Yorba Linda – Some 600 people kicked off the holiday season with a singalong of Handel’s “Messiah” on Sunday at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace. A choir and orchestra – some in 18th-century ...

Connoisseur Concert began its Northwest Bach Festival early this year, and not with a work by Bach, either. Handel’s “Messiah” was given a glowing performance Friday night at First Presbyterian Church ...

George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) wrote his oratorio “The Messiah” in 1741 over a period of 24 days, using as his musical source a light Italian duet he composed shortly before beginning work on ...

You’d think that members of Chicago’s Apollo Chorus would get tired of Handel’s “Messiah” — the group has been singing the Baroque oratorio annually since 1879. But Stephen Alltop, the current ...

Hallelujah! That word will ring out 78 times during the Columbia Pro Cantare’s performance of Handel’s Messiah at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. The performance will ...

If you've only heard the "Hallelujah Chorus" of Handel's "Messiah," you're missing a lot of good stuff. Gloria Musicae will give audiences a more complete version of the masterpiece as part of its ...

There are traditions, and then there are traditions. No musical work has attained the lofty stature of Handel’s oratorio “Messiah,” as permanent a holiday fixture as missing batteries and Wal-Mart ...

Handel was the composer Bruce had in mind for this week's Puzzler. And, as is sometimes the case, he wasn't just thinking of the composer. He was thinking of a specific piece of music. In this case, ...

SCHENECTADY – On Dec. 10, the Octavo Singers will resume their yearly tradition of performing Handel’s “Messiah” at Union College Memorial Chapel in Schenectady. The concert will begin at 3 p.m.