Classical music fans often hear a signature piece by George Frideric Handel each December. Handel’s famous oratorio “Messiah,” and its beloved “Hallelujah” chorus, is a favorite during Christmas ...

Some years ago, I used to head down at Easter to the Royal Albert Hall in London to take part in what was called “Messiah From Scratch.” All 5,000 of us in the hall were amateurs—conductor, soloists, ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with conductor Marin Alsop about the 30th anniversary of "Too Hot To Handel" — a modern take on Handel's baroque classic, "Messiah." Handel's "Messiah" and "Hallelujah," a ...

Celebrate! with this glorious album of Baroque music performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Handel specialist Graham Abbott. Written by Handel in 1748 to accompany a fireworks ...

Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel are to be celebrated in this sixth program of the 2026 Salish Sea Early ...

Charles King, a professor at Georgetown University, is the author of “Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah.” We will soon be entering “Messiah” season — the ...

Queen Caroline’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey in 1737 featured the full anthem The ways of Zion do mourn. Containing a marvellous variety of affects and styles within a coherent expression of ...

Music for the Royal Fireworks Alfredo Bernardini, Conductor George Frideric Handel, Composer Ensemble Zefiro (3) Concerti a due cori, Movements: F Alfredo Bernardini, Conductor George Frideric Handel, ...