The Arts Fuse: Handel + Haydn Society Explores the Romantic Music of Young Handel
This H+H Society performance suggested Handel’s genius for generating joy.
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Boston Classical Review: Harvey, H+H, dazzle a delightful program of Handel rarities
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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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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WGBH: ‘Crossing The Deep’ connects Handel’s choral works with spirituals by enslaved Africans
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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The Boston Globe: In his Handel and Haydn Society debut, Ruben Valenzuela conducts a festive trans-Atlantic journey
There are two reliable models to follow when laying your table for the holidays. There’s the full meal, with the table set for each course in order, and probably a dressed and carved centerpiece in there somewhere; on the flip side there’s the smorgasbord buffet of smaller-scale sweets and savories.
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The Boston Musical Intelligencer: Messiah Comforts Widow
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 Boston Globe: With new ‘CitySing,’ Handel and Haydn Society’s Messiah returns to its roots
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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