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!" ...

A fair percentage of the world probably knows the “Hallelujah” chorus well enough ... The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times ...

Over 24 days, Handel sketched out the music for “Messiah” using Jennens’s ... the tiresome bits removed, the famous “Hallelujah” chorus sometimes placed where it seems to belong ...

Jeff Spurgeon: Andrew Megill told us that part two of Messiah is also where some orchestra members get to shine. Andrew Megill: One of the things, Handel was really good at that in many of his ...

Handel uses this dramatic moment to make sure listeners feel the emotion and unity of the final “Hallelujah!” The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus performance of “Messiah” on ...

For more than three centuries, German-British composer George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” has been a staple of the classical canon during the holidays. It’s a vaulting oratorio, in English, of the ...

Regularly performed as Too Hot to Handel across the United States ... Gareth Malone. Hallelujah: The Gospel Messiah is a BBC Studios Wales production (1x100) for BBC Four and BBC iPlayer.

Led by Assistant Professor of Music and Director Troy Robertson, the first Messiah rehearsal will be January 26. The first ...