King's new book, "Every Valley" (Doubleday), gives us the backstory of "Messiah" and its "Hallelujah Chorus," which comes about two-thirds of the way through Handel's oratorio. "It's not the finale!" ...

Brave souls began conducting The Messiah in the “original version”—or at least one of them—in which chorus and orchestra were small and Handel’s rich, polyphonic style remained clear.

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 ...

Messiah contains reused choruses and a duet from Handel’s earlier work. It also contains material that Handel borrowed from other musicians. At the time, borrowing was considered a way of paying ...

Jeff Spurgeon: Andrew Megill told us that part two of Messiah is also where some orchestra members get to shine. Andrew Megill: One of the things, Handel was really good at that in many of his ...

The Handel and Haydn Society was originally ... s Chamber Choir will be joining the Handel and Haydn Chorus for three performances of “Messiah” at Symphony Hall on Thanksgiving weekend.

He provided choruses that created dramatic contrast ... The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah.” We will soon be entering “Messiah” season — the time of ...

Handel uses this dramatic moment to make sure listeners feel the emotion and unity of the final “Hallelujah!” The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus performance of “Messiah” on ...