“It was written (in 1741) to be performed during Lent when the opera houses were shut down,” explained the Rev. Justin Addington, minister of music at First Baptist Church. Composed by Handel in just ...

George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced works, including Messiah that dazzled even the musical titans who would succeed him. AGE Fotostock George Frideric Handel's Messiah was ...

Some of the techniques found in George Handel's Messiah can be transferred to performances ... Cadences Be aware of the cadences in the music you are performing. Focus on the ends of phrases ...

While most associate Bach’s “Handel’s Messiah” with Christmas, an area group dedicated to the composer’s work is looking to change that this weekend. The Bach Society ...