Listen and marvel as the period instrument virtuosi of H+H perform a program of baroque trio sonatas by Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach and George Frideric Handel, revealing the music’s original freshness and vitality and a creativity that inspires all ages. This concert has been rescheduled to April 21 at 8:00pm.

Musicians from the Handel and Haydn Society return to Concerts at the Point with a program of Baroque jewels by J.S. Bach, Arcangelo Corelli and others. Performing on period instruments and featuring both instrumental and vocal soloists, this elite chamber ensemble will bring to life the music of history’s greatest composers as it was intended …

Could there be a more perfect collection of concertos than the Brandenburgs? Bach’s treasury of instrumental music—dazzlingly inventive, virtuosic, exuberant—when played on period instruments promises an unparalleled immersion into the great master’s music. And hearing them all on one program, performed on the instruments Bach knew, is priceless!

The Performance Committee of the Portsmouth Athenaeum is pleased to announce that Boston’s acclaimed Handel and Haydn Society is coming to Portsmouth to celebrate the City’s 400th. This program of music by Bach, Vivaldi, and others will feature concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky, principal flute, Emi Ferguson, and principal keyboardist Ian Watson.

H+H will perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well as the popular Concerto for Violin and Oboe.

H+H will perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well as the popular Concerto for Violin and Oboe.

Marvel as the period instrument virtuosi of H+H perform a program of baroque trio sonatas by Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach and George Frideric Handel, revealing the music’s original freshness and vitality and a creativity that inspires all ages.

Handel’s iconic Messiah is a treasured holiday tradition that will be performed by the incomparable Handel & Haydn Society in a special chamber arrangement for 13-member chamber orchestra and chorus led by Associate Conductor Ian Watson.  The Yankee Magazine hails that “The Handel and Haydn Society’s Messiah remains unmatched.”