The Cornish Times2d
Bringing music from the baroque era to life at Calstock Arts
With over 25 years of performing and recording experience, Passacaglia brings the music of the baroque era to life with a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune20d
2025 preview: San Diego classical music events that we’re excited about
Because classical music seasons tend to run from fall to spring, rather than across the calendar year, you might think it a challenge to find enough 2025 concerts to single out. But no worries.
The New York Times25d
Two Men Wrote ‘Messiah.’ You Know One of Them.
Dr. King is a professor at Georgetown and the author of “Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s ‘Messiah.’” When Charles Jennens, a wealthy art collector ...
WBUR27d
How composer Handel's 'Messiah' came to be
(Courtesy of Doubleday and Mary Fecteau) Host Scott Tong gets the behind-the-scenes story of the creation of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" with Georgetown professor Charles King, author of ...
CBS News27d
The story of Handel's "Messiah"
It's "Messiah," by German-British opera composer George Frideric Handel. "It has been in near continuous performance from 1742, when it premiered, all the way up to the present," said author ...
Christian Science Monitor29d
How Handel brought ‘The Messiah’ to life in bleak times
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
Wall Street Journal29d
‘Every Valley’ Review: Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in the Making
The story of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah”—its composition, premier and gradual rise to worldwide popularity—has been told many times. Charles King’s innovation in “Every Valley ...