Messiah and New Year’s concerts

Boston Baroque continues holiday tradition with annual Messiah and New Year’s concerts! Handel’s Messiah ushers in the holiday season with superstar soloists Amanda Forsythe, Ann McMahon Quintero, Thomas Cooley, and Andrew Garland.

Boston Baroque rings in the holiday season with two December programs that have become beloved holiday traditions for so many: Handel’s Messiah and our New Year’s Celebration concerts. This year’s Messiah will take place on December 6th and 7th at 7:30pm at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. The New Year’s Celebration concerts will be on Tuesday, December 31st at 8pm and Wednesday, January 1st at 3pm at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.

Boston Baroque’s entrancing orchestra, including concertmaster and recent GRAMMY®- nominee Christina Day Martinson, and captivating chorus will perform Handel’s cherished holiday oratorio twice this December. This year will feature an all-star cast of soloists, including Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Cooley, tenor; and Andrew Garland, baritone. The holiday season is not complete without Boston Baroque’s celebrated annual performances of the complete Messiah.

The New Year’s Celebration program of Baroque sparklers is the perfect way to ring in the new year. A popular annual event at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, this year will feature Corelli’s Concerto Grosso No. 6, an orchestral suite by Rameau, a pair of Bach gems—his Concerto in D for Three Violins and Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D—and Vivaldi’s glittering motet, “Nulla in mundo paz sincera” with soprano Maggie Finnegan. The tradition continues with complimentary champagne and chocolates to toast the end of one year, and the start of the next.

Single tickets begin at $25, and season subscriptions start at $81. Both may be purchased online at bostonbaroque.org or by calling the Boston Baroque offices at 617-987-8600