Generations of music lovers treasure Handel’s “Messiah,” with its inspired choruses and arias, throughout the year. But it has special status during the Christmas season. “Messiah” performances have a ...

TORRINGTON >> The choir and organist of First Congregational Church this weekend tackled an ambitious piece by Handel for the very first time. Although a cantata was performed regularly every ...

Conductor Lisa Jablow, like many Vermonters, doesn’t consider herself religious. And yet, “Messiah,” Handel’s musical telling of the story of Jesus Christ, remains an irreplaceable part of her life.

Handel’s Messiah is one of the great pieces of Baroque oratorio music. George Handel, though born in Germany, became a ...

“Messiah,” George Frederic Handel’s great oratorio, has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations worldwide — and yet it was written for Easter. Only the first third of “Messiah” is about the ...

Live Arts Maryland presented Handel’s “Messiah” and a Celebration of Christmas featuring the Annapolis Chorale, Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and guest soloists Sunday at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church.

It’s well known George Frideric Handel wrote “Messiah” for Easter but since its 1742 debut it has morphed into a staple of the year-end holidays. That’s true for Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, ...