And Redpath’s solo turns were indeed among the highlights of Thursday’s performance of “Messiah” by the SPCO and local choir ...

George Friedrich Handel was a German-born British Baroque composer 1888: The earliest known musical recording is made. The piece, Georg Friedrich Handel's Israel in Egypt, is recorded on a paraffin ...

Just about any holiday season, you can hardly turn around without bumping into multiple performances of Handel’s “Messiah.” But there are more than a few other worthy Handel oratorios audiences don’t ...

George Frideric Handel composed about 25 oratorios, nearly half of them on Jewish themes. Some were enormous hits when they were premiered in the first half of the 18th century. Most were in English ...

The Arkansas Choral Society is gearing up for its 95th annual performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The ...

Composed in just three weeks, Handel’s Messiah remains a beloved classic nearly 300 years on. Its origin story is marked by ...

Dallas Opera music director Graeme Jenkins (left) conducts during a rehearsal for "Theodora" at the Murchison Performing Arts Center at the University of North Texas. Graeme Jenkins is a very busy man ...

The Augustana Oratorio Society will perform Handel’s “Messiah” on Feb. 22 at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall with guest soloists and orchestra.

FOR the past twenty-three years, the only Handel oratorio to be heard in town was the “Messiah,” which was produced annually not so much as a musical offering but rather as a Christmas devotion. Now, ...