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Founded in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society is America’s oldest continuously performing arts organization and will celebrate its Bicentennial in 2015. Its Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus are internationally recognized in the field of Historically Informed Performance, a revelatory style that uses the instruments and techniques of the composer’s time. Under Artistic Director Harry Christophers’ leadership, the Society’s mission is to perform Baroque and Classical music at the highest levels of artistic excellence and to share that music with as large and diverse an audience as possible. Handel and Haydn has an esteemed tradition of innovation and excellence, which began in the 19th century with the US premieres of Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation, Verdi’s Requiem, and Bach’s Mass in B Minor and St. Matthew Passion. Today, the Society is widely known through its subscription concerts, tours, radio broadcasts, and recordings. Its first recording with Harry Christophers, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, was released in September 2010, and is the start of a series of live commercial recordings leading to the Society’s Bicentennial. The 2010–2011 Season marks the 25th Anniversary of Handel and Haydn’s Karen S. and George D. Levy Educational Outreach Program. This award-winning program reaches 10,000 children throughout Greater Boston, mostly in underserved communities.
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