Christmas time without the annual performances of "The Messiah" by the Oratorio Society would not be Christmas time to a great many excellent people whose interest in music begins and ends with ...

It's probably the most-heard piece of classical music on ... the backstory of "Messiah" and its "Hallelujah Chorus," which comes about two-thirds of the way through Handel's oratorio.

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 ...

George Frideric Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three ... helped by the fact that in some parts of Messiah, Handel recycled his own music. The well-known chorus, “For unto Us ...

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 ...

It’s a vaulting oratorio, in English, of the birth ... However, Handel himself only wrote the music for “Messiah,” and Charles Jennens assembled and arranged the text. King says Jennens was a wealthy ...

Handel 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 while the last part ...

Brandon Bolin, Covenant Presbyterian’s music director, researched and found that it had been more than 10 years since “Messiah” was last performed in Fort Smith. “I thought it would be ...

Georg Fredrich Handel's oratorio Messiah is a Christmas favourite for classical music lovers. Performed by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Ivars Taurins.