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H+H Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen conducts two grand choral works: “Spring” from Haydn’s The Seasons and Beethoven’s Mass in C Major. Pride celebrations at the concerts in partnership with the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce include a collaborative art activation with Artists for Humanity and a community sing. BOSTON | As longer days and budding …
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BOSTON | The Handel + Haydn Society today announced that President & CEO David Snead will retire after nearly a decade at the helm of the performing arts organization. Under his leadership, H+H has recently been praised as “not just the oldest, but the finest historically informed orchestra in the nation” by the Boston Music …
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From Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) presented a masterful performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete “Brandenburg Concertos” at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre and New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall.
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This H+H Society performance suggested Handel’s genius for generating joy.
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One of Handel’s strengths lies in his rich experiences encompassing Europe, from his German heritage to his travels in Italy and eventual naturalization as a British citizen.
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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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When Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society found records detailing iconic composer George Frideric Handel’s ties to the slave trade, it responded in a way only the organization could: through music and performance.
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Two weeks into my widowhood, I ventured out to hear the Handel & Haydn Society’s 538th iteration of Handel’s Messiah. A wise decision.
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The Handel and Haydn Society was originally founded as a large community chorus, and this year, over 50 additional teen and adult singers will join the performance.
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