The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the holiday season with a special performance of “A Baroque Christmas” on Dec. 22, 2020. The concert will be led by Principal Keyboard and Associate Conductor Ian Watson and will feature members of the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra. The program will include works by Dall’Abaco, Charpentier, Biber, Torelli, and Telemann, and will be {…}

The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America on Nov. 8, 2020 at 3 p.m. ET. The online showcase will be led by the company’s Programming Consultant Reginald Mobley and will feature music that celebrates Queer Women, Women of Color, and Women of Boston. Among the works included are Isabella Leonarda’s “Venite, laetantes” and {…}

The Handel and Haydn Society has announced that, due to the closure of Symphony Hall and the health directives of the Governor and Mayor, the company will be presenting its 2020-21 season entirely online, where it will be available to stream free of charge. “As we move the entire season online, we continue to look for new and creative ways {…}

The Handel and Haydn Society has announced that its Board of Governors has elected Robert N. Shapiro as its next Chairman of the Board. Shapiro has been on the board since 1997 and is a Senior Consultant and Retired CEO of Ropes Wealth Advisors. A trustee of the Peabody Essex Museum for over 25 years, Shapiro is also a member {…}

 The Handel and Haydn Society has announced two major decisions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, with the closure of Symphony Hall to live audiences through the end of November, the Handel and Haydn Society will make changes to the first two programs of its season. Second, Harry Christophers, who was to have ended his tenure as Artistic {…}