FOR the past twenty-three years, the only Handel oratorio to be heard in town was the “Messiah,” which was produced annually not so much as a musical offering but rather as a Christmas devotion. Now, ...

Just about any holiday season, you can hardly turn around without bumping into multiple performances of Handel’s “Messiah.” But there are more than a few other worthy Handel oratorios audiences don’t ...

Agreed: Mirth, with thee I mean to live. The chorus sings these words at the exultant finish of Mark Morris’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato,” which transforms the Handel oratorio into a ...

George Friedrich Handel was a German-born British Baroque composer 1888: The earliest known musical recording is made. The piece, Georg Friedrich Handel's Israel in Egypt, is recorded on a paraffin ...

George Frideric Handel composed about 25 oratorios, nearly half of them on Jewish themes. Some were enormous hits when they were premiered in the first half of the 18th century. Most were in English ...

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 ...

The 60-voice Oratorio Choir at Bridgewater College will perform Handel’s Messiah on Friday, Nov. 5, in the concert hall of the Carter Center for Worship and Music on the College’s campus. Back from a ...

The Chamber Singers of Iowa City will present Handel’s oratorio, “Judas Maccabaeus,” at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the West High auditorium, 2901 Melrose Ave. in Iowa City. Preceding the concert at 6:30 ...

1888: The earliest known musical recording is made. The piece, Georg Friedrich Handel's Israel in Egypt, is recorded on a paraffin cylinder. Verizon Outage Knocks Out US Mobile Service, Including Some ...