Handel and Haydn Society Pledges to Pay Its Musicians for Canceled Concerts
Musicians Will Receive 100% of Salary [Boston; April 7, 2020] The Handel and Haydn Society announced it will be paying the salaries of its orchestra and chorus musicians for the canceled concerts in the 2019-20 season. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, H+H canceled performances of Bach St. Matthew Passion that were to take place on …
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Handel and Haydn Society Names Reginald Mobley First-Ever Programming Consultant
New Role Designed to Diversify Programming, Reach New Audiences [Boston, MA March 31, 2020] Looking to expand its repertoire to include more composers of color and to reach a broader audience across Greater Boston, the Handel and Haydn Society has named its first-ever programming consultant. Reginald Mobley, director of H+H’s “Every Voice” program and a …
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Music Soothes Through Troubled Times | Q+A with Teresa Neff, PhD
Great music has helped us survive troubled times before. We asked our favorite musicologist, Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellow Dr. Teresa Neff, PhD, about H+H’s experience in the 1918 pandemic. Did H+H cancel concerts in 1918? No H+H concerts were cancelled in 1918. The first concert of the season was Messiah, on December 22, 1918. …
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Handel and Haydn Society Announces Cancellation of Vivaldi The Four Seasons
The Society Ball Will be Postponed [Boston, March 18, 2020] Following the CDC guidelines to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Handel and Haydn Society has canceled both performances of Vivaldi The Four Seasons set to take place May 1 + 3 at Symphony Hall. H+H will reschedule this performance for a future …
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