The journalists who bring you The Rundown blog were debating last week what gift we could give you, our loyal readers, for the holidays. One thing sprang to mind that is almost universally enjoyed ...

Forget the frenzied day of shopping. For one dedicated group in Northeast Ohio, the holiday season begins with a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” Think Black Friday is a tradition? Consider the ...

The guest soloists are in town, the chorus is rehearsed and the symphony is ready to take the stage for Saturday's sold-out holiday performance of Handel's "Messiah." The Jacksonville Symphony ...

With Easter come some staples: Peeps, egg hunts and, for churchgoers, George Frideric Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. It's the five-minute piece often sung at the end of the service on Easter. The music ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Drews still remembers the first time he heard the “Hallelujah” chorus. His parents had taken him to see “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” the movie about the life of Jesus with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," a 3.5-hour work for chorus, soloists and orchestra that includes ...

Next weekend, central Ohio classical music lovers will have a reason to exclaim “Hallelujah!” Next Sunday at the McCoy Center for the Arts, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will perform ...

Masterwork Chorus%2C a 100-voice choir based in Morristown%2C will perform Handel's "Messiah" two times this month%3A at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 18 and at Ridge Performing Arts Center in Basking Ridge ...

When George Frideric Handel first performed his epic oratorio”Messiah” on April 13, 1742, in Dublin, it was presented as afundraiser for the Irish city’s charities. So from the very start,it became a ...