Stohlmann, featuring ...

Thanks for joining us as we enter the Christmas Season anticipating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ — except in Bethlehem, where (newsflash) Christmas has been canceled. To compensate, let’s ...

The 73rd presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Messiah Chorus of Lake County will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at St. Gabriel Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road in Concord Township. It’s free to attend, ...

The Mankato Symphony Orchestra will present Handel’s “Messiah” twice in the weeks leading up to Christmas. MSO first presented the traditional piece in 1950, its first year as an organization.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Two performances, at Trinity Church Wall Street and the New York Philharmonic, were similar yet showed how beauty emerges in ...

Handel reached for his King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter (the first complete Bible in Modern English) for the ...