H+H Presents: Handel’s Messiah at Symphony Hall, Nov 27 + 28 + 29 Baroque Christmas at NEC’s Jordan Hall, Dec 17 + 20 BOSTON | The Handel and Haydn Society continues its 2026–27 Season, The Choices that Shape Us, with holiday programs in November and December to bring generations of Bostonians together around music that …
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From Oct. 2 to Oct. 4, the Handel and Haydn Society opened its 212th season with “The Art of Living,” featuring one of its eponymous composer’s most enigmatic works: Handel’s “L’allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato.”
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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 …
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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.
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H+H will perform nine concerts at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall during the 2026-27 Season. The Handel and Haydn Society’s first performance at Symphony Hall was Mendelssohn’s Elijah on October 21, 1900, six days after the Hall’s dedication. The response from press and the public was little short of ecstatic, both for the quality of the …
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‘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.
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H+H Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leads Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, a musical celebration of the human spirit featuring the period instrument orchestra and chorus, guest soloists, and new spoken word by Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson. These performances mark the first for Lecolion Washington, Jr. as President and CEO of H+H. BOSTON …
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It’s our mission at H+H to touch the heart and elevate the soul through transformative experiences with Baroque and Classical music. We know that music makes us feel. It elevates our joy, heightens our enthusiasm, and encourages motivation. Music also meets us in our deepest valleys of sorrow, gives voice to difficult emotions, and brings …
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German composers who mastered the art of the Baroque cantata While Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) is a household name today, his contemporary Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was more famous in their time. Both Bach and Telemann were talented performers as well as prolific composers who mastered many styles, including the cantata, a large-scale musical work …
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It’s our mission at H+H to touch the heart and elevate the soul through transformative experiences with Baroque and Classical music. We know that music makes us feel. It elevates our joy, heightens our enthusiasm, and encourages motivation. Music also meets us in our deepest valleys of sorrow, gives voice to difficult emotions, and brings …
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