Handel And Haydn Society Announces Summer Program For Boston Public School Students

The Handel and Haydn Society has announced a new partnership with Boston Public Schools that will offer students in grades 5-9 the chance to develop their music skills in a chorus.

Part of the Summer Arts Intensive program run by the Boston Public Schools, the Treble Chorus program will bring together a community of students who love music. The chorus will work with professional musicians, singing a wide variety of repertoire while building skills in music reading.

"The partnership with the Boston Public Schools is the perfect extension of our education program, which brings music to more than 11,500 students each year," said David Snead, President and CEO of the Handel and Haydn Society. "The Summer Arts Intensive Treble Chorus is designed to help students build confidence while using their voices to express themselves and connect with others. The Treble Chorus expands our existing partnership with the Boston Public Schools, where we conduct weekly music instruction in several elementary schools."

The chorus will be led by Dr. Jennifer Kane, conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society Vocal Arts Program Singers, Youth Chorus, and Concert Choir. She'll be joined by other musicians from the Handel and Haydn Society Vocal Arts Program. The chorus will meet weekdays from July 16-27, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Roland Hayes School of Music in Roxbury. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for the students. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to sing. The deadline to register for the program is June 8, 2018. Registration information is available at bpsarts.org/district-wide.

The Summer Arts Intensive Program at Boston Public Schools offers free summer programs in instrumental music, musical theatre and dance. For two or three weeks in July, students deepen skills, perform with peers and connect with professionals in the arts. All programs culminate in a closing performance during the final week. Students must be enrolled in BPS schools, currently in grades 3-11. All experience levels are welcome.

Internationally acclaimed for its performances of Baroque and Classical music, H+H's Orchestra and Chorus delight more than 50,000 listeners each year with a 10-concert subscription series at Symphony Hall and other leading venues, in addition to a robust program of intimate events in museums, schools, and community centers. Founded in Boston in 1815, H+H is the oldest continuously-performing arts organization in the United States, and is unique among American ensembles for its longevity, capacity for reinvention, and distinguished history of premieres. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Harry Christophers, the ensemble embraces historically informed performance, bringing classical music to life with the same immediacy it had the day it was written. Through the Karen S. and George D. Levy Education Program, H+H also provides engaging, accessible, and broadly inclusive music education to more than 11,500 children each year through in-school music instruction and a Vocal Arts Program that includes six youth choruses.

In addition to its subscription series, tours, and broadcast performances, H+H reaches a worldwide audience through ambitious recordings including Mozart + Haydn (Vol. 1), Haydn (Vol. 1-3), the critically-acclaimed Haydn: The Creation, the best-selling Joy to the World: An American Christmas, and Handel Messiah, recorded live at Symphony Hall under Christophers' direction. For more information, visit handelandhaydn.org.