The 74th annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Messiah Chorus of Lake County has been rescheduled for noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. Originally slated for Dec. 1, the performance was ...

Pianist Beth Singer has been the chief keyboardist for the Messiah Chorus of Lake County production of Handel’s “Messiah” since 2018. (Michele Kuch) Many are astonished to discover that it ...

Oratorio Chorus is a large community chorus that presents Handel’s Messiah each December. Membership is open to all Calvin students, alumni, and community members who meet the demands of vocal ...

it was certainly helped by the fact that in some parts of Messiah, Handel recycled his own music. The well-known chorus, “For unto Us a Child Is Born,” for example, is a reworking of an ...

Though in popular culture the “Hallelujah” chorus has come to signify any kind of jubilant celebration. In Handel’s Messiah it is specifically a celebration of Christ’s ultimate ...

According to Bethany College, featured soloists for this year’s performances include Claire Herzog, coloratura soprano; ...

Most music lovers have encountered George Frideric Handel through holiday-time renditions of the Messiah's 'Hallelujah' chorus or his Music for the Royal Fireworks. Life and Music Handel was born in ...

While amateur performances of baroque composer Handle’s MESSIAH kept the work alive for now approaching 275 years, the prospect of a professional performance, in a stunning venue, is a special ...

The orchestra and the 200-person chorus, along with four professional soloists, each year perform Handel’s “Messiah” and Bach’s “St. Matthew’s Passion,” which are the highlights of ...

The anthem has been sung at every British coronation ever since. Handel’s most famous oratorio is Messiah composed in 1741. When it premiered in Dublin the following year, Handel’s name drew ...