Handel and Haydn Society

Join our HHYC Youth Chorale at the Quincy Market Tree Lighting!🎶 Join us tomorrow, Nov 26, from 3:00–7:00pm at the annual Quincy Market Tree Lighting with a special performance by the HHYC Youth Chorale at 4:30pm. Other performers include Commonwealth Shakespeare's ‘A Christmas Carol’ Act and Urban Nutcracker's Hip-Hop Holiday Dance, and we hear from our friends Faneuil Hall Marketplace there will be plenty of hot chocolate and ice cream to enjoy before the lights come on. HHYC, hot chocolate, and holiday lights, what could be better?

Our recent partnership with the B-SIDE by Boston Globe Media newsletter brought a huge smile to our faces. Who doesn’t love Spongebob? Classical and Baroque music means different things to different people and it's so fun to see the ways it’s represented in popular culture!

🎄 'Tis the season for Baroque Christmas! H+H is home for the holidays and we can't wait to welcome you to NEC's Jordan Hall on Dec 19 + 22. Join for music by Bach and more, including festive music from the Latin American Baroque that you may not know, but certainly won’t forget. Guest conductor Ruben Valenzuela joins the incomparable H+H Orchestra and Chorus to bring you a sleighful of new musical gifts to cherish forever! Tickets are on sale and seats are filling up quickly! Get your tickets and learn more at bit.ly/hhxmas.

Celebrate the amazing work of all of our H+H Youth Choruses singers at their Winter Concert on Saturday, Dec 14 at 3:00pm! After rehearsing all autumn long, our talented HHYC singers in grades 2–12 can’t wait to share an afternoon of soul-nourishing music with you. The accomplishments of these young singers are sure to astonish and delight, bringing warmth to even the coldest winter day. Early bird tickets are on sale now at bit.ly/HHYCwinter24.

Thank you, Boston Children’s Museum! Last weekend, singers from the H+H Youth Choruses New Voices and Treble Chorus delighted museum goers with a concert inspired by animals and their sounds including tall giraffes, pointy porcupines, bees, bats, and chickens. Listening to our young singers was so heartwarming, you couldn’t even feel the Boston cold! Know a young person that can’t stop singing? Tell them about HHYC! Learn more at bit.ly/Join-HHYC-24 Support HHYC! Help HHYC bring more music to more people at bit.ly/HHMakeaGift.

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos, Boston! H+H wishes you a joyous Día de los Muertos as you prepare your ofrenda to celebrate and honor your loved ones. We wish you hearts full of love and happiness.

🎃👻 Happy Halloween, Boston! 🎻✨ HHYC Ambassadors Ruth and Casey carved up a storm adorning some lucky pumpkins with the H+H logo. Amazing work, Ruth and Casey! Whether you’re donning costumes, carving pumpkins, or enjoying sweet treats, we hope you have a hauntingly happy Halloween! 🎃🕸️

Thank you, NewBridge on the Charles! Last Sunday, singers from the H+H Chorus of Sopranos + Altos, Chorus of Tenors + Basses, and the High School Soloists program performed a gorgeous concert of choral and solo music for residents at NewBridge on the Charles, a local senior living community. They were AMAZING! Listening to our superb singers share their talents with the NewBridge community was so inspiring. Support HHYC! Help HHYC bring more music to more people at bit.ly/HHMakeaGift.

From all of us here at H+H, we wish you a fulfilling Yom Kippur and a year filled with peace and wisdom.

Congrats, Dr. Mac! Join H+H in congratulating Kevin McDonald, conductor of the H+H Youth Choruses of Tenors + Basses, for being selected as a semi-finalist for the Music Educator Award from the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum! Being listed as one of 25 semi-finalists for this prestigious award from thousands of nominees is no small feat! Kevin’s impact as a superior music educator has been felt far and wide from our HHYC singers to our audience. We couldn’t be more grateful to have him in the H+H community, and he’s already a winner in our eyes! 🤩 About HHYC: The Handel and Haydn Society Youth Choruses are a collaborative community where Greater Boston’s young singers hone their craft, express their creativity, and make unforgettable memories alongside forever friends. Our curious and courageous musicians gather each Saturday to explore a dynamic repertoire of music spanning continents and centuries, a testament to their passion for the living tradition of choral music. #HandH #HHYC #youthchorus #chorus #singer #musiceducation