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H&H In The News
Handel and Haydn society musicians performed as part of WGBH's "Bach Around the Clock" birthday celebration.
WGBH, 4/4/2013
"The Handel and Haydn Society had its Society Ball at the Mandarin Oriental on Saturday night."
Boston.com, 3/24/2013
"[Eric Hoeprich's] reading of the famous dying fall of the Adagio actually brought tears to my eyes, it was so gorgeous."
The Hub Review, 3/23/2013
"Artistic Director Harry Christophers will take the H&H Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus on a tour that will offer two programs and visit three cities."
Examiner.com, 3/20/2013
"[The orchestra's] enthusiasm was infectious."
The Boston Globe, 3/16/2013
"By turns stately, courtly, exuberant, restrained, and wild, the symphony does dance; this performance captured the moves of Beethoven’s music with joy and delight."
Boston Musical Intelligencer, 3/16/2013
"Handel and Haydn pulled all this off with vivid color, a crisp attention to detail, and a palpable joie de vivre."
The Hub Review, 2/26/2013
"It was gripping to hear playing that so married intensity and sensitivity."
ArtsFuse, 2/25/2013
"The audience clapped between movements at several points, mercifully breaking concert etiquette and revealing just how much Handel and Haydn can still surprise its listeners, no matter how much they’ve spoiled us."
The Boston Musical Intelligencer, 2/23/2013
"Christophers played it all to the hilt."
The Boston Globe, 2/23/2013
The Boston Globe announces H&H's 199th Season in 2013–2014.
The Boston Globe, 2/19/2013
“Few names are more synonymous with English music as Henry Purcell. His contributions to instrumental, choral, and dramatic music earned him notoriety even during his own short life.”
Boston Classical Review, 1/22/2013
"It was hard, I think, for the full house to resist the temptation to rise from their respective seats and cut a few capers in the aisles."
The Hub Review, 12/21/2012
“A stellar performance.”
The Boston Musical Intelligencer, 12/15/2012
“Thursday’s performance provided some of the H&H singers with the chance to shine as soloists, and shine they did.”
Boston Classical Review, 12/14/2012
“Boston's Handel and Haydn Society Director Harry Christophers was presented at Buckingham Palace this morning for investiture as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire”
The Metrowest Daily News, 12/13/2012
“The Handel and Haydn Society, a Boston choral group with annual revenue of less than $4 million, yesterday announced it has received two gifts of $1 million each to endow its chorus and educational outreach programs.”
massnonprofit.org, 12/13/2012
“Almost 200 years old, the Handel and Haydn Society has received a pair of unprecedented gifts that will strengthen the company’s chorus and education projects for the future.”
The Boston Globe, 12/12/2012
“This is the Rolls Royce of Boston chorales.”
The Hub Review, 12/11/2012
