In every classical music writer’s life, there are three great inevitabilities: death, taxes, and writing up Handel’s “Messiah” every December. But as “Messiah” goes, one could do a whole lot worse ...

From Montana’s heart, Handel’s timeless masterpiece returns in historic style. Montana PBS presents the region’s first historically informed performance of Handel’s Messiah, brought to life by Baroque ...

“I can live without an afterlife, I can live without a god,” writes author Sasha Sagan in “For Small Creatures Such as We,” her recently published book. “But not without celebrations, not without ...

Grant Gershon conducts the Los Angeles Master Chorale in Rachmaninoff's "All Night Vigil," in which Hallelujah takes on an intimate, mystical quality. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) It ...

Beethoven adored him, calling him "the greatest composer that ever lived," while Tchaikovsky dismissed him as "fourth rate." Despite those mixed reviews, George Frideric Handel lives on as one of the ...

Rejoice in the beauty of the Baroque with this collection of magnificent choruses from the great composers of the time: Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell and more. Performed by renowned vocal ensemble ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Hallelujah! The Kentucky Symphony is taking us back all the way back to the 1700s with a show that is "Too Hot to Handel". And as they always say, if it ain't baroque... don't fix ...

It begins with the violins — orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound ...