Marin Alsop to Lead the Handel and Haydn Society in an American Premiere of Tracy K. Smith’s Adaptation of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
Free Concert Will Take Place August 27, 2021, at 7 PM at the DCR Hatch Shell (Boston August 9, 2021) The Handel and Haydn Society announced today that the August 27, 2021 concert at the DCR Hatch Shell featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 will include the US premiere of a new text to “Ode to …
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Handel and Haydn Society To Perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Ode to Joy,” in Free Concert at the DCR Hatch Shell
August 27, 2021, 7 PM Concert Will Gather Boston Community to Celebrate the Return of the Boston Arts Scene [Boston July 27, 2021] The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the return of the Boston arts scene with a free concert at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreations Memorial Hatch Shell on August 27, …
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Through the Years
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violinist, Fencer, Soldier, and Classical-era Composer of African Descent By Benjamin Pesetsky With thanks to Teresa Neff Joseph Bologne’s Early Life Joseph Bologne (1745–1799), Chevalier de Saint-Georges, held a remarkable number of occupations and positions during his life: composer, conductor, violinist, impresario, champion fencer, military officer, and nobleman. All even …
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GBH’s Morning Edition: H+H’s 2021-22 Season
Listen to this interview of H+H President and CEO David Snead as he discusses H+H’s 2021-22 Season with GBH Morning Edition host Henry Santoro.
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