More than 2,500 people gathered at Jordan’s ancient Machaerus site for a landmark performance of Handel’s Messiah. Staged at the historic location associated with Saint John the Baptist, the concert ...

For nearly a century and a half, voices have rung out in Chicago each December, proclaiming: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!” The German-British composer George Frideric ...

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 first part of Handel’s oratorio will be heard at Trinity Church, where it was performed in 1770. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find out about a performance of Handel’s ...

The Yuba Sutter Oratorio Society’s Yuba Sutter Symphony and Chorus will be presenting the 87th annual performance of Handel’s Messiah on December 7 at 4:00 pm at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1390 ...

A beloved Philadelphia holiday tradition returned Sunday as Tindley Temple United Methodist Church presents its 68th annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” The free community event, dubbed the ...

The Arkansas Choral Society is gearing up for its 95th annual performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The ...

Meet the unlikely characters who defined this musical classic. Handel’s Messiah is one of the most popular classical compositions played at the holidays. Filled with biblical passages and soaring ...

Dr. King is a professor at Georgetown and the author of “Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s ‘Messiah.’” When Charles Jennens, a wealthy art collector, first heard ...