Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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

Handel? The guy who wrote ‘Messiah’? There’s a festival built around that guy? Yes, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) is that guy, but he was also an opera guy, a cantata guy, an oratorio guy, a ...

Handel was born in what is now Germany, but most of his career was spent in London. His major works are still used in British ceremonies such as coronations, and annual events in Britain including ...

No one today knows the name of one of the great, unsung heroes of the classical music canon — the composer George Frideric Handel’s tailor. Without the garment-maker, the world would never have ...

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-British baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Most music lovers have encountered George Frideric Handel ...

LONDON — They were both immigrants in Britain who changed the face of music — one with a harpsichord and a composer’s pen, the other with an electric guitar. George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix ...

The baroque composer was passionate about food and music, as celebrated at the refurbished Handel & Hendrix in London museum reopening this month It was in a Georgian house in London 300 years ago ...

Picture this: two ambitious young Turks at the Hamburg Opera on Dec. 5, 1704. Johann Mattheson, age 23: tenor, harpsichordist, conductor, composer. George Frideric ...

During these anxious times, the music of George Frideric Handel offers consolation and hope. While many of us are familiar with his oratorio “Messiah” and the “Water Music,” he was an astonishingly ...

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People" Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted" Handel ...

The British have often taken national pride in Handel's music, and they can hardly be blamed for doing so. From the moment he settled in London in 1712, he became a central figure in English - and, ...