One of the most venerable of our wonderful local choral ensembles, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, will present the 10th edition of its popular holiday concert, The Hallelujah Project, 7 p.m.

It begins with the violins — orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound ...

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 ...

In his cantatas and church works, Bach frequently employs lively dance rhythms to express the most exuberant forms of worship. In the conclusion to his cantata “Praise the Lord, My Soul” (BWV 143), ...

It was truly tremendous to join with more than 300 area singers in sharing “The Hallelujah Chorus” with surprised shoppers at Lindale Mall on Sunday. The “flash mob” choir - made up of musicians of ...

The first European performance of the Gospel Messiah with Marin Alsop and the BBC Concert Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus and the London Adventist Chorale at the Royal Albert Hall on 7 December ...

A funny thing happened on the way to Handel's MESSIAH: That would be Monty Python's LIFE OF BRIAN, transformed from the film by Eric Idle (the jokes) and John Du Prez (the music) into NOT THE MESSIAH ...

With Easter come some staples: Peeps, egg hunts and, for churchgoers, George Frideric Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. It's the five-minute piece often sung at the end of the service on Easter. The music ...

It takes a village to perform Handel’s “Messiah”: a nimble and speedy chorus, an accomplished orchestra, four virtuoso soloists, and a keyboard player who is equally adept at the harpsichord and the ...

Today’s Video of the Day is a performance of Alleluia from Mass for the Endangered by Sarah Kirkland Snider by Phoenix ...