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 {…}
The vocal music scene in Boston is not bad, but it is far from vibrant. Vocalists do the best they can. But there are few operas, especially for a city that has a big-five orchestra. This is one of the reasons why Handel and Haydn Society’s “Israel in Egypt” was a highly anticipated event. In his first performance as artistic {…}
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 {…}
On March 31, 2023, Italian conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini will join the Handel and Haydn Society for their performance of Bach’s “Easter Oratorio.” The concert will also see them perform Antonio Bononcini’s “Stabat Mater,” with the company being joined by soloists Silvia Frigato, Anna Bonitatibus, Gabriele Lombardi, and Ben Bliss. Renowned as a conductor and recitalist on the harpsichord, fortepiano, and {…}
(Credit: Sam Brewer) The Handel and Haydn Society has named Jonathan Cohen as its 15th Artistic Director. The two-time Gramophone Winner and Grammy nominee will take on the role in 2023-24. The company noted that at 44, Cohen, who is the Music Director of Les Violon du Roy and Artistic Director of the Tetbury Festival, is one of the youngest people {…}
In honor of Harry Christophers’s career as Artistic Director of the Handel and Haydn Society, the CORO record label is releasing a digital collection of some of H+H’s greatest recordings with the celebrated conductor. Christophers was appointed Artistic Director at H+H in 2009 and held the position for 13 years. He stepped down as Artistic Director following the 2021-22 season {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society is set to open its 2022-23 season with “Glories of Bach” on Oct. 7 and 9, 2022 at Symphony Hall in Boston. The program, led by founder and artistic director of Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen, will feature the Handel and Haydn Orchestra taking on three works by Bach including Cantata 140, Cantata 61, and his Orchestral {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society’s New Voices Summer Chorus is back live for students entering grades 2-5 on Saturdays in July. The chorus will meet at the United Parish in Brookline and the program will culminate with a free concert on Saturday, July 30 at United Parish, showcasing the skills and knowledge the children. The program will be led by {…}
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 {…}
Handel and Haydn Society has announced an upcoming traditional Emancipation Proclamation Concert dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech in 1863. The concert, which will take place on Dec. 31, 2021 at the historic Trinity Church Boston in Copley Square, will star Tenor Marlon Matthews alongside the H+H Chorus. Anthony Trecek-King conducts. The performances will feature “My Lord What a {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has received a transformative gift of $10 million in honor of Artistic Director Harry Christophers. The money was donated outright and anonymously and will help create the Harry Christophers Fund for Artistic Excellence. The donation was announced before Friday’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Boston’s Symphony Hall and at the same time, the organization named {…}