2021/22

FROM PAUSE TO PLAY LIVE MUSIC MAKES A NOTEWORTHY RETURN

The waiting is over.

Soon, woodwinds will whisper. Strings will soar. Voices will sparkle. And great masterpieces will be reborn.

In no time, we’ll be in the company of old friends. Reunited with our favorite music and musical virtuosos. With our universally acclaimed chorus and esteemed conductors from around the world.

We are so ready. To hear stories told with passion and emotion. To mix and mingle with fellow subscribers. To share impressions and feelings. And to celebrate ’ final season.

We are so ready. For that breathtaking pause before the music springs to life. Filling the hall. Filling our souls. Sweeping us away.

It’s time to reconnect with the Baroque and Classical music we love. The music we have missed. The music that has missed us.

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“ THE HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY UNDER THE BATON OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR HARRY CHRISTOPHERS GAVE … THE ELIXIR OF LIFE. THE RESULT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF MAGIC.” —The Globe

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“NO CONDUCTOR IN BOSTON HAS QUITE THE FEEL FOR THIS MUSIC AS CHRISTOPHERS, AND H+H’S RESPLENDENT PERFORMANCE SHOWED JUST HOW RICH AND FULL OF LIFE BACH’S MUSIC CAN BE.”

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For 13 years, Harry Christophers has mesmerized us with his electric energy. He has moved us to tears, cheers, and standing ovations. It’s been an incredible ride, and now we welcome you back to the hall for his final season as Artistic Director.

Be seated and be transported, as Harry presents some of his favorite Baroque and Classical masterpieces – including Handel’s , Haydn’s Theresienmesse, and Haydn’s .

HANDELANDHAYDN.ORG 617.266.3605 | 3 VIVALDI BEETHOVEN HANDEL MESSIAH THE FOUR SEASONS SYMPHONY NO. 6, SYMPHONY HALL SYMPHONY HALL Harry Christophers lends his special touch to the PASTORAL last Messiah of his brilliant 13-year tenure as H+H’s Let’s all agree: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is one SYMPHONY HALL artistic director. The masterpiece comes alive for the of classical music’s most spectacular hits. And yet, 168th consecutive year as the unrivaled H+H when you hear it played “the H+H way”—in an Laurence Equilbey, star conductor of Paris’s Insula , Chorus, and spectacular soloists perform historically informed performance on period period instrument orchestra and accentus chamber this stirring music—played the way Handel himself instruments—you’ll feel like you’re hearing it for the , makes her H+H debut accompanying you into would have heard it. High-wire arias, dazzling first time…utterly fresh, sparkling, and exuberant. Beethoven’s pastoral landscape…with bird calls, a instrumental fireworks, and awe-inspiring choruses As soloist and leader, Aisslinn Nosky’s virtuosity is babbling brook, a summer storm, and merrymaking make it Boston’s must-see Messiah. guaranteed to dazzle. Part of the fun is listening for with friends. Definitely the softer side of the master! Vivaldi’s spot-on sound effects—birds, a brook, a A sensation in 19th century musical Paris, admired “No conductor in Boston has quite the feel for this barking dog, gnats and flies, thunder and lightning, by Berlioz and Schumann, and a champion of music as Christophers.” the chattering of teeth, and slipping on ice. This is a women’s rights, Louise Farrenc demands to be piece for all seasons. heard! The H+H premiere of her symphonic – The Boston Classical Review masterpiece—alive with melody and drama—will have you saying: where has she been all my life?

FRIDAY, OCT 8, 2021 AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, NOV 26, 2021 AT 7:30PM SUNDAY, OCT 10, 2021 AT 3:00PM SATURDAY, NOV 27, 2021 AT 3:00PM FRIDAY, NOV 5, 2021 AT 7:30PM SUNDAY, NOV 28, 2021 AT 3:00PM Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader SUNDAY, NOV 7, 2021 AT 3:00PM H+H Orchestra Harry Christophers, conductor Laurence Equilbey, conductor Carolyn Sampson, soprano Vivaldi: The Four Seasons H+H Orchestra Reginald Mobley, countertenor James Way, tenor Other works to be announced Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Roderick Williams, baritone Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 H+H Orchestra and Chorus

Handel: Messiah

4 | HANDELANDHAYDN.ORG 617.266.3605 BACH CHRISTMAS BEETHOVEN HAYDN + MOZART ST. CECILIA PARISH, FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE SYMPHONY NO. 7 SYMPHONY HALL Delight in holiday music by Bach and Gabrieli, SYMPHONY HALL You’ll be wowed by Haydn’s Drum Roll Symphony brilliantly performed—as it was meant to be heard— performed “the H+H way”—sounding fresh and and led by Raphaël Pichon, acclaimed director of the Feel the wild abandon of Beethoven’s Seventh authentic as it did on the day of its premiere— Paris-based ensemble Pygmalion, in his H+H debut. Symphony—“the apotheosis of the dance starting with a dramatic timpani flourish. Aisslinn You’ll sense the awe and wonder of the Christmas itself,” Wagner called it. It fairly whirls with Nosky is front and center for our Orchestra’s story as it unfolds with the exultant “Magnificat,” exuberance and energy when H+H musicians premiere of Mozart’s spirited Violin Concerto No. 1. Mary’s rapturous response to hearing that she will perform it with more than 200 years of cobwebs Haydn’s mass honoring the Empress Maria Theresia bear the Messiah. Gabrieli’s motet “Hodie” swept off the score. Václav Luks, artistic director of is at once robust, solemn, and serene in its final plea transports you to the realm of the angels Prague’s Collegium 1704, pairs it with the H+H for peace and provides a showcase for the artistry proclaiming “Gloria in excelsis Deo.” And Bach’s premiere of Voříšek’s only symphony. Composed of our illustrious Chorus. cantata invites you to rejoice in the season! about a decade later, echoes of Beethoven and Schubert—even a foretaste of early Romanticism— make it a perfect companion piece. Plus, the spirited introduction to an operatic love triangle FRIDAY, JAN 28, 2022 AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, DEC 3, 2021 AT 7:30PM; by the prodigiously gifted Joseph Bologne, SUNDAY, JAN 30, 2022 AT 3:00PM ST. CECILIA PARISH Chevalier de Saint-Georges. SUNDAY, DEC 5, 2021 AT 4:00PM (NOTE TIME); Harry Christophers, conductor FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE Aisslinn Nosky, violin Mary Bevan, soprano Raphaël Pichon, conductor FRIDAY, JAN 7, 2022 AT 7:30PM Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano Soloists, TBD SUNDAY, JAN 9, 2022 AT 3:00PM Jeremy Budd, tenor H+H Orchestra and Chorus Sumner Thompson, baritone Václav Luks, conductor H+H Orchestra and Chorus J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243 H+H Orchestra Gabrieli: “Hodie Christus natus est” (“Christ is Born Haydn: Symphony No. 103, Drum Roll Today”) Bologne: Overture to L’amant Anonyme Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 J.S. Bach: Cantata 110, Unser Mund sei voll Lachens Vorˇíšek: Symphony in D Major Haydn: Theresienmesse (“May our Mouth be Full of Laughter”) Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

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Savor music performed with renewed vitality by This performance of Haydn’s exalted choral the H+H Orchestra. The Ouverture of J.S.’s buoyant masterpiece sets a crown upon the Harry Orchestral Suite No. 1 leads into a set of elegant Christophers era. The Creation’s miraculous overture dances, while C.P.E.‘s ecstatic Magnificat features plunges us into Chaos—formless and mysterious. festive trumpets and drums that infuse this Suddenly, we are struck with radiance as orchestra masterpiece with sparkling life. Our exceptional and chorus proclaim: “Let there be light!” You’ll hear chorus also shines in Vivaldi’s sunny Gloria, with winds, roaring lions, and Adam and Eve’s sublime “THIRTEEN YEARS HAVE conductor Jonathan Cohen contributing his love duet. The warmth and joy of the music declares: passion for Baroque jewels, honed at Quebec’s Les “And it was very good.” Don’t miss Harry GONE BY IN WHAT Violons du Roy and London’s Arcangelo. Listen for Christophers’ farewell concert! FEELS LIKE A MOMENT. the rapturous “Domine Deus” movement of Vivaldi’s beloved masterwork. WHEN I LOOK BACK AT EVERYTHING WE FRIDAY, APR 29, 2022 AT 7:30PM HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022 AT 3:00PM FRIDAY, APR 1, 2022 AT 7:30PM IN THAT TIME, I FEEL AN SUNDAY, APR 3, 2022 AT 3:00PM Harry Christophers, conductor IMMENSE SENSE OF Joélle Harvey, soprano Jonathan Cohen, conductor Robert Murray, tenor PRIDE AND GRATITUDE. Joélle Harvey, soprano Matthew Brook, bass-baritone IT HAS TRULY BEEN A TBD, alto H+H Orchestra and Chorus Nicholas Phan, tenor PRIVILEGE TO BE PART Tyler Duncan, baritone Haydn: The Creation OF THIS AMAZING H+H Orchestra and Chorus ORGANIZATION.” J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066 Vivaldi: Gloria — Harry Christophers C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat

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FAMOUSLY HIP

H+H stands at the forefront of the Historically Informed Performance (HIP) movement, treating audiences to a timeless, one-of-a-kind listening experience. The orchestra plays on period instruments – the very kind that the great Baroque and Classical composers once wrote for. Woodwinds are made of wood, not metal or plastic. Brass instruments don’t have valves. Strings are crafted of gut, rather than steel.

As you’d imagine, this gives the music a wholly different sound. But there’s more to the story. Our orchestra is smaller – with 25 to 50 musicians as opposed to the 100 found in contemporary . These musicians share a stage with a chorus of just 25 to 30 members. There’s an intimacy to each H+H performance that’s a throwback to the great performances of the past.

And how sweet, how unexpected, the sound! Beloved masterpieces take on a whole new life. You feel different textures. Hear subtle and graceful variations. And notice beautiful nuances. You’ve never heard music like this. Until now. Welcome to music the way history’s greatest composers – including Handel and Haydn – intended. Get hip to an historically informed performance by an organization that’s been playing music longer than anyone in the country.

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