This story was originally published by ArtsATL. One of my fondest memories of Handel’s “Messiah” is a school trip to New York City to participate in the annual “Messiah Sing-in” at Lincoln Center. My ...
Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...
It’s one of the most famous and widely shared pieces of music in history. Handel intended his oratorio “Messiah” for Lent, and it was first performed just after Easter 1742. But over the centuries, ...
On Dec. 2 and 3, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Master Singers and the Voices of Parkside will come together to perform what is often described as “one of the greatest pieces of music ever ...
For $25, you can travel back in time this weekend; $10 for students. Departures are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s in Norfolk. In the church, built in 1739, you can listen to ...
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Performing Handel’s Messiah typically takes dozens of auditions, followed by countless rehearsals. So how is it that the maestros at Grace Lutheran Church can simply fling open the doors, invite ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen as nine performers guide you through the emotional arc of Handel’s classic, from comfort to grief to jubilation. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim ...
Kurt Ullrich lives in rural Jackson County. I’ve been immersed in one of my all-time favorite pieces of music, George Frideric Handel’s magnificent “Messiah.” It all began on a Tuesday when I was ...