Douglas Reeves is the founder of The Center for Successful Leadership, an organization that improves student achievement and educational equity within various educational systems around the world. When he isn’t busy helping schools promote academic success, Doug Reeves enjoys attending productions by local performing groups like the Handel and Haydn Society.

2.  Douglas Reeves is the founder of The
Center for Successful Leadership, an
organization that improves student
achievement and educational equity
within various educational systems around
the world. When he isn’t busy helping
schools promote academic success, Doug
Reeves enjoys attending productions by
local performing groups like the Handel and
Haydn Society.

3.  As a leader within Boston’s arts community, the
Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) has been
performing Classical and Baroque music since
1815. The society recently announced its 2015-
2016 Season. During this season, H+H will
continue its celebration of its founding 200
years ago. It will feature chorus and period-
instrument orchestra performances from the
Classical and Baroque eras, and it will have
several recurring guests such as fortepianist
Robert Levin and conductor Laurence
Cummings.

4.  Under the leadership of artistic director
Harry Christophers, the season will open
with a performance of Haydn’s Symphony
No. 99 and the Mozart Requiem. In
October, the society plans on hosting
Richard Egarr for performances of Italian
Baroque pieces, and during the holidays,
H+H will bring back its traditional holiday
performances of Handel’s Messiah and
Bach Christmas. Other highlights of the
2015-2016 season include Haydn’s
Symphonies No. 8 and 84, Bach’s St. John
Passion, and Handel’s oratorio Saul.