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 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 ...

George Frideric Handel's oratorio has become a holiday classic. In chronological order, here are some local performances. Valley Concert Chorale: The Tri-Valley's longtime chorus hosts its annual Sing ...

The Musical Arts of Greater Chicago, a newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is transforming Hinsdale into a hub for classical music, uniting young prodigies, professional musicians, and community ...

George Friderc Handel (1685–1759) wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. The first part of the oratorio foretells the Savior’s coming, ...

Borealis Chamber Artists and the Twin Ports Choral Project are joining forces to present Handel's masterpiece at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary — preceded by a St. Scholastica singalong.

The Houston Symphony and Houston Symphony Chorus performing Messiah in 2022. If you listen to holiday music frequently enough, you may find yourself stirred by a familiar refrain as a chorus joyously ...

When I was a teenager in Tennessee during the 1980s, Christmas officially launched the day after Thanksgiving: holly wreaths hung on front doors, shoppers thronging local malls. My father busied ...

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 ...