Two hundred eighty-four years is plenty of time for something to go out of style or be swept under the rug of history.

Handel was the composer Bruce had in mind for this week's Puzzler. And, as is sometimes the case, he wasn't just thinking of the composer. He was thinking of a specific piece of music. In this case, ...

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 ...

Feeling a little grumpy or overwhelmed at the holidays? David Gelatt prescribes a little "Hallelujah Chorus" for you. The 1741 work by George Frideric Handel, with its soaring melodies and thundering ...

"Music! Where is it coming from?," asked George Handel as he and his wife, Dorothea, quickly sat up in bed. It was the middle of the night, and they could hear melodies floating through the house.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There are no symphony performances in halls across the world, but the Grand Rapids Symphony is performing on YouTube. The symphony didn’t just post a previously recorded ...

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 Providence Baptist ...

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’s performance Saturday will feature a nationally known teenage violinist and a Christmas singalong. The performance at 7:30 p.m. will be ...