"Music! Where is it coming from?," asked George Handel as he and his wife, Dorothea, quickly sat up in bed. It was the middle of the night, and they could hear melodies floating through the house.

There are online reports and rumors about similar "Hallelujah Chorus" sneak attacks in the marketplace. The key is that many onlookers know this classic by heart and can sing along without missing ...

Feeling a little grumpy or overwhelmed at the holidays? David Gelatt prescribes a little "Hallelujah Chorus" for you. The 1741 work by George Frideric Handel, with its soaring melodies and thundering ...

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 ...

I survived the Hallelujah Chorus. And I survived it as a soprano. My Christmas is complete. After 50 years of singing alto in school choruses and church choirs, I am now a soprano. Betty Burton, choir ...

New Haven’s Teacher of the Year was behind the piano teaching her kids the Hallelujah Chorus. In the process she was also teaching them how to stand up straight and present themselves for job ...

For the 25th year, Moraine Valley Community College inaugurated the Christmas season with a sing-along presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” last weekend. Moraine Valley’s presentation is a good concert ...

Sometimes you want to be on the edge of your seat. At other times, it is nice to use the whole thing. On Sunday, it was time to sit back and take in the glory of Handel’s “Messiah,” delivered with ...