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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

But each of these fine long-running Messiah traditions—some going back well over one hundred years—assure that their sold-out audiences will be thrilled and touched by Handel’s oratorio for ...

In 2023-2024, he will sing as Solo Alto Chorus in Acis and Galatea with Philharmonia Baroque, sing as the alto soloist in Messiah with the Oratorio Society of New York and The Trey Clegg Singers ...

The anthem has been sung at every British coronation ever since. Handel’s most famous oratorio is Messiah composed in 1741. When it premiered in Dublin the following year, Handel’s name drew ...