Handel and Haydn Society Reaching New Audiences Through H2 and Masterpass Programs
America’s Oldest Performing Arts Organization Continues to Engage Young Audiences
(Boston) The Handel and Haydn Society has revamped two programs designed to engage younger audiences and expand the next generation of classical and baroque music lovers. The H2 and Masterpass programs offer students and young adults up to age 40 discounted ticket prices and exclusive events following select concerts this season. Interested music lovers can sign up for either program at HandelandHaydn.org.
H² (H-squared) is H+H’s network for Boston’s young adults from ages 21-40. The $120 membership includes the full concert experience for several blockbuster H+H performances this season including British Baroque on February 2nd, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony on May 15th, and Brahms Requiem on April 21st. Members can bring a guest for just $25 more per concert. H2 also includes a number of mixers with other members and H+H musicians and pre-concert activities like instrument demos, talks and workshops, holiday parties, backstage tours, and more! The next H2 event will be immediately following the performance of British Baroque on February 2 at Jordan Hall.
The Masterpass is the perfect option for college students across the greater Boston area. For just $20, students attend up to 10 concerts this season. At $2 per concert, it is the most cost effective way to experience H+H.
H+H is also engaging students through a unique partnership with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Launched in 2012, juniors in the Illustration Department of MassArt create original works of art in response to a masterwork being performed by H+H that year. H+H Historically Informed Performance Fellow Teresa Neff and an H+H musician work with students to provide an understanding of the background and composition of the selected work. The students’ works are judged by a jury and twelve are selected for display at Symphony Hall during the concert. This year, students will be interpreting Bach’s Mass in B Minor. The original artwork will be on display April 5 + 7 at Symphony Hall.
The 2023-24 Season
British Baroque Feb 2 + 4, 2024 NEC’s Jordan Hall
Harry, Haydn + Mozart Feb 23 + 25, 2024 Symphony Hall
Beethoven 9 Mar 15 + 16, 2024 Symphony Hall
Handel + Scarlatti Mar 22 + 24, 2024 NEC’s Jordan Hall
Bach B Minor Mass Apr 5 + 7, 2024 Symphony Hall
Brahms Requiem Apr 19 + 21, 2024 Symphony Hall
Brandenburg Concertos May 2 + 3 + 4, 2024 Sanders Theatre & NEC’s Jordan Hall
Anyone interested in signing up for either H2 or Masterpass can do so at HandelandHaydn.org.
About the Handel and Haydn Society
Boston’s Grammy-winning Handel and Haydn Society is dedicated to performing Baroque and Classical music with a freshness, a vitality, and a creativity that inspires all ages. H+H has been captivating audiences for 209 consecutive seasons (the most of any performing arts organization in the United States). Today, H+H’s Orchestra and Chorus delight more than 50,000 listeners annually with a nine-week subscription series at Boston Symphony Hall and other leading venues. Through the Karen S. and George D. Levy Education Program, H+H supports seven youth choirs of singers in grades 2-12 and provides thousands of complimentary tickets to students and communities throughout Boston, ensuring the joy of music is accessible to all. H+H’s numerous free community concerts include an annual commemoration of the original 1863 Emancipation Proclamation concert on December 31. H+H has released 16 CDs on the Coro label and has toured nationally and internationally. In all these ways, H+H fulfills its mission to inspire the intellect, touch the heart, elevate the soul, and connect us with our shared humanity through transformative experiences with Baroque and Classical music.
