Handel + Haydn Society: Crossing the Deep
Parallel lives, shared stories, and transatlantic musical traditions intertwine in this revelatory choral drama. Premiered by H+H in 2023 to sold-out houses, Crossing the Deep explores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. “There should be next performances and then some,” raved The Boston Globe, and we’re glad to deliver: Now, we’re inviting even more Bostonians to join us for this one-of-a-kind emotional journey.
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Handel + Haydn Society: Crossing the Deep
Parallel lives, shared stories, and transatlantic musical traditions intertwine in this revelatory choral drama. Premiered by H+H in 2023 to sold-out houses, Crossing the Deep explores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. “There should be next performances and then some,” raved The Boston Globe, and we’re glad to deliver: Now, we’re inviting even more Bostonians to join us for this one-of-a-kind emotional journey.
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Lift Every Voice Oratorio Masterclass
In the first Lift Every Voice Oratorio Fellowship event of 2025, renowned international conductor, vocal coach, and music educator Giovanni Reggioli offers his expertise in a masterclass on oratorio to the 24-25 cohort of Cantate fellows: soprano Nuria Shin, mezzo-soprano Javon Charles, countertenor Jared Marshall, tenor David Pelino, and baritone Shikahi Jones. Come hear these extraordinary singers and learn about oratorio repertoire, style, context, and tradition as well as the singer/conductor relationship. Please join the artists for a reception following the event. While admission is FREE, donations to the LEV program are warmly welcomed.
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National Opera Association Conference 2025 - What She Said: The Sacred Opera Initiative Performs Works Centering Femme Voices
Performing “To a Lost Child” from Lori Laitman’s Uncovered, in collaboration with the Sacred Opera Initiative’s session “What She Said: The Sacred Opera Initiative Performs Works Centering Femme Voices” at the National Opera Association 70th annual conference.
Handel + Haydn Society: Emancipation Proclamation Concert
This concert is free and a ticket is not required.
Join us for our annual commemoration of the original 1863 Grand Jubilee concert in Boston, where members of H+H performed in celebration of Lincoln’s enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Handel and Haydn Society and the Museum of African American History co-present the Emancipation Proclamation Concert, a celebration of liberty and freedom. Join H+H musicians, National Poetry Slam Champion Regie Gibson, and conductor Anthony Trecek-King to commemorate Boston’s historic central role in the abolition movement, honor the spirit of progress for human rights, and foster alliance and belonging through music.
CAAPA Outreach Event: Black Tenors
Song presentation for the Coalition of African Americans in the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Vocal Arts DC, singing songs by Tosti, Rossini, and John Ireland.
