(Credit: Grant Leighton) On August 27, The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the return of the Boston arts scene with a free concert at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreations Memorial Hatch Shell. The concert will showcase Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and will feature four vocal soloists along with the H+H Chorus and members of the H+H Youth {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society in Boston has announced its 2021-22 season returning to live performances. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. For the 168th consecutive year, the company will celebrate the holiday season with performances of Handel’s “Messiah,” at Symphony Hall. For the last time as Artistic Director, Harry Christophers will lead {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced the recipients of their Youth Choruses Scholarship Award, in recognition of achievement and commitment to the vocal arts. The Barbara E. Maze Award for Musical Excellence went to Helen Peppler. Currently a student of the Carnegie Mellon School of Music, Peppler will receive a scholarship for $3,000. The Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award went {…}
On Feb. 21, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) and Early Music America (EMA) will celebrate the contribution of musicians of color with a panel discussion featuring leading Black musicians in the field of early music. The discussion will be led by Dana Whiteside and will feature conversations with Joseph McHardy, Reginald Mobley, Patricia Ann Neely, Rachel Redmond, and Jonathan {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has named Dr. Anthony Trecek-King as a new Resident Conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus. Trecek-King will share chorus responsibilities for the oldest performing arts organization in America with Scott Allen Jarrett. He will also assist Artistic Director Harry Christophers in building the H+H Chorus through recruitment, auditions, preparation, and concerts. David Snead, {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society is set to bring seven new performances to audiences across the globe as part of its 2020-21 Season through streaming. All of the Spring concerts will be available for free, with a suggested donation of $10. The 2020-21 Spring Season will Begin with “The Magic of Handel” on Jan. 26, 2021, featuring Aisslinn Nosky, Susanna {…}
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 has announced that it will be partnering with broadcasting and production company GBH to stream “Handel’s ‘Messiah’ for Our Time.” Premiering on GBH 2 on December 20, 2020, the performance will be available on YouTube, Facebook, Classical WCRB, and H+H’s website. The work is a holiday tradition for the company running 167 years since it {…}
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 {…}