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Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society Now Accepting Applications from String Instrumentalists for 2025-2027 Stone Fellowship

Prestigious two-year Fellowship designed to foster the development of early-career musicians with ethnicities historically underrepresented in the field of period performance. BOSTON | The Handel and Haydn Society is now receiving applications from string instrumentalists for the 2025-2027 cohort of the H+H Stone Fellowship, a prestigious two-year fellowship for emerging musicians pursuing careers in period …

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Herald Spring and Celebrate Pride at the Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Haydn + Beethoven’ Concerts March 28 + 30 at Symphony Hall

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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The Handel and Haydn Society Presents J.S. Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos

Performances at Sanders Theatre and NEC’s Jordan Hall Showcase the Best of Baroque Instrumental Music. BOSTON | The Brandenburgs are back! For the third consecutive year, the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra is set to perform J.S. Bach’s complete set of six Brandenburg Concertos, playing on period instruments and using techniques to present the concertos …

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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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