Christmas time without the annual performances of "The Messiah" by the Oratorio Society would not be Christmas time to a great many excellent people whose interest in music begins and ends with ...

“Messiah” wasn’t the first biblical oratorio that Jennens had written for Handel—he had compiled the texts for “Saul” and “Israel in Egypt,” both of which premiered in 173 ...

George Frideric Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. While legend declares that this accelerated fervor resulted from divine ...

For more than three centuries, German-British composer George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” has been a staple of the classical canon during the holidays. It’s a vaulting oratorio, in English, of the ...

Handel wrote “Messiah” in 1741, and it was first performed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1742. It is an English language oratorio, a sacred opera meant to be performed in a church, without staging or ...

Oratorio Chorus is a large community chorus that presents Handel’s Messiah each December. Membership is open to all Calvin students, alumni, and community members who meet the demands of vocal ...

Led by Assistant Professor of Music and Director Troy Robertson, the first Messiah rehearsal will be January 26. The first rehearsal for The Passion According to St. Matthew will be January 28. Both ...