The visiting Baroque music expert will conduct the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra through the iconic piece from Nov. 21-23.

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 ...

Two hundred and eighty-four years is plenty of time for something to go out of style or be swept under the rug of history.

Sacred music has endured for centuries with transcendent performances every holiday season. The National Philharmonic performs George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” at Strathmore in North Bethesda, ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. One of my fondest memories of Handel’s “Messiah” is a school trip to New York City to participate in the annual “Messiah Sing-in” at Lincoln Center. My ...

Every Valley, The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah; By Charles King; Doubleday; 337 pp., $32.00 What is behind its staying power? Exploring that question is the subject of ...

Feeling a little grumpy or overwhelmed at the holidays? David Gelatt prescribes a little "Hallelujah Chorus" for you. The 1741 work by George Frideric Handel, with its soaring melodies and thundering ...

For many people, the holidays mean celebrating traditions. At Ursinus College, that means performing Handel’s “Messiah” in its entirety. The school has produced a concert featuring this famous ...

Carl Drews still remembers the first time he heard the "Hallelujah" chorus. His parents had taken him to see "The Greatest Story Ever Told," the movie about the life of Jesus with a soundtrack ...

When 18th century composer George Frideric Handel wrote his timeless "Messiah" oratorio, he not only penned a classic holiday composition, he also established a foundation for a new business approach ...