Handel 2009 Archive








What Messiah Means to Me...


Handel’s Messiah is world famous, and has touched the lives of millions. This online display explores the thoughts and feelings of people who have come into contact with this great work.

Here you can explore the impact of Messiah on a variety of individuals who took part in our project ‘What Messiah Means to Me’ in 2005, including the singers Dame Janet Baker and Emma Kirkby, and the Handel biographer Professor Donald Burrows. You can also contribute your own memories  to our online memory bank about Handel's great work. Please click here to find out how to do this.

Memory Bank 2009
How to Contribute

Memory Bank (by theme) 2005
Early Memories
Festive Associations and Annual Occasions
Musical Matters
A Sense of Place
Faith and Feeling
Visitor Contributions from 2005

Interviews
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo soprano)
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Professor Donald Burrows (Handel biographer)
David Temple (Director, Crouch End Festival Chorus)

More on Messiah
The Birth of the Work (coming soon)
Musical Legacy and Performance (coming soon)
The Charitable Tradition (coming soon)

Leaf through Handel's Messiah score
Visit the British Library website to leaf through and magnify pages of  Handel's draft score of Messiah at www.bl.uk/turningthepages.

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Thank you to Jane Cockcroft and Ellen Saffrey for managing and producing the original project 'What Messiah Means to Me' in 2005.