King’s resurrection of Jennens’s crucial role, laboring in private over a libretto that he hoped would inspire “the ...

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-British baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Most music lovers have encountered George Frideric Handel ...

The Owensboro Choral Society will perform George Frideric Handel’s oratorio, “Messiah,” for the 82nd year at Third Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. Dr. Connie Ford, chairwoman of the Choral ...

Jann Rustin arrived Monday evening at St. Simons Presbyterian Church ready to play — or sing — her part in the Golden Isles ...

George Frideric Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. While legend declares that this accelerated fervor resulted from divine ...

John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of ...

The life and career of George Frideric Handel, one of the most frequently performed Baroque composers, are thoroughly documented in a wide variety of contemporary sources. This multi-volume ...

Handel wrote Zadok the Priest for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Amazingly the piece has been performed at the coronation service of every British monarch ever since. The words are ...

After the king’s death in 1727, Handel was commissioned to compose Zadok the Priest for the coronation of George II. The anthem has been sung at every British coronation ever since. Handel’s ...