Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

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 ...

Among the pedestaled titans of Western music, George Frideric Handel was the first composer whose work not only quickly ...

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 ...

Thanks for joining us as we enter the Christmas Season anticipating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ — except in Bethlehem, where (newsflash) Christmas has been canceled. To compensate, let’s ...

It starts with a message of comfort before listeners are shepherded through the fast-moving and intricate telling of the prophesy, birth and resurrection of Christ. George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” ...

On paper it sounds a crazy idea. Take Part One of Handel's "Messiah," translate half of it into Spanish, then divide it up by inserting movements from another piece of music altogether. That is what ...

Bluffton University, in conjunction with the University of Findlay, has announced that it will join together for the treasured holiday tradition of Handel’s Messiah.