King's new book, "Every Valley" (Doubleday), gives us the backstory of "Messiah" and its "Hallelujah Chorus," which comes about two-thirds of the way through Handel's oratorio. "It's not the finale!" ...

(Michele Kuch) The audience never fails to respond to Handel’s “Messiah,” rising to its feet when the famous “Hallelujah” chorus rings out and again near the “Amen” conclusion of the ...

When Handel ... Messiah often is, trotted out during the Christmas season by amateur and professional choruses around the globe. A fair percentage of the world probably knows the “Hallelujah ...

Stout will lead the Rutland Area Chorus, soloists and Festival Orchestra in George Handel’s “Messiah” (Part I and “Hallelujah” Chorus), and the world premiere of Dale Sakamoto’s “Be Still,” at 3:30 ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is performed every Christmas season around the world. Originally composed in 1741, the English-language oratorio, almost entirely made up of text from the King James Bible ...

The majestic “Hallelujah Chorus” from George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” will again be sung by the 180-voice combined choirs of Elgin’s Northwest Bible Baptist Church and its ...

“Messiah” premiered in Dublin, Ireland, in April 1742. George Frideric Handel, a German emigre in London, had fallen on relatively hard times as his style of opera gradually lost favor. But ...

It’s an oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel ... rises to its feet during the “Hallelujah” Chorus, the most famous movement of “Messiah.” Where this custom comes from ...

Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," a 3.5-hour work for chorus, soloists and orchestra that includes the "Hallelujah Chorus," has become one of the most-heard pieces of ...