2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities South Florida Symphony Orchestra will return to inspire joy this holiday season with ...

The first part of Handel’s oratorio will be heard at Trinity Church, where it was performed in 1770. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find out about a performance of Handel’s ...

Conductor Lisa Jablow, like many Vermonters, doesn’t consider herself religious. And yet, “Messiah,” Handel’s musical telling of the story of Jesus Christ, remains an irreplaceable part of her life.

For nearly a century and a half, voices have rung out in Chicago each December, proclaiming: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!” The German-British composer George Frideric ...

“Messiah,” George Frederic Handel’s great oratorio, has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations worldwide — and yet it was written for Easter. Only the first third of “Messiah” is about the ...

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Asking a flutist to play violin portions of Handel’s “Messiah” is a bit tricky since, among other things, flutists need to breathe during long, rapid-fire passages. It’s also an adjustment for the ...

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