A Guide to Baroque Brass Instruments: Baroque Trumpet and Trombone

The Baroque Trumpet and Trombone By John Tamilio III, Ph.D. There is a moment during H+H’s performance of Handel’s Messiah when two trumpet players emerge from opposite wings of the Symphony Hall balcony and play a fanfare. It is one of my favorite parts of the oratorio. My heart skips a beat at the sound …

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The Boston Musical Intelligencer: Reaching the Distant Shore

A shocking discovery that its namesake composer Handel may have benefited from the slave trade led the Handel and Haydn Society to embark almost simultaneously on a research project and an act of musical restitution, “Crossing the Deep,” which is playing this weekend at Jordan Hall in two sold-out performances.

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American Soprano Joélle Harvey‬ ‭Joins Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society for‬ “Love, Handel” ‭ ‬ ‭

Performances Feb 7 + 9 at NEC’s Jordan Hall Celebrate the‬ Vocal and Instrumental Music of George Frideric Handel‬ BOSTON‬‭ | The Handel and Haydn Society welcomes acclaimed‬‭ soprano Joélle Harvey‬‭ to‬‭ join the‬‭ H+H Orchestra‬‭ under the direction of‬‭ Artistic‬‭ Director Jonathan Cohen‬‭ to present‬ ‭“Love, Handel,” a program of three passionate works by …

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‬The Handel and Haydn Society’s‬ ‘Crossing the Deep’ ‭Returns MLK Weekend‬ ‭ ‬ ‭

BOSTON‬‭ | With the return of Crossing the Deep, the‬‭ Handel and Haydn Society invites‬‭ audiences to explore and reflect upon the stories, themes, and musical traditions of European‬‭ sacred music by George Frideric Handel and spirituals by enslaved Africans in America created‬‭ at the same time on both sides of the Atlantic. Performances take …

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Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Baroque Christmas’ Concerts Celebrate the Season with Sacred and Festive Works by German and Latin American Composers

H+H welcomes Ruben Valenzuela, Founder and Artistic Directorof Bach Collegium San Diego to conduct at NEC’s Jordan Hall BOSTON | Make the season bright with the beauty of Baroque music as the Handel and HaydnSociety welcomes Ruben Valenzuela, Founder and Artistic Director of Bach Collegium SanDiego to lead this year’s ‘Baroque Christmas’ concerts at NEC’s …

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Handel and Haydn Society Launches ‘CitySing’ and‬ Brings Boston Together for Annual Performances of‬ ‭ Handel’s‬‭ Messiah‬ ‭

Singers from the Greater Boston Community Join‬ the H+H Orchestra and Chorus and H+H Youth Choruses Chamber Choir‬‭ to Present Handel’s‬‭ Messiah‬‭ at Symphony Hall Thanksgiving Weekend‬ BOSTON‬‭ | For the 171st consecutive year, the Handel‬‭ and Haydn Society presents Handel’s‬‭ glorious‬‭ Messiah‬‭ at Symphony Hall November 29 + 30‬‭+ December 1, performing on period‬‭ …

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Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society Opens‬ ‭ 210th Season with ‘Mozart Requiem’‬

H+H Orchestra and Chorus perform requiems by‬ Michael Haydn and Mozart at Symphony Hall‬ ‭ BOSTON‬‭ | Handel and Haydn Society‬‭ Artistic Director‬‭ Jonathan Cohen‬‭ and the H+H‬ Orchestra and Chorus return to Boston’s Symphony Hall on Friday, September 27 and Sunday,‬ September 29 to open H+H’s 210th consecutive season, a double feature of two …

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