Classical music fans often hear a signature piece by George Frideric Handel each December. Handel’s famous oratorio “Messiah,” and its beloved “Hallelujah” chorus, is a favorite during Christmas ...

It's one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written. Even those who attend church less regularly may know portions of Handel's "Messiah". This weekend and next, a group of local musicians ...

Conductor Peter Whelan leads a finely judged and agile period-instrument performance with only 13 singers.

On Christmas Eve, today's Beautiful Music is a concert recording of Part 1 of George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio MESSIAH. The topic of the first section of MESSIAH is Advent, Christmas, and the ...

Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

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 ...

When George Frideric Handel first performed his epic oratorio”Messiah” on April 13, 1742, in Dublin, it was presented as afundraiser for the Irish city’s charities. So from the very start,it became a ...

Here is a list of classical music in L.A. for Dec. 8-15: Angel City Chorale: Starry Starry Night Holiday Concert & Sing-Along The ensemble sings seasonal favorites and more backed by a live orchestra.

Messiah celebrates the whole story of Christ, from God's promises to the prophets of the Old Testament, the birth of Jesus, ...

It's one of the most famous and widely shared pieces of music in history. George Frideric Handel intended his oratorio "Messiah" for Lent, and it was first performed just after Easter 1742. But over ...