If you are looking for a new holiday tradition, consider the Houston Symphony’s “Handel’s Messiah in Candlelight,” which is the perfect blend of sacred Christmas music, easily accessible for the ...
Story goes, George Frideric Handel finished “Messiah,” a 260-page oratorio, in a mere 24 days, foregoing sleep and food for the most part, in 1741. It’s that whirlwind of inspiration that convinces ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite. By Zachary Woolfe The ...