Asking a flutist to play violin portions of Handel’s “Messiah” is a bit tricky since, among other things, flutists need to breathe during long, rapid-fire passages. It’s also an adjustment for the ...

Christ Church in Short Hills will present a Special Holiday Concert featuring George Frideric Handel’s Messiah (Part 1) on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm. The performance, conducted by guest ...

“Messiah,” George Frederic Handel’s great oratorio, has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations worldwide — and yet it was written for Easter. Only the first third of “Messiah” is about the ...

A collective of local musicians will perform Handel’s Messiah: Part I and Hallelujah Chorus, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 3516 E. Monroe Road in ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is for the world a celebration of Christmas — regardless of religious beliefs or no — and performed everywhere. In Vermont, one of the least religious states in the country, this ...

Conductor Lisa Jablow, like many Vermonters, doesn’t consider herself religious. And yet, “Messiah,” Handel’s musical telling of the story of Jesus Christ, remains an irreplaceable part of her life.