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.

When the chorus proclaims ... The letter was to Jennens, the Messiah’s librettist. Handel wanted him to know “how well Your Messiah was received in that Country.” One of the most inspired ...

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 ...

On Christmas night—Sunday, Dec. 25, 1921—Lubbock’s Methodist choir performed “choruses and solos mostly from Handel’s Messiah”, alongside music by the Lubbock Male Quartette.

H+H is launching CitySing with performances of Handel’s Messiah, a work that has been identified with H+H since the Society performed the “Hallelujah” Chorus during its first concert held ...

For many, the holiday season’s joy will become tangible when the Messiah Chorus of Lake County performs Handel’s “Messiah“ at 4 p.m. on Dec.1 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 9925 ...

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 ...