The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.

Handel and Haydn Society

American chorus and orchestra based in Boston (1815–present)

The Handel and Haydn Society is an American chorus and period instrument orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. Known colloquially as 'H+H', the organization has been in continual performance since its founding in 1815, the longest serving such performing arts organization in…