Classical music fans often hear a signature piece by George Frideric Handel each December. Handel’s famous oratorio “Messiah,” and its beloved “Hallelujah” chorus, is a favorite during Christmas ...

Andrea Asuaje is a senior radio producer with “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” Prior to her work at GBH, she was a senior producer and show runner at Rococo Punch; and a reporter, producer and ...

A world premiere oboe concerto joins Handel classics in South Bend Symphony’s Jan. 11 program at the DeBartolo Performing ...

A holiday tradition that blends a classic oratorio with Detroit musical genres, everything from jazz and gospel to blues and swing, returns to the Detroit Opera House for a single performance this ...

You might not think George Frederick Handel would suddenly find a new relevance in the era of MeToo. Yet his 1749 oratorio Susanna fits the bill. It tells the biblical story of a woman who fights off ...

Linda Wertheimer talks to Nicholas McGegan, music director of the Gottingen Festival in Germany. He will conduct Gloria in Excelsis Deo, a composition for soprano and strings by George Frideric Handel ...

On Christmas Eve, today's Beautiful Music is a concert recording of Part 1 of George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio MESSIAH. The topic of the first section of MESSIAH is Advent, Christmas, and the ...

One of London’s quirkiest museums is the Handel Hendrix House, adjoining Georgian townhouses that two of the world’s greatest musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix, used to call home. The ...

The coronation of King Charles is tomorrow so today we’re playing regal and royal music of coronations and other imperial activities throughout the day. Including a suite of Handel's "Water Music" ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Julian Wachner describes the many choices that go into performing the classic holiday oratorio. By Julian Wachner Julian Wachner, the director of ...

It's a Christmas tradition, right up there with chestnuts on an open fire, eggnog and traffic jams in mall parking lots. This time of year, Handel's Messiah draws even the most casual of classical ...