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A warm welcome to the audience by Handel and Haydn’s new President and CEO Lecolion Washington, Jr. set the tone for George Frideric Handel’s 1740 L’Allegro, Il Penseroso, ed Il Moderato, a delightful musical battle between light-hearted, playful Mirth, and moody, moonlight Melancholy, which Handel wrote to accompany interwoven fragments from John Milton’s 1646 poems …

John Milton is having a moment in Boston this fall. Next month, Haydn’s oratorio The Creation, which draws heavily on the poet’s epic, Paradise Lost, makes its way to Symphony Hall.

‘Stunning music will always attract audiences,’ says the new leader, who took over in August and hopes to help listeners see themselves in unfamiliar music.

The Handel + Haydn Chorus took the stage in “Voices Carry” at Jordan Hall on May 29th and 31st with singers we know from many other groups in Boston and beyond, including Emmanuel Music, BEMF, Boston Baroque, Lorelei, Boston Lyric Opera. “H+H hires great soloists and lets us embrace who we are — an ensemble …

In a rare visit to the historic site, H+H Orchestra brought fresh intimacy to Bach and Telemann

Washington, who has led the Community Music Center of Boston for the past nine years, is seen as a “great convener” capable of attracting new audiences to the 211-year-old organization.