https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-president-ceo-set-to-retire/
The Handel and Haydn Society is set to have a new leader at the helm for the first time in nearly a decade as it was announced that President and CEO David Snead is set to retire. Snead was named by Musical America as one of the Top 30 Professionals of the Year back in 2021, a distinction to go {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-to-revive-crossing-the-deep/
Handel and Haydn Society is set to present “Crossing the Deep” on Jan. 17 and 19, 2025. The showcase, which takes place at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, was created in 2023 by Conductor Dr. Anthony Trecek-King and countertenor Reginald Mobley as a response to the revelation that Handel had owned stock in companies involved the in slave trade. {…}
https://operawire.com/ruben-valenzuela-to-lead-handel-and-haydn-societys-baroque-christmas/
Handel and Haydn Society is set to present “Baroque Christmas” on Dec. 19 and 22, 2024. The showcase will be headlined by Ruben Valenzuela, the Founder and Artistic Director of Bach Collegium San Diego for a program of Bach Cantatas and Antonio de Salazar’s “Conceptio Gloriosae,” Francisco Lopez Capillas’ “Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis Magnificat,” and Juan de Araujo’s “Ay andar, {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-to-present-messiah-launches-citysing-program/
The Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) will present Händel’s ‘Messiah’ at Symphony Hall starting on November 29, 2024. The production, which will run through Dec. 1 will feature period instruments and soloists including soprano Jeanine De Bique, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Nicholas Phan, and baritone Sumner Thompson. The company also revealed the introduction of “CitySing,” a new initiative conceived by {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-2024-review-mozart-michael-haydns-requiem/
(Photo credit: Robert Torres) Sometimes we ought to live and let die twice in a night—or, perhaps, let die and then live twice? The Handel and Haydn Society’s (H+H) program is, in many ways, logical: Michael Haydn’s “Requiem” and then Mozart’s. There is much kinship between the pieces; however, even for the most skeptical of critics, it is hard to {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-announces-you-are-the-music-fundraiser/
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced “You Are the Music,” the most ambitious and comprehensive fundraising campaign in H+H’s 210-year history. The campaign has generated a total of $47 million in generous donations from members of the Board and other major gifts during its quiet phase. “You Are the Music” is well positioned to raise a total of $53 {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-to-present-handels-messiah/
The Handel and Haydn Society is set to celebrate the holiday season with performances of Händel’s “Messiah” at Symphony Hall. The performances are set to take place on Nov. 24, 25, and 26 with newly appointed Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leading the H+H Orchestra and Chorus. The performances will mark Cohen’s first time conducting “Messiah” with H+H and he noted, {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-names-michele-adams-new-youth-chorale-and-concert-choir-conductor/
The Handel and Haydn Society has named Michele Adams the H+H Youth Choruses Conductor. Adams will take over her new role leading the Youth Chorale and Concert Choir on July 1, 2023 as HHYC prepares for its 30th anniversary. The announcement comes as the H+H Youth Choruses prepare for its annual Spring Concert, May 21, 2023 at Roxbury Community College {…}
https://operawire.com/handel-and-haydn-society-to-present-crossing-the-deep/
The Handel and Haydn Society will explore the connections between Handel and the creation of the American Spiritual in “Crossing the Deep.” The concert, which is set to take on June 1 and 4, 2023 at Smith Hall at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, will feature the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus performing movements from {…}