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  • Enjoy Messiah? Conductor Jane Glover Recommends 5 More Handel Works

    Enjoy Messiah? Conductor Jane Glover Recommends 5 More Handel Works

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    Brian Wise
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    Even as “Home Alone” screenings with live accompaniment are a growing staple of orchestra programming in December, Handel’s Messiah remains a holiday season favorite. Like the 1990 holiday hi-jinx film, with its John Williams score, Messiah was a popular success from its 1742 premiere in Dublin. Unlike “Home Alone,” Messiah, of course, didn’t have a…