When the Handel and Haydn Society began in 1815, America was still four decades away from abolishing slavery. H+H would play concerts to support the Union Army, celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation ...

During these anxious times, the music of George Frideric Handel offers consolation and hope. While many of us are familiar with his oratorio “Messiah” and the “Water Music,” he was an astonishingly ...

Andrea Asuaje is a senior radio producer with “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” Prior to her work at GBH, she was a senior producer and show runner at Rococo Punch; and a reporter, producer and ...

Making her H&H debut, conductor Laurence Equilbey cannily paired Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” with Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 ‘She’s a French composer from the 19th century, around the time ...

Friedrich Chrysander ran a pickle factory on the side. But for years he lived on little more than rolls and water, and his wife sold flowers in the Hamburg market, to scrape together enough money to ...

The iPod Shuffle was a popular digital audio player that had a short lifespan (2005-2017), but it became an essential way for composer Kian Ravaei to experience music. “I was a kid who didn’t have the ...

The pianist’s album highlights women in classical music, blending centuries-old compositions with modern arrangements for the festive season.

Handel was the composer Bruce had in mind for this week's Puzzler. And, as is sometimes the case, he wasn't just thinking of the composer. He was thinking of a specific piece of music. In this case, ...

Anthony Hopkins is taking on yet another iconic figure, this time from the world of music. The stage and screen legend — a two-time Academy Award winner — is attached to star as George Frideric Handel ...