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Messiah in Boston
8 performances this season, checked Oct 2

Messiah in Boston

Boston has heard Messiah from the Handel and Haydn Society since the nineteenth century, and today it is sung in Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall and churches across the city. Here is every performance we know of, each linked to the official page.

Which one?

For the sound Handel knew: the Handel and Haydn Society at Symphony Hall and Boston Baroque at Jordan Hall both play on period instruments.
In a church: Trinity Church in Copley Square gives its own in early December.
To sing it yourself: pick a sing-along. You sing the choruses with the choir while soloists take the arias. Bring a vocal score if you have one.

Not announced yet

These usually give a Messiah but hadn’t posted 2026 dates when we checked. We’ll add them when they do.

Cathedral Church of St. Paul Messiah Sing

Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Downtown Boston
An annual community sing of the Christmas portion of Messiah with the Cathedral Schola, held in mid-December in past years with music provided. No 2026 date was posted when checked.
Details on their site

Cambridge Chamber Ensemble Messiah Singalong

The Lilypad, Inman Square
A December singalong with professional soloists in which the audience sings the choruses; it ran on December 20 last year. No 2026 date was posted when checked.
Details on their site

NEMPAC free Messiah

St. Stephen's Church, North End
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center has given a free December Messiah with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and its One City Choir. Its page still showed older dates when checked.
Details on their site

Know a Messiah we’re missing?

Church choirs, community choruses and college ensembles put on Messiahs all over the city. Give us the link to the official page and we’ll check it.
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