(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 {…}
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 {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced its 2023-24 season, the first under new Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen. “This season we will make the old new again as our orchestra and chorus approach every piece of music with passion, vitality, and freshness on instruments from the period as the composers intended,” said Jonathan Cohen, Artistic Director of the Handel and {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced the H+H Stone Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship for emerging musicians pursuing careers in period instrument performance of Baroque and Classical music. The new Fellowship will foster the development of early-career musicians whose socio-cultural identities have been historically underrepresented in the field. The fellowship will be possible through a transformative $1 million gift from {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the 160th anniversary of the very first Emancipation Proclamation Concert with a free performance at the Historic Trinity Church in Boston’s Copley Square. The, which will take place on Dec. 31 at 1 p.m., concert will feature members of the H+H orchestra and chorus conducted by Dr. Anthony Trecek-King. The concert will feature {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society is to perform a semi-staged production of “The Marriage of Figaro.” Raphaël Pichon, founder and artistic director of Pygmalion, will lead the performances on Nov. 17 and 18 at Boston’s Symphony Hall. The H+H Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by soprano Ying Fang as Susanna, soprano Jacquelyn Stucker as Countess Almaviva, bass-baritone Cody Quattlebaum {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced the 2022 Youth Choruses Scholarship Award Recipients. “We are immensely proud of the skill and dedication on display in our Youth Choruses every year. These talented young adults have performed side-by-side with the H+H Chorus, shinning in historically informed performances at Symphony Hall, the Hatch Shell, and Fenway Park,” said David Snead, President, {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society will present Haydn’s “The Creation” on April 29 and May 1 at Boston’s Symphony Hall. The showcase will represent the last performances of Harry Christophers as artistic director of the company. The performance will be headlined by soprano Joélle Harvey, tenor Robert Murray, and bass-baritone Matthew Brook. Christophers was the artistic director of the Handel {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the holiday season with Bach Christmas. The concerts, which will be held on Dec. 3, 4, and 5, will feature Raphaël Pichon conducting the Orchestra and Chorus in Gabrieli’s “Hodie Christus natus est,” J.S. Bach’s Magnificat, BWV 243, and Cantata, BWV 110, “Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, and CPE Bach’s Heilig, Wq. 217.” {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society is set to perform Händel’s Messiah for the holiday season. The concert is a hallmark of the H+H season that dates to its first concert in 1815 which featured the famed “Hallelujah” chorus. This year’s performance will be special as Harry Christophers returns to Symphony Hall for his 13th and final season as Artistic Director {…}
(Credit: Robert Torres) The Handel and Haydn Society’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9 concert brought an attendance of more than 10,000 audience members to welcome back concert. The August 27 concert marked a record number for the organization according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)officials. The evening, which took place at the (DCR) Hatch Memorial Shell, saw the {…}