Handel’s Messiah embraces every emotion, from the first voice singing “Comfort ye,” inviting you to step aside from the season’s frenzy, to the riveting Amen Chorus at the end. In between are moments ...

Every December, choirs from around the world come together to perform Messiah by 18th-century composer George Frideric Handel. In Australia, there is at least one performance in most capital cities.

For many, the holiday season’s joy will become tangible when the Messiah Chorus of Lake County performs Handel’s “Messiah“ at 4 p.m. on Dec.1 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road ...

Don Densmore of Perry Village has been part of the Messiah Chorus of Lake County for 67 years. He’s now the oldest of the singers in the 150-member group. Its 75th presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” ...

George Frederick Handel’s Messiah, easily the most popular choral work ever written, is not without its share of ironies. Though immense in scale, it took only 24 days to compose. While the work has ...