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Handel and Hayden Society

Founded in Boston in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) is considered America's oldest continuously performing arts organization. It celebrates its Bicentennial in 2015 with a series of special concerts and initiatives to honor 200 years of music making. Under Artistic Director Harry Christophers' leadership, H+H's mission is to enrich life and influence culture by performing Baroque and Classical music at the highest levels of artistic excellence, and by providing engaging, accessible, and broadly inclusive music education and training initiatives. The society is dedicated to sharing music with as large and diverse an audience as possible through concert performances at Symphony and Jordan Halls, tours, recordings, radio broadcasts, and outreach initiatives for students and underserved communities.

http://handelandhaydn.org/

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    St. John Passion

    Tue, Mar 8, 2016
    Bach scholars **Robin Leaver** and **Christoph Wolff**, in a discussion moderated by **Ellen Exner** of the New England Conservatory, explore the words and music of J.S. Bach's _St. John Passion_. The musical masterpiece narrates the Biblical story of the crucifixion, capturing the aching sorrow and agony of the event with emotional intimacy and dramatic power. (Image: [Wikimedia Commons/Furfur](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johannespassion-top.jpg "St Johns Passion"), image cropped)
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    JS Bach's Grand Passion

    Wed, Mar 18, 2015
    Preeminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff discusses Bach’s seminal masterpiece—St. Matthew Passion—its origins, and its place in the composer’s output of sacred music​.​ The lecture was presented by Boston's Handel and Haydn Society as part of their 200th year celebration, among which is will also a reprise the H+H 2012 performance of Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion. Premiered in the US by H+H in 1879, Bach’s one-of-a-kind masterwork demands the most from its soloists, double choir, double orchestra, and children’s choir.
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