With only one week left, the Boston Public Library's exhibit on the Handel & Haydn Society provides a fascinating retrospective of the illustrious group's 200 year history. It is the oldest performing arts organization in the country.
The choral society began on February 16, 1815, when the Second Baptist Singing Society performed the music of George Frideric Handel and Joseph Haydn at a concert in Boston. The performance was such a success that a second concert with 250 singers and musicians followed on February 22nd to celebrate George Washington's birthday and the end of the War of 1812. Later that year, the H+H Society was formally incorporated, taking its name from the two great composers.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Barack Obama is painting a doomsday scenario for the Arctic and beyond if climate change isn't dealt with fast: entire nations submerged underwater, cities abandoned and refugees fleeing in droves as conflict breaks out across the globe.
