Kurt Ullrich lives in rural Jackson County. I’ve been immersed in one of my all-time favorite pieces of music, George Frideric Handel’s magnificent “Messiah.” It all began on a Tuesday when I was ...

The cover of "Every Valley" and author Charles King. (Courtesy of Doubleday and Mary Fecteau) Host Scott Tong gets the behind-the-scenes story of the creation of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" ...

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” is to chronicle ...

For the first time in decades, George Frederic Handel’s most famous oratorio, “Messiah.” will be performed in its entirety in Vermont. “It’s a masterpiece. It’s a great, great piece,” says conductor ...

Last summer, Alastair Stout and Grace Church’s Rutland Area Chorus were on tour when they came about as close to Handel’s “Messiah” — physically — as anyone can. “We were in Ireland with the choir, ...

Nov. 18—You could call the holidays the land of a thousand Messiahs. Both the New Mexico Philharmonic and the Santa Fe Symphony are doing it. Opera Southwest will perform George Frederic Handel's ...