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 ...

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

Having not found any large venues in the corridor region of Eastern Iowa hosting performances of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, this holiday season, I thought, instead, I could present a history of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University, Charles King is more accustomed to writing and lecturing about global conflicts than sacred oratorios. Nonetheless, the ...

In America, Handel's "Messiah" is often a Christmastime treat, but in England, it is synonymous with Easter weekend. The Royal Choral Society, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, ...

To be sure, the glory of Handel’s "Messiah" was fully revealed Saturday night at the South Harriman Baptist Church. The concert was a joint venture with the Roane Choral Society and the Oak Ridge ...

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, ...