May 3 + 5, 2019 at Symphony Hall Press performance is Friday, May 3 at 7:30pm [Boston, MA – March 21, 2019] The Handel and Haydn Society will close its 2018-19 Season with two performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem, widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful and moving masterpieces ever composed. The performances …
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[Boston, MA – March 18, 2019] On Saturday, April 27, 2019, the Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate the breadth and depth of black artistry with powerful music from black composers across three centuries in Nigra Sum Sed Formosa: I Am Black But Beautiful. A collaboration between Castle of our Skins and the Handel and …
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Handel and Haydn Society Chorus to Make New York Philharmonic Debut in December 2019; Music Director Harry Christophers Will Step Down Following 2020-21 In December 2019, the Boston-based Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, celebrated for its internationally-renowned ensemble of singers, will make its New York Philharmonic debut and first Lincoln Center appearance in more than two …
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[Boston, MA – February 13, 2019] The Handel and Haydn Society, led by artistic director Harry Christophers, will bring one of the most beautiful and deeply moving masterpieces of the Baroque period to life with a performance of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 31, …
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[Boston, MA – January 29, 2019] Taking one of music’s most famous masterpieces and making it come alive with all the freshness, vigor, and vitality it had when it first premiered, the Handel and Haydn Society will perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, 2019 …
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It was 2009 when I first signed on as Artistic Director of the Handel and Haydn Society. I came to the organization with the desire to concentrate on our namesakes: Handel and Haydn. My desire was to make the classics sound fresh, to put the music first and to honor the composers by staying true to their vision.
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