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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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Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society Announces You Are the Music

Largest fundraising effort in H+H’s 210 year history positioned to raise $53 million to elevate artistic quality and provide accessible, broadly inclusive programming BOSTON | The Handel and Haydn Society today announced You Are the Music, the most ambitious and comprehensive fundraising campaign in H+H’s 210 year history. Generating a total of $47 million in …

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Jonathan Cohen and the Handel and Haydn Society Ring in the Holidays With Messiah

November 24 + 25 + 26, 2023 at Symphony Hall Press performance is Friday, November 24 at 7:30 PM Email for high-resolution images, interviews, press tickets, and more information (Boston) The celebrated holiday tradition returns as the Handel and Haydn Society perform Handel’s glorious Messiah at Symphony Hall November 24, 25 and 26, 2023. Newly …

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Handel and Haydn Society Names Violinists Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro and Amelia Sie Inaugural Stone Fellows

(Boston – July 12, 2023) The Handel and Haydn Society has named violinists Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro and Amelia Sie the first ever Stone Fellows. A first of its kind among period-instrument orchestras, the Fellowship will foster the development of early-career musicians whose socio-cultural identities have been historically underrepresented in the field. Johnson-Pájaro and Sie will …

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