“Last season was a success with many blockbusters and ambitious pieces. One of our biggest seasons to date, H+H saw Israel in Egypt as the opening project of the season, which I enjoyed conducting very much. H+H Chorus members took all of the solos and made a strong impression. Then there was Bach’s B Minor Mass with Masaaki Suzuki, Brahms’ Requiem with Jamie Burton replacing an indisposed Bernard Labadie and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Raphaël Pichon. These major works were all celebrated and enjoyed by our audiences with a lot of positive feedback! The smaller concerts at NEC’s Jordan Hall, like Baroque Love Songs + Other Delights, introduced some lesser known repertoire with Nicola Porpora alongside Handel. I was pleased that this concert was so well-attended and well received.”
Jonathan Cohen Artistic Director
COVER PHOTO Stone Fellow Amelia Sie, photo by Robert Torres
Dear Friends of H+H,
“H+H is one of the most exciting ensembles of historically informed performances in the world,” wrote one national critic after the Opening Night of our 210th consecutive season, the most of any performing arts group in America.
In new Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen’s first full season, audiences filled our concerts in record numbers, with sales unsurpassed by any previous season.
Indeed, the word is out about the captivating music-making taking place at H+H. The renowned H+H Chorus returned to New York’s Lincoln Center to perform Handel’s Messiah with the New York Philharmonic, leading The New York Times to declare “The star here was the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, from Boston.” The Washington Post added “The Handel and Haydn Society Chorus seized each verse with exciting attack and illuminated the music with fire and force.”
In Boston, the Jonathan Cohen Era began with an Israel in Egypt that The Boston Globe called “Sublime. Everything danced without being hurried. The chorus sang with both crisp clarity and a soft sheen; the text seemed to float out. The orchestra played with easy grace.” A season of highlights followed, none more than H+H’s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth on its 200th anniversary. Critics called the performance “exuberant and eternal” and “utterly spontaneous and fresh. In other words, it thundered.”
H+H’s Learning programs showcased diverse and inclusive performances featuring Latin American traditional songs, HHYC alumni, and students from our Boston Public Schools school partners.
The season concluded with the unforgettable HHYC tour to Austria, themed America and the Handel and Haydn Society, which included selections from H+H’s Old Colony Collection, works by Boston-connected composer Florence B. Price, and Negro spirituals led by Anthony Trecek-King. And, our Stone Fellows brought their uplifting energy and expertise to the orchestra during their inaugural season. The Fellows program, the first of its kind among period instrument ensembles, fosters the development of young musicians whose socio-cultural identities have been historically under-represented in period instrument performance.
In all these ways and more, you make it possible for H+H to fulfill our mission. Growth of our endowment through the generosity of the H+H community bolsters our long-term financial stability and strength. There are also significant challenges of higher operating costs for all performing arts organizations including H+H, as shown in the Financial Highlights section of this report—so your annual gifts are more important than ever. Our campaign now under way, You Are the Music, invites wide participation and enables H+H to continue to inspire the intellect, touch the heart, elevate the soul and connect us all with our shared humanity. We are very grateful for your support—thank you!
Robert N. Shapiro CHAIR, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
AND MARJORIE GERDINE PRESIDENT AND CEO
David Snead
PHILIP
Nancy Hammer CHAIR, BOARD OF ADVISORS
The 2023–24 Season
Jonathan Cohen officially began his tenure as Artistic Director with Handel’s Israel in Egypt, which featured thirteen soloists from the H+H Chorus, and later conducted Handel’s Messiah and Baroque Love Songs and Other Delights. Harry Christophers made his first appearance as Conductor Laureate with Harry, Haydn + Mozart. H+H Associate Conductor Ian Watson directed Baroque Christmas as well as co-directed Brandenburg Concertos with concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky.
Frequent guest conductors Václav Luks (Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8), Raphäel Pichon (Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9), Masaaki Suzuki (J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass) all made their returns, while James Burton made his H+H debut with A German Requiem. Violinist Rachel Podger made her directorial debut with British Baroque.
H+H’s performances outside of Boston in the 2023–24 Season included a chamber Messiah performance at Rockport’s Shalin Liu Performance Center, four performances by the H+H Chorus of Messiah with the New York Philharmonic, and a program of works by J.S. Bach in Portland, Maine.
Celebrating Special News
Comprehensive Campaign Silent Phase Concludes
The 2024 fiscal year saw the close of the 3-year quiet phase of H+Hs comprehensive campaign with a record $47 million raised. The launch of the public phase of the campaign began in the 2025 fiscal year, under the name You Are the Music.
Pride Night 2024
H+H hosted its first-ever Pride Night on Friday, April 19, coinciding with our concert of Brahms’ Requiem. Festivities included a post-concert reception in Symphony Hall with participation by staff, musicians, audience members, and the LGBTQ+ community, collaborating with organizations such as BAGLY and Coro Allegro. A larger event is planned for the fiscal year 2025.
The Boy Who Said Wow!
The story that warmed hearts and went viral 5 years ago, returned in a big way with the release of the children’s book, The Boy Who Said Wow, detailing the story of Ronan Mattin, the non-verbal 9-year old boy that exclaimed “Wow!” at our performance of Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music. Author Todd Boss, Ronan, and his family offered signed copies of the book at our concerts of Bach’s B Minor Mass and at Wellesley Books in June.
Principal Flute Chair
H+H’s Principal Flute chair, held by flutist Emi Ferguson, was generously endowed this year in loving memory of Kate C. Moore.
For Our Musical Future
H+H LEARNING PROGRAMS and YOUTH CHORUSES
Through the H+H Youth Choruses, young singers in grades 2–12 experience a positive and affirming community where they can develop their vocal and music literacy skills, collaborate in performance, connect with professional artists, and build lasting friendships with role models and peers from across the region. During the 2023–24 Season, 149 singers performed in 24 concerts, including the HHYC Austria Tour.
HHYC shared the stage with our professional musicians in notable performances such as Baroque Christmas, Bach St. Matthew Passion with Cantata Singers, Beethoven 9, Bach + Telemann, “Tasso & Wert” with Blue Heron, and the Cappella Clausura Collaboration Concert. Other highlights of the year included performances at the Boston Children’s Museum, Hebrew Senior Center, a workshop with Berklee College of Music Choir Groups, and the “Party for the Pantry” event with the Brookline Food Pantry. In addition to these performances, all HHYC ensembles focused on Latin American music, studying under the guidance of Nurt Villani, conductor of the New Voices and Treble Choruses. Nurt, a Columbia-born musician, helped students deepen their musical knowledge and appreciation of diverse cultural traditions. H+H’s learning programs showcased diverse and inclusive Spring Concerts, featuring Latin American traditional songs, HHYC alumni, and students from our school partners.
The season concluded with the unforgettable HHYC Austria Tour, themed America and the Handel and Haydn Society, which included selections from H+H’s Old Colony Collection, works by Boston-connected composer Florence B. Price, and Negro spirituals led by Anthony Trecek-King.
Strategic Partnerships
School Partnerships
H+H collaborates with three Boston schools to expand access to music education for students during the school day. These music classes at the Mason Elementary School in Roxbury, Winship Elementary School in Brighton, and Mother Caroline Academy in Dorchester draw on students’ natural creativity and desire for self-expression to create a pathway for music literacy, build a foundation for further music exploration, and provide a pipeline for involvement in away-from-school musical opportunities including the H+H Youth Choruses.
Through a sequential standards-based music curriculum aligned with the Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework, H+H creates culturally diverse learning opportunities through which all students can fully experience the joy of music and build their confidence and sense of belonging while developing the skills and attitudes that can engage them as makers and consumers of the arts for a lifetime.
H+H x MassArt Partnership Brahms Requiem
For more than a decade, H+H and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design have partnered to explore sources of inspiration in art and add a new layer of artistic interpretation to classical music. Juniors in the MassArt Illustration Department are introduced to a piece on the H+H subscription series by HIP Fellow Teresa Neff and members of the orchestra and then create original illustrations inspired by the music as a curricular assignment. In the spring, a professional jury reviews all the artworks created for this project and a dozen illustrations are selected to be exhibited and made available for sale at the Symphony Hall performances.
The powerful pieces created by students this season in response to Brahms Requiem convey music’s ability to inspire, transform, and connect all of us with our shared humanity.
“To me, Brahms’ Requiem is about remembering loved ones after their passing and continuing to live on with their memories, it is more about the remembrance and love that is found in grief rather than just the sadness.”
Emily Patenaude, artist
“When I listen to Brahms’ Requiem, I imagine nature, and I picture a journey from beginning to end. In this piece I wanted to show the magic of the journey, and how inspiring it can feel to get a glimpse of your goal even while still having progress to make.”
Bre Gutheil, artist
Endowed Chairs + Named Funds
SECURING H+H’S FUTURE
Endowed Chairs
Artistic Director: The Bicentennial Chair Funded anonymously, enables H+H to retain the finest artistic leaders for many years to come.
President and CEO:
Philip and Marjorie Gerdine Chair Endows the President and CEO position.
H+H Chorus, funded in perpetuity by Jane and Wat Tyler Ensures the continued artistic excellence of this signature professional ensemble.
Karen S. and George D. Levy Learning Program
Endows the H+H learning program in perpetuity, delivering in-school music literacy classes, the H+H Youth Choruses, and more.
Cabot Fund for Chorus Leadership, in memory of Ned Cabot Funded in perpetuity by Ned’s family and friends, ensures top-quality choral leadership.
Concertmaster Chair, endowed in perpetuity by Rhoda and Paul Joss Permanently endows the Concertmaster Chair.
Principal Second Violin: Dr. Lee Bradley III Chair Endows the Principal Second Violin position.
Principal Viola: Chair funded in memory of Estah and Robert Yens Endows the Principal Viola position.
Principal Cello:
Nancy and Richard Lubin Chair Endows the Principal Cello position.
Principal Bass: Amelia Peabody Chair Endows the Principal Bass position.
Principal Flute: Chair funded in memory of Kate C. Moore Supports the Principal Flute position
Principal Oboe: Chair funded in part by Dr. Michael Fisher Sandler Supports the Principal Oboe position.
Principal Horn: Grace and John Neises Chair Endows the Principal Horn position.
Organ Chair, in memory of Mary Scott Morton Supports the Orchestra’s principal organ position in perpetuity.
Principal Timpani: Barbara Lee Chair, in memory of John Grimes Supports the Principal Timpani position.
Chorus of Tenors + Basses, funded in perpetuity by Lucas Wegmann Supports leadership, growth and improvement, and increased visibility and performance opportunities for the Chorus of Tenors + Basses.
Named Funds
Amy Anthony Fund for Community Engagement Supports H+H’s current and ongoing community engagement programs throughout Greater Boston. Advances the work and promote the goals of H+H as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Marie-Hélène Bernard Endowed Fund for Excellence Supports artistic and organizational excellence, community involvement
and education, as well as the exploration of new initiatives and opportunities.
Miguel Canizares Fund for Music Education
Supports music education and community programs throughout Greater Boston, with emphasis on providing equitable access to high quality arts education for students of all ages.
Harry Christophers Fund for Artistic Excellence
Supports H+H’s longevity and continued excellence and ensures that future artistic directors will have the necessary resources to continue building on Harry’s legacy.
George Geyer Fund Supports choral and artistic excellence.
John Grimes Fund
Supports the Principal Timpani Chair as well as opportunities for young timpanists in training.
Ann and Graham Gund Endowment Fund Supports programs and artists to ensure H+H’s continued artistic excellence.
Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellowship
Provides a stipend for the Hogwood Fellow position, currently held by Teresa M. Neff, PhD.
Remsen M. and Joan G. Kinne Endowed Fund for Music Education Supports music education classes in the Boston Public Schools.
Robert N. Shapiro Fund for Imagination and Creativity
Supports a broad array of programs that reflect imagination, creativity, and innovation, such as musical performances, learning programs for all ages, and audience development initiatives.
Wat H. Tyler Jr. Memorial Fund Funded by family and friends, in support of the H+H Chorus and its activities.
Ronald Woodward Education Fund
Supports in-school music programs that target schools with little or no music instruction.
Scholarship Awards
Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award
Recognizes an outstanding high school senior who demonstrates musical excellence, plans to continue vocal training in college or by private study, and has participated in the H+H Youth Choruses for at least two years.
2024 WINNER: Lazuli Clark
Evangelyna Etienne Scholarship Award
Presented to an H+H Youth Choruses student or alumnus/a who plans to continue pre-professional vocal training and demonstrates a passion for vocal music, generosity of spirit, commitment to service, and the ability to inspire others through music.
2024 WINNER: Masha Scmitt
Barbara E. Maze Award for Musical Excellence
Given annually to an alumnus/a of the H+H Youth Choruses who shows exceptional potential to pursue a career in music.
2024 WINNER: Lydia Rommel
Lifetime Benefactors
The following donors have made cumulative gifts and pledges to H+H totaling $100,000 or more as of June 30, 2023.
$10 Million Level
One Anonymous Donor
$5 Million Level
One Anonymous Donor
$2.5 Million Level
Willma H. Davis*
Philip Gerdine in memory of Marjorie Gerdine
Robert N. Shapiro
$1 Million Level
Barr Foundation
Alfred & Fay Chandler*
Dr. Frank O. Clark & Dr. Lynn DeLisi
Debbie & Bob First
Paul C. Joss & Rhoda K. Joss
George D.* & Karen S. Levy
Drs. Janina A. Longtine & Christopher D. Fletcher
Amy S. Anthony*
Michael & Marcy Scott Morton
Susan Stemper & Peter Lieberwirth
Jim & Cathy Stone
Jane & Wat* Tyler
Three Anonymous Donors
$500,000 Level
Allison & William Achtmeyer
David Elsbree & Lorraine
Gilmore
Todd Estabrook
Joseph M. Flynn
Mr.* & Mrs. Remsen M. Kinne III
The Klarman Family Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Mary & Sherif Nada
National Endowment for the Arts
Robert H. Scott & Diane T. Spencer
Scully Family Foundation
Piroska E. Soos*
Jeffrey & Ann M. Thomas
Nancy & Michael Tooke
U.S. Small Business Administration
Judith & Menno Verhave
Janet & Dean* Whitla
Wilson Family Foundation
Christopher R. Yens & Temple
Gill
Two Anonymous Donors
$250,000 Level
Bloomberg Philanthropies
The Boston Foundation
Dr. Lee C. Bradley III*
Cabot Family Charitable Trust
Edmund* & Betsy Cabot
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Jane & Christopher Carlson
Mary L. Cornille & John F.
Cogan Jr*
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Gerstmayr
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Gleysteen
Graham & Ann Gund
Mr.* & Mrs. J. Robert Held
Jane’s Trust
George Frederick Jewett
Foundation East
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation
Winifred I. Li* & William P. Oliver*
Nancy & Richard Lubin
Eric Malins*
Jane E. Manilych & Prof. W. Carl Kester
Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee
Timothy & Deborah Moore
Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger
Stephen Morrissey
The Parker Family Foundation
Parthenon - EY
Dana & Carolyn Pope
John & Janis Raguin
Timothy & Maren* Robinson
The William B. & Bertha E.
Schrafft Charitable Trust
Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Stratford Foundation
Rose-Marie & Eijk van Otterloo
Matthew A. & Susan B.
Weatherbie Foundation
Lucas Wegmann
John J. Winkleman Jr.
Ron* & Jean Woodward
Two Anonymous Donors
$100,000 Level
Mitchell Adams* & Kevin Smith*
Carolyn & William Aliski
Leo* & Gabriella Beranek
Rob & Nancy Bradley
Julian & Marion* Bullitt
Miguel* & Sheila Canizares
Louise & Thomas Cashman
Clark Charitable Trust
Patricia Collins*
Gregory & Anne Crisci
Elisabeth K. Davis*
Tom & Ellen Draper
BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors
Kate S. Flather
Darcy & Howard* Fuguet
Anne & David Gergen
James & Melissa Gerrity
Stephanie Gertz
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
John W. Gorman*
David Greenewalt Charitable Trust
Janet* & Henry Halvorson
Mrs. Sylvia Hammer
Dena M. Hardymon
Felda Hardymon
Ellen & John Harris
Helena Foundation
John Hancock Financial Services
Judith & Mark King
Max & Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation
David Landay
League of American Orchestras
Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Linde Family Foundation
Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation
Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke
Joseph G. Mari
Walter H. Mayo*
Kathleen McGirr & Keith Carlson
James F. Millea & Mary Ellen
Bresciani
Anthony & Amy Moosey
The E. Nakamichi Foundation
Grace & John Neises*
Janet P. Newell*
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund
Scott* & Diane Palmer
Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation
Winifred & Leroy Parker
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Powell
Judith Lewis Rameior*
Brenda Gray Reny
Elizabeth Reza & Paul Skelly
Alice E. Richmond & David Rosenbloom
Art & Elaine Robins
Michael F. Sandler
Stanley & Kay Schlozman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Shaughnessy
State Street Foundation
Stearns Charitable Trust
Abbot & Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
SVB Private
Jolinda & William Taylor
Donald F. Wahl*
Thomas & Jane Watt
David R. Weaver & the James M. Collins Foundation
The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust
Rawson* & Marcia Wood
Six Anonymous Donors
* Deceased
2023–24 Individual Donors
The Handel and Haydn Society is grateful for the generous support of the following individuals who made gifts of $2,500+ to H+H during the 2023–24 Season.
Composers’ Circle
Handel and Haydn Circle
($100,000 and above)
Willma H. Davis*
Philip Gerdine in memory of Marjorie Gerdine
Barbara & Amos Hostetter
Drs. Janina A. Longtine & Christopher D. Fletcher
The Parker Family Foundation
Emily F. Schabacker
Jim & Cathy Stone
Jeffrey & Ann M. Thomas
Matthew A. & Susan B. Weatherbie Foundation
Kathleen & Walter Weld
Mozart Circle
($50,000 to $99,999)
Julia D. Cox
Debbie & Bob First
Judith S. Howe
Karen Secunda Levy
Joseph G. Mari
Timothy & Deborah Moore
Scully Family Foundation
Robert N. Shapiro
Dr. Kurt & Susan Stark
Rose-Marie & Eijk van Otterloo
Judith & Menno Verhave
One Anonymous Donor
Bach Circle
($25,000 to $49,999)
Joseph M. Flynn
Graham & Ann Gund
Patricia & George Kung
Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke
James F. Millea & Mary Ellen Bresciani
Stephen Morrissey
Rebecca Nemser in memory of Paul Nemser
Dana & Carolyn Pope
Elizabeth Reza & Paul Skelly
Michael & Marcy Scott Morton
Susan Stemper & Peter Lieberwirth
Jolinda & William Taylor
Nancy & Michael Tooke
Jane & James Wilson
John J. Winkleman Jr.
Jean Woodward
Christopher R. Yens & Temple Gill
One Anonymous Donor
Conductor’s Circle
Platinum Baton
($15,000-$24,999)
Jane & Christopher Carlson
David B. Elsbree & Lorraine Gilmore
Anne & David Gergen
Daphne Hatsopoulos
Joan G. Kinne
Jane E. Manilych & Prof. W. Carl Kester
Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Powell
Art & Elaine Robins
Mic Rosiello & Patrizia Mazzucato
Richard & Mary Scott
Elizabeth & Robert Wax
David R. Weaver & the James M. Collins Foundation
Three Anonymous Donors
Gold Baton
($10,000-$14,999)
Sam Anthony & Andrea C. Deeker in memory of Amy Anthony
Christopher Baldwin & Sally
Reyering
Rob & Nancy Bradley
Julian Bullitt
Miguel* & Sheila Canizares
Lilee Dethchan & Jason Beltran
Tom & Ellen Draper
James & Melissa Gerrity
Jonathan & Carrie Hammond
Nancy & Richard Lubin
David & Janet McCue
Michael J. Oliveri & Eric A. Aho
Winifred & Leroy Parker
Brenda Gray Reny
Stanley & Kay Schlozman
Robert H. Scott & Diane T. Spencer
Richard & Eleanor Seamans
Eleanor H. Smith & Donald R. Smith
Charitable Fund
Wayne & Kathryn Smith
David C. Snead & Kate Prescott
Jane A. Tyler
Silver Baton
($5,000-$9,999)
Peter Banks in honor of Karen Levy
Richard & Carla Benka
Mark C. Brockmeier & Kathleen Silva
Harold Carroll & Amy Ryan
Mary L. Cornille & John F. Cogan Jr*
Gregory & Anne Crisci
Rohit Deshpande & Anita Watumull
Nicholas Dials & Dustin Henderson
Kate S. Flather
Nicholas & Paula Gleysteen
Wendy & Clark Grew
Ellen & Tim Guiney
Nancy & Bill Hammer
Ellen & John Harris
Dr. Douglas Horst & Ms. Maureen Phillips
Jamie Hoyte & Norma Dinnall
Heather & Robert Keane Family Foundation
Paul V. Kelly & Linda Perrotto
Judith & Mark King
Katherine A. Kirby
Samuel Knight & Anna Whitcomb
Claire Laporte
David & Suzanne Larsen
Jonathan Loring
Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee
Margaret H. Marshall in honor of
Robert Shapiro
Beth Maynard
Mary & Sherif Nada
Nancy Nizel in memory of
George Levy
Diane N. Palmer
Petersen Family Fund
Frederick Reis
John A. Renner Jr.
Susan Grose Rioff in memory of
Amy S. Anthony
Timothy & Maren* Robinson
Stewart H. Steffey Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. John Tamilio III
Terry & Michael Taylor
W. M. Thackston
Meredith Townsend & Bill Blind
Kristen Vagliardo
Rosamond B. Vaule
Janet & Dean* Whitla Two Anonymous Donors
Bronze Baton
($2,500-$4,999)
Elizabeth Alexander in memory of F. Knight Alexander MD
Cristina Coletta Blau & Peter B. Blau
Rhys Bowen & Rebecca Snow
Polly Brown
Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable
Foundation
Rev. Francis J. Cloherty
Mary Deissler
Lucinda I. Doran in memory of
Robert G. Stern
Todd Estabrook
Irving & Gloria Fox
Darcy & Howard* Fuguet
Pamela Goldberg
Robert L. Goldsmith & Kathleen McIssac
Ashley & James Harmon in honor of
Julie Cox
Per & Jan Jonas
Elizabeth Keating
Sidney & Geoffrey Kenyon
Anne Koffey
Peter Libby M.D.
John & Elizabeth Loder
Beth & Michael Luey
Ruth & Victor McElheny
Kathleen L. McGirr & Keith F. Carlson
Nina & Marshall Moriarty
Robert & Jane Morse
Myra Musicant & Howard Cohen
Deborah & Charles Peluse
Charlene Placido & Peter Goldis
Harold I. Pratt
Paul & Ann Sagan
Miyoko P Sato
Arnold & Polly Slavet
John & Jean Southard
Bauer & Stenberg Family
David Taylor
Margaret E. Thomas
Anne R. Umphrey
Phyllis Vineyard
Sally Williard
Four Anonymous Donors
Institutional Support
The Handel and Haydn Society is grateful for the generous support of the following foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
Handel and Haydn Circle Benefactors
($50,000 and above)
Massachusetts Cultural Council One Anonymous Donor
Bach Circle Benefactors
($25,000 to $49,999)
99.5 CRB/GBH*
Council On Library And Information Resources
Max and Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts
Platinum Benefactors
($10,000 to $24,999)
BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors
Cambridge Trust
Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation
June Rockwell Levy Foundation
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation
Max and Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation
Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation
New England Conservatory*
Prescott & Associates*
Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
United Parish in Brookline*
WBUR*
Silver Benefactors
($2,500 to $4,999)
The Mollie B. Foley Charitable Trust Packard Humanities Institute
* In-kind donors
In Memoriam
Winifred Li
December 1950 – September 2023
Winifred Li was a valued member of H+H’s Board of Governors and had a deep love of classical music. In 1998, she joined the H+H Board, where she generously donated her time, expertise, and resources to help advance the organization through 25 years of dynamic growth. She served as Board secretary for many years and was a member of the DEI and Finance + Audit committees.
The 1815 Society
The Handel and Haydn Society thanks the following donors for including H+H in their long-term financial and estate plans.
Allison & William Achtmeyer
Mitchell Adams*
Connelly Akstens
Amy S. Anthony*
Marie-Hélène Bernard
Dr. John D. Biggers*
Herbert & Barbara
Boothroyd
Rob & Nancy Bradley
Dr. Lee C. Bradley III*
Rev. Mark Brockmeier &
Dr. Kathleen Silva
Rev. Thomas W. Buckley*
Julian Bullitt
James Buttrick
Miguel* & Sheila Canizares
Christopher T. Carlson
Jane Fisher Carlson
Louise & Thomas Cashman
Melissa P. Chase & K. E.
Duffin
Fay Chandler*
Harry Christophers
Dr. Frank O. Clark
Christine Coakley & Michelle
O’Connell
Patricia Collins*
David & Randi Conley
Richard & Barbara Corkey
Paul Corneilson
Robert Cotta
Paul Cousineau* & Patricia
Vesey-McGrew
Gregory & Anne Crisci
Willma H. Davis*
Jeffrey Del Papa
Mary Deissler
Carolyn & Forbes Dewey
Lucinda Doran
David B. Elsbree
Todd Estabrook
Debbie & Bob First
Stephen J. Fitzsimmons
Joseph M. Flynn
Drs. Philip & Marjorie*
Gerdine
Anne & David Gergen
John & Pamela Gerstmayr
John W. Gorman*
D. J. Griffith
Nancy & Bill Hammer
Roy A. Hammer*
Dr. Elma Hawkins
Thomas Frederick Hindle*
Dr. Douglas Horst &
Ms. Maureen Phillips
Beth F. Houston & Karl W.
Gerds
Frederick & Cassandra Ilchman
Paul C. Joss & Rhoda K. Joss
Judith & Mark King
Phyllis Klein
Paul Krueger* & Charles Mallard*
Kathryn Kucharski
David Kurdzionak
Michael Lawler
Barbara Lee*
Karen S. Levy
Signe Lindberg
Dr. Holger M. Luther
Eric Malins*
Jane E. Manilych & Prof. W.
Carl Kester
Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee
Joseph G. Mari
Franklin J. Marryott*
Kathleen McGirr
James F. Millea & Mary Ellen
Bresciani
Janet Miner
Anthony T. Moosey
Stephen Morrissey
Mary & Sherif Nada
Rebecca Nemser
Janet Newell*
Michael J. Oliveri
Barbara Goodwin Papesch*
Connie B. Pawelczak
Mike Peluse
Thomas Perry*
Dana & Carolyn Pope
Judith Lewis Rameior*
Frederick S. Reis
Brenda Gray Reny
Art & Elaine Robins
Timothy & Maren* Robinson
Robert Rowe
Lois C. Russell
Clifford & Judith Rust
Holly Safford Weilbruner
Margaret A. Sagan & Michael Simons
Dr. Michael F. Sandler
Mr. Michael Scott Morton
Richard Seamans & Eleanor
Mulvaney
Robert N. Shapiro
Janet K. Skinner
Martin Small* & Lois Lowry
David C. Snead
Piroska E. Soos*
Drs. Robert G. Spiro* & Mary J. Spiro
Rheua S. Stakely*
Margaret Stanley*
David & Sharon Steadman
Barbara Stedman
Wheeler Thackston
Olaf J. Thorp & Margot L. Thorp
Rodrigo Trevino
Richard & Elise Tuve
Jane & Wat* Tyler
Koen* & Bartha van Opijnen*
Judith & Menno Verhave
Donald F. Wahl*
Ruth Ann Walker*
Elizabeth & Robert Wax
Susan B. Weatherbie
Lucas Wegmann
Kathleen & Walter Weld
Barbara Werner & Catherine Riley
Marion Westgate
Janet & Dean* Whitla
John J. Winkleman Jr.
Jean Woodward
Clifford Wunderlich*
11 Anonymous Members
*Deceased
Governance Staff + Faculty
Officers of the Board of Governors
Chair
Robert N. Shapiro
Vice Chairs
Deborah S. First
W. Carl Kester
Karen S. Levy
Judith Verhave
Kathleen W. Weld
Treasurer
David Weaver
Secretary Elizabeth Reza
Philip and Marjorie Gerdine
President and CEO
David Snead
Board of Governors
Dr. Teresa Cachero
Dr. Holly Maze Carter
Dr. Frank Clark
Gerard Cox
Julia D. Cox
Philip V. Gerdine
Ellen Harris
James S. Hoyte
Patricia Kung
Janina Longtine
Joseph Mari
Dr. Stephen Morrissey
Michael Scott Morton
Michael Oliveri
Carolyn Pope
Catherine Powell
Brenda Gray Reny
Arthur G. Robins
Mic Rosiello
George Sacerdote
Emily F. Schabacker
Susan M. Stemper
Jeffrey S. Thomas
Nancy B. Tooke
Elizabeth P. Wax
Jean Woodward
Christopher R. Yens
Governors Emeriti
Todd Estabrook
Joseph M. Flynn
Mary Nada
Timothy C. Robinson
Janet P. Whitla
Board of Advisors
Chair
Nancy Hammer
Martha Hatch Bancroft
Giulio Batterman
Cristina Blau
Julian G. Bullitt
Jane Carlson
John S. Cornish
Nicholas Dials
Thomas B. Draper
David Elsbree
Kate S. Flather
Melissa D. Gerrity
Nicholas Gleysteen
Pamela Goldberg
Carrie L.T. Hammond
Suzanne Hamner
Frederick Ilchman
Lauren Jones
Paul V. Kelly
Mark A. King
Laura Lucke
Peter G. Manson
James F. Millea
Nancy Nizel
Dr. Winifred B. Parker
Prema P. Popat
Robert H. Scott
Richard F. Seamans
Dr. John Tamilio III
Dr. Terry G. Taylor
Cecily W. Tyler
Susan B. Weatherbie
Jane Wilson
John Winkleman
As of June 30, 2024
David Snead
Philip and Marjorie Gerdine
President and CEO
Melissa Markstein
Executive Assistant and Major Gifts Associate
Artistic Leadership
Jonathan Cohen
Artistic Director
Ian Watson
Associate Conductor
Scott Allen Jarrett
Resident Conductor, Chorus
Reginald Mobley
Programming Consultant
Anthony Trecek-King
Resident Conductor, Chorus
Harry Christophers Conductor Laureate
Artistic
Ira Pedlikin
Vice President of Artistic Planning and Concert Production
Jon Linker
Senior Manager of Concert Operations and Booking
Jesse Levine
Music Librarian
Jason Fisher
Interim Personnel Manager
Finance + Administration
Lilee Dethchan-Beltran
Chief Operating Officer
Katie Walsh Controller
Evan Jones
Operations Manager
Lindy Noecker
Senior Manager of Archives and Administration
Jandeirvy Sous
Bookkeeper
Ropes & Gray, LLP
Counsel
KLR
Auditors and Tax Preparers
Education
Emily Reed
Vice President of Education
JongHun Kim
Associate Director of Learning
Brett Pond
Youth Choruses Coordinator
Teresa M. Neff, PhD
Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellow
Development
Rebecca W. King
Vice President of Development
Marion Westgate
Director of Major and Planned Giving
Rebecca Sullivan
Associate Director of Annual Giving
Jackie Schalk
Major Gifts Officer
Rachel Dacus Hill
Associate Director of Development Operations
Wesley Farnsworth
Annual Fund and Events Manager
Natsuko Takashima
Development Coordinator
Laura Sitterley
Grants Manager
Marketing +
Patron Experience
Sarah L. Manoog
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Chris Petre-Baumer
Director of Marketing
Carly Rockenhauser
Director of Patron Experience
Melissa Tompkins
Patron Experience Manager
Joseph Sedarski
Content Marketing Manager
Susan Baranyi
Public Relations and Program Book Manager
Jo-B Sebastian
Graphic Designer
Laurin Stoler
Calling Campaign Manager
Jerry Waldman
Assistant Calling Campaign Manager
Ben Lipkowitz
Telesales Representative
Education Program Faculty
Michele Adams
Youth Chorale and Concert Choir
Alyson Greer Espinosa
Chorus of Sopranos + Altos and Chamber Choir
Dr. Kevin McDonald
Chorus of Tenors + Basses
Nurt Villani
New Voices and Treble Chorus
Assistant Conductors
Andrew Milne
HHYC Assistant Conductor for Youth Chorale, Concert Choir, and Chamber Choir
Dr. Devon Russo
HHYC Assistant Conductor for Chorus of Sopranos + Altos
Musicianship Faculty
Annina Hsieh
Dr. Devon Russo
Collaborative Pianists
Leona Cheung
Kristjon Imperio
Calvin Kotrba
Dr. Pei-yeh Tsai
Teaching Artists
Lorrenzo Burnside
Mother Caroline Academy
Rachael Chagat
Winship Elementary School
Laura Nevitt
Mason Elementary School
Teaching Assistants
Annina Hsieh
As of June 30, 2024
H+H Orchestra + Chorus
Violin
Aisslinn Nosky*
Christina Day
Martinson**
Susanna Ogata***
Emily Dahl Irons
Keats Dieffenbach
Aniela Eddy
Chloe Fedor
Susannah Foster
Lisa Goddard
Clayton Hoener
Fiona Hughes
Toma Iliev
Jesse Irons
Nanae Iwata
Nelli Jabotinsky
Carmen Johnson-Pajaro SF
Abigail Karr
Natalie Kress
Julie Leven
Megumi Lewis
Francis Liu
Kako Miura
Maureen Murchie
Rebecca Nelson
Jessica Park
Adriane Post
Amy Rawstron
Krista Buckland Reisner
Amelia Sie SF
Amy Sims
Jane Starkman
Guiomar Turgeon
Katherine Winterstein
Lena Wong
Viola
Anne Black
Nicole Divall
Christopher Dunn
Jason Fisher
Stephen Goist
Joy Grimes
Renee Hemsing
Kyle Miller
Lauren Nelson
Jenny Stirling
Jessica Troy
Cello
Guy Fishman †
Thomas Barth
Sarah Freiberg
Andrew Koutroubas
Steven Laven
Zachary Larson
Colleen McGary-Smith
Cullen O’Neil
Lily Stern
Bass
Heather Miller Lardin †
Andrew Arceci
Peter Ferretti
Erik Higgins
Motomi Igarashi
Anthony Manzo
Daniel Turkos
Pete Walsh
Wen Yang
Sue Yelanjian
Viola da Gamba
Colleen McGary-Smith
Emily Walhout
Flute
Emi Ferguson †
Kelsey Burnham
Andrea LeBlanc
Joseph Monticello
Alexa Raine-Wright
Wendy Rolfe
David Ross
Melanie Williams
Oboe
Debra Nagy †
Mary Cicconetti
David Dickey
Curtis Foster
Priscilla Herreid
Kathryn Montoya
Gaia
Saetermoe-Howard
Recorder
Heloise Degrugillier
Kathryn Montoya
Debra Nagy
Clarinet
Eric Hoeprich †
Diane Heffner
Bassoon
Andrew Schwartz †
Stephanie Corwin
Nate Helgeson
Kate van Orden
Dirk Wells, contrabassoon
Horn
Todd Williams †
Elisabeth Axtell
Sara Cyrus
John Manganaro
Rachel Nierenberg
Carys Sutherland
Nathaniel Udell
Trumpet
Jesse Levine †
Christopher Belluscio
Josh Cohen
Steven Marquardt
Vincent Monaco
Paul Perfetti
John Thiessen
Trombone
Greg Ingles
Brian Kay
Liza Malamut
Mack Ramsey
Erik Schmalz
Tuba
Philip Neumann
Timpani
Jonathan Hess †
Percussion
Desiree Glazier-Nazro
Robert Schultz
Greg Simonds
Keyboard
Ian Watson †
Justin Blackwell
Theorbo
Brandon Acker
Adam Cockerham
Kevin Payne
Harp
Krysten Keches
Amanda Romano
Soprano
Elissa Alvarez
Maya Bloom
Jessica Cooper
Agnes Coakley Cox
Carley DeFranco
Cassandra Extavour
Elise Groves
Kelley Hollis
Melissa Joseph
Rose Lewis
Aurora Martin
MaryRuth Miller
Elisabeth Marshall
Margot Rood
Janet Ross
Deborah Stephens
Motomi Tanaka
Sonja Tengblad
Logan Trotter
Sarah Vitale
Teresa Wakim
Alto
Cody Bowers
Erica Brookhyser
Julia Cavallaro
Wee Kiat Chia
Doug Dodson
Elizabeth Eschen
Katherine Growdon
Catherine Hedberg
Kim Leeds
Miranda Loud
Emily Marvosh
Clare McNamara
Ashley Mulcahy
Caroline Olsen
Lindsay Pope
Guest Artists + Soloists
James Burton, conductor
Václav Luks , conductor
Raphäel Pichon, conductor
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Rachel Podger, violin and director
Hana Blažíková, soprano
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Adriana González, soprano
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, soprano
Tenor
Matthew Anderson
Charles Blandy
Andrew Bearden Brown
Jonas Budris
Colin Campbell
Marcio de Oliveira
Ethan DePuy
Corey Dalton Hart
Francesco Logozzo
Eric Perry
Stefan Reed
Steven Soph
Gene Stenger
Patrick T. Waters
Steven Caldicott Wilson
Bass
Glenn Billingsley
Woodrow Bynum
Ryne Cherry
Jacob Cooper
Michael Galvin
Bradford Gleim
Nathan Halbur
Scott Allen Jarrett
Craig Juricka
David McFerrin
Devon Russo
Jared Swope
Dana Whiteside
As of June 30, 2023
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano
John Holiday, countertenor
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Tim Mead, countertenor
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Stuart Jackson, tenor
Matthew Newlin, tenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Shimon Yoshida, tenor
James Atkinson, baritone
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone
José Coca Loza, bass-baritone
Timothy Edlin, bass-baritone
Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone
Lukáš Vondráček, fortepiano
H+H Soloists
Aisslinn Nosky, violin and director
Ian Watson, director
Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, soprano
Teresa Wakim, soprano
Doug Dodson, countertenor
Katherine Growdon, mezzo-soprano
Jonas Budris, tenor
Stephen Soph, tenor
Gene Stenger, tenor
Steven Wilson, tenor
Woodrow Bynum, baritone
Ryne Cherry, baritone
Craig Juricka, baritone
H+H Orchestra
H+H Chorus
Financial Highlights
FY 2024 Revenue
Board
Institutional
Endowment
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Government grants receivable
Pledges receivable, current portion, net
Investments
Other current assets
Board Designated
Total Current Assets
Line of credit
Accounts payable + accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Operating
Liabilities, split interest agreement
Total
“The last few years have been financially difficult for most cultural institutions nationwide. H+H is no exception. Although the endowment now provides almost three times as much current funding as it did several years ago and annual contributions account for more than 70% of our operating revenue, H+H’s operating expenses in FY2024 exceeded operating revenues by over $760,000. Consequently, our team of committed and enthusiastic musicians, administrators and board members is diligently addressing the urgent need to both reduce expenses and secure significant additional donations.”
— David Weaver, H+H Board Treasurer
Our Mission
The Handel and Haydn Society inspires the intellect, touches the heart, elevates the soul, and connects all of us with our shared humanity through transformative experiences with Baroque and Classical music.
Our Vision
H+H will set the standard for musical experiences that are masterfully performed, historically informed, and passionately shared with the greater Boston community and beyond.
Photos by Sam Brewer, Chris Lee, Wesley Farnsworth, Natalia Slattery, Robert Torres, Kat Waterman
