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 ...

Thanks for joining us as we enter the Christmas Season anticipating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ — except in Bethlehem, where (newsflash) Christmas has been canceled. To compensate, let’s ...

The new text was more ambitious. Jennens wrote in a letter to a friend: “I hope [Handel] will lay out his whole Genius & Skill upon it, that the Composition may excel all his former Compositions, as ...

The centuries-old tradition has returned to community theaters after a pandemic hiatus. If you attend this year’s performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Des Moines Community Orchestra, you’ll walk ...

Join the Village Community Chorale on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 for the holiday classic Handel’s Messiah. The 80-voice choir will perform the “Christmas” portion of Messiah along with the Hallelujah Chorus, ...

Watch The Tabernacle Choir’s powerful “Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah in 'Hope of the Season.' Experience the grandeur of Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus from Messiah in a spectacular performance by ...

Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. The first part of the oratorio foretells the Savior’s coming while the last part focuses on ...