APRIL 2007
Introducing "The Bach Experience"
2007-2008 Season: Inviting. Engaging. Transforming.
Young Singers in the Spotlight
Bienvenue, Marie-Hélène!
Thank You to our Partners
Introducing "The Bach Experience"
Six moving cantatas … exceptional artists … at a great price!
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 3pm
Sunday, May 13, 2007, 3pm
Memorial Church, Harvard University
Handel and Haydn Society is pleased to announce a new two-concert series that features six cantatas by J.S. Bach. Accomplished conductor and Bach specialist Mary Dalton Greer leads the Handel and Haydn Society Period-Instrument Orchestra. World-renowned soloists Dominique Labelle, soprano, and Christòpheren Nomura, baritone, sing “Longing and Joy: Cantatas for Two Voices” (Cantatas 49, 32, and 58) on Sunday, April 29. Celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, May 13, mezzo-soprano Brenda Patterson, soloist with the Hamburg State Opera, makes her Boston debut in “Vocal Expressions of Humanity and Transcendence” (Cantatas 82, 169, and 170).
Tickets are $15, $25, and $35 and may be purchased online, or through the Handel and Haydn Box Office, 617-266-3605 (M-F, 10-6). Order both concerts and receive a savings of 20%.
2007-2008 Season: Inviting. Engaging. Transforming.
Music fit for a king … the two most popular choral works in the world … and many of the finest conductors of Baroque and Classical music. Experience these and much more in the Handel and Haydn Society's 2007-2008 season. Highlights include:
* Beethoven's 7th Symphony conducted by Grant Llewellyn
* Mozart's Requiem
* Handel's Royal Fireworks Music and Messiah
* Bach's Christmas Oratorio
* Symphonies and concertos by Haydn and Mozart with Christopher Hogwood
Also, enjoy Sir Roger Norrington's acclaimed interpretation of Haydn's final choral masterwork, Harmoniemesse, which will be recorded for international release.
Learn more about all ten 2007-2008 season programs online or by calling 617-266-4048. Subscription packages are affordable and flexible. When you choose the 6 Concert Package, you pay for 5 concerts and get Mozart's Requeim FREE. With the 9 Concert Package, you pay for 7 concerts and receive 2 CONCERTS FREE, plus FREE parking for all six performances at Symphony Hall. Take advantage of free, “no-hassle” ticket exchanges; discounts on the purchase of additional tickets; pre- and post-concert events; and opportunities to meet the musicians.
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Young Singers in the Spotlight
In February, the Handel and Haydn Society Educational Outreach Program presented two Participatory Youth Concerts. Students from seven different Boston area high schools came together to perform alongside the professional musicians of the Handel and Haydn Orchestra and Chorus. These concerts provide students with a sense of achievement and musical ownership in ways that traditional youth concerts cannot. Handel and Haydn Associate Conductor John Finney conducted a program that included the Sonata in D Major for Two Trumpets by Franceschini and Schubert's Mass in G Minor. The performances took place at Brockton High School and Boston Latin School with choirs from Brockton, Classical, English, and Lynn High Schools as well as Boston Latin, Boston Arts Academy, and the Roland Hayes Music Division.
Upcoming Educational Outreach Concerts
Bienvenue, Marie-Hélène!
The Handel and Haydn Society is pleased to announce the arrival of its new Executive Director and CEO, Marie-Hélène Bernard. After a five-month international search of candidates from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Ms. Bernard, a native of Québec, "was the unanimous choice of the Society's Board," states Todd Estabrook, chair of the Handel and Haydn Society Board of Governors.
Ms. Bernard is the former Orchestra Manager of the Cleveland Orchestra and, most recently, President and CEO of the Canton (Ohio) Symphony. She is also a viola da gamba player who has a great passion for the music the Society performs. "I am thrilled and honored to join the Handel and Haydn Society, one of North America's most sought-after and respected period-instrument ensembles," says Ms. Bernard. "With its new artistic partnerships and initiatives in place and a longstanding tradition of excellence, I look forward to leading the Society and enhancing its national and international reputation." Succeeding Mary Deissler, Handel and Haydn Society's Executive Director and CEO of 25 years, Ms. Bernard joined the Society on April 2, 2007.
Ms. Bernard will be at the subscription renewal table during intermission of Handel and Haydn Society's performances of Haydn's The Seasons on April 13 and 15 at Symphony Hall. Plan on stopping by to say "hello."
Thank You to our Partners
The Handel and Haydn Society expresses its deepest gratitude to these 2006-2007 Season partners whose support has made the Society's 192nd year of music-making possible.
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