BOSTON | The Handel + Haydn Society today announced that President & CEO David Snead will retire after nearly a decade at the helm of the performing arts organization. Under his leadership, H+H has recently been praised as “not just the oldest, but the finest historically informed orchestra in the nation” by the Boston Music …
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From Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) presented a masterful performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete “Brandenburg Concertos” at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre and New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall.
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This H+H Society performance suggested Handel’s genius for generating joy.
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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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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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The Baroque Trumpet and Trombone By John Tamilio III, Ph.D. There is a moment during H+H’s performance of Handel’s Messiah when two trumpet players emerge from opposite wings of the Symphony Hall balcony and play a fanfare. It is one of my favorite parts of the oratorio. My heart skips a beat at the sound …
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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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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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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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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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