Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

IT is a remarkable fact, and one not very creditable to the musical public of England, that the works of Mainwaring, Hawkins, Burney, and Coxe should remain for almost an entire century after the ...

A great gift to music entered into the world on 23 February 1685 in Halle, Germany. A life of great musical interest; one filled with an unbelievable talent that would become a beacon to many ...

The life and music of composer George Frideric Handel will be featured in a series of concerts and lectures during November and December in Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William ...

As the composer of Messiah, the most famous oratorio ever written, George Frideric Handel is a giant of the classical music world. But he also wrote operas. In the early 1700s, London was crazy for ...

Summer these days wouldn't be complete without a series of huge open-air concerts featuring popular music's top draws. It was ever thus. In the London of 250 years ago, the biggest name was Handel. A ...

Handel wrote two Easter oratorios. One is the “Messiah,” taken over by Christmas, the extravagant “Hallelujah” chorus so well suited to the season. The other is in every conceivable way not the ...