Having not found any large venues in the corridor region of Eastern Iowa hosting performances of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, this holiday season, I thought, instead, I could present a history of the ...

Last week, the Burlington Choral Society had its annual Messiah sing-along, providing scores for Handel's holiday favorite to community members who didn't own one. Similar... Handel composed the ...

The journalists who bring you The Rundown blog were debating last week what gift we could give you, our loyal readers, for the holidays. One thing sprang to mind that is almost universally enjoyed ...

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 ...

They’ve been through a lot together, The Handel and Haydn Society and its namesake George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” The period-instrument orchestra first performed the resplendent “Hallelujah” ...

Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...