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Bach + Telemann at Sanders Theatre
Dates: 5/16/2026
📍 Theatre: Sanders Theatre
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Handel and Haydn Society Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leads the 211-year-old ensemble in Bach + Telemann, an all-Baroque program at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge on May 16, 2026. Soprano Robin Johannsen, countertenor Christopher Lowrey, tenor Guy Cutting, and bass-baritone Dingle Yardell join the H+H Orchestra to perform three funeral cantatas by Bach and Telemann alongside Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, all played on period instruments. The program features distinctive Baroque instruments including the viola da gamba and theorbo, whose tones blend with voice and other instruments throughout the cantatas and concerto.
Cast and Creative Team for Bach + Telemann at Sanders Theatre
Cast
Robin Johannsen
Ensemble
Christopher Lowrey
Ensemble
Guy Cutting
Ensemble
Dingle Yardell
Ensemble
Creative Team
Jonathan Cohen
Artistic Director
Teresa Neff
Historically Informed Performance Fellow
News About Bach + Telemann at Sanders Theatre
Handel and Haydn Society Makes Carnegie Hall Debut with BACH + TELEMANN
April 17, 2026 Boston's Handel and Haydn Society will make its Carnegie Hall debut with a program of Bach and Telemann cantatas and Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, led by Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen with four vocal soloists.
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December 08, 2023 The Handel and Haydn Society is set to ring in the holidays with a celebration of the beauty of Baroque. Associate Conductor Ian Watson will lead the H+H Orchestra in a pair of performances December 14 + 17 at NEC's Jordan Hall.
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September 17, 2023 Esteemed Czech conductor Václav Luks leads the Handel and Haydn Orchestra in a rousing exploration of Beethoven's symphonies at Symphony Hall. Don't miss 'Luks Leads Beethoven' on October 27 + 29, 2023.
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March 17, 2023 Esteemed Italian conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini joins the Handel and Haydn Society for the award-winning organization's performances of Bach's Easter Oratorio. The Gramophone award winner and Grammy nominee will be front and center March 31 + April 2, 2023, at Symphony Hall in Boston. The concerts will also include Antonio Bononcini's Stabat Mater.
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