Happy Birthday, George Frideric Handel! He was born on February 23, 1685 in Halle, Germany. Even as as child he was drawn to music, which his father discouraged, but his mother secretly helped him pursue. Read more about Handel using the link below to his biography. Today’s Beautiful Music features the extraordinary bass-baritone Dashon Burton with Boston Baroque performing THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND from Handel’s oratorio MESSIAH, and an aria from Handel’s JEPHTHA. Once you hear Dashon Burton, I know you’ll want to know more about the talented singer, so there’s also a link below to his website.
https://www.biography.com/musicians/george-handel