This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After 11 years of joint ...

The Community Messiah Choir performs Handel's "Messiah," Sunday, Jan. 12, at the New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson, Mo. The choir is composed of the members of several local ...

No one today knows the name of one of the great, unsung heroes of the classical music canon — the composer George Frideric Handel’s tailor. Without the garment-maker, the world would never have ...

A tradition comes to an end after this holiday season, with the Independence Messiah Choir's final performance of Handel's oratorio Messiah with the Kansas City Symphony Chorus. Beginning in September ...

Editor's note: This story was modified to include a change in performers, and is different from the piece that appeared in print. Featuring a couple of new soloists, the Cape Girardeau Messiah Choir ...

The centuries-old tradition has returned to community theaters after a pandemic hiatus. If you attend this year’s performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Des Moines Community Orchestra, you’ll walk ...

(RNS) It’s a staple of the Christmas season, along with trees and carols. But the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is making a daring pitch with Handel’s “Messiah.” This Easter season, the big choir is not ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra joined forces this week for a special performance of Handel’s Oratorio “Messiah” in honor of Easter. A soft build up in the orchestra pit ...

"Don't mess with Mozart" is a warning that's often aimed at performers who take too many liberties with classical music. But what if it were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart himself who did the messing? That's ...

In the long history of choirs performing George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio "Messiah," the recent interruption thanks to the pandemic is but a tiny blip. That blip, however, was keenly felt by the ...

You can't help feeling a tad sorry for tenor soloist Benjamin Butterfield in Handel's Messiah. His opening aria, the gloriously crafted Comfort Ye, functions a bit like a low-key opening ceremony to ...