Comfort ye! The Messiah has finally come to Bethlehem! No, not that Messiah, but Handel’s beloved oratorio. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem will perform “Messiah” Part 1 for the first time in its 121-year ...

Nearly 30 local musicians will perform "Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah: Part 1" at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 3516 E. Monroe Road in Midland. All are ...

George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” has been a Christmas tradition throughout the world as long as most can remember, despite originally an Easter work. And Vermont is no exception, with longtime ...

Chapelwood United Methodist Church will celebrate the Christmas season with the favorite program, Handel's Messiah - Part 1. This performance features the Chapelwood Chancel Choir, soloists, and ...

A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners more than 250 years after the composer’s death Jonathan Kandell George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced ...

The Bates College Choir, accompanied by a 21-piece orchestra and directed by John Corrie, presents Part One of Handel’s popular oratorio Messiah in performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 ...

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 ...

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 ...