Handel holiday festival; A truly classical weekend with both `Messiah' and `Judas Maccabaeus'.(LIVING) From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: November 29, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Worcester Telegram & Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Richard Duckett

The Worcester Chorus and the Master Singers of Worcester have a good Handel on the holidays.

Actually, they'll be performing two of the composer's brilliant oratorios in what could be called an unofficial "Handel festival" this weekend. At 8 p.m. Saturday in Mechanics Hall, the Worcester Chorus will give its 108th annual rendering of Handel's "Messiah." Then, at 3 p.m. Sunday in Temple Emanuel, the Master Singers of Worcester will perf...

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