Hearing the piece in a church made my husband and me newly aware of the trajectory of the story, from birth, to death and resurrection, to the mystery of redemption. When I was growing up, one of the ...

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 ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is performed by orchestras every Christmas with its famed “Hallelujah” chorus, but when the National Philharmonic learned that the 18th century piece was in fact financed by the ...

NEW YORK — If you grew up thinking of Handel’s “Messiah” as a sweet, staid pageant, a holiday ritual involving a little nap and a stand-and-deliver “Hallelujah” chorus, the forces of Trinity Wall ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Eureka Symphony’s “Divine Inspiration – Handel’s Messiah Concert” — dedicated to the memory of Siddiq Kilkenny, Eureka Symphony board member and chorus member — will be performed Dec. 6 and 7 at 7 ...

Kurt Ullrich lives in rural Jackson County. I’ve been immersed in one of my all-time favorite pieces of music, George Frideric Handel’s magnificent “Messiah.” It all began on a Tuesday when I was ...

Thanks for joining us as we enter the Christmas Season anticipating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ — except in Bethlehem, where (newsflash) Christmas has been canceled. To compensate, let’s ...

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