The group also commissions its own choral works, premiering several pieces a year by established com

On December 7, the Handel Society of Dartmouth College embarked on a 13-day tour throughout Italy, bed and breakfast inns delivering eight spectacular performances — including a High Mass performance at the world-renown St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
The touring ensemble consisting of 54 singers — including bed and breakfast inns 15 Dartmouth students and 11 staff members — performed unaccompanied choral pieces in several languages. Their performance venues ranged from a small town's main cathedral to the largest church in the world, St. Peter's Basilica.
The Handel Society auditioned for High Mass at St. Peter's, sending audition tapes a year in advance, according to conductor bed and breakfast inns Robert Duff. After being invited to perform, the repertoire was sent in for approval, and prior to the actual performance the physical sheet music was screened as well.
The group's tour had four stops: Naples, Sorrento, bed and breakfast inns Tivoli and Rome. In addition to the performances and sightseeing, the tour also had an educational component, with guided tours of Rome and Ancient Rome, as well as a private tour of the Vatican.
"Right before we sang at St. Peter s Basilica, this old man came up and asked in broken English when we were singing. Then, during the mass, I glanced over and he was grinning and giving a huge thumbs-up," said Colwell. "You step into a cathedral and think — this is where music was meant to be performed!"
bed and breakfast inns The Handel Society tours internationally every three years. On its last tour, the group traveled to multiple countries in Europe, bed and breakfast inns from Great Britain to Germany to Italy. Plans for their next tour are already in the works, according to Duff.
The group also commissions its own choral works, premiering several pieces a year by established composers. Last year, the group premiered a piece written by Oliver Caplan '04, who sang with the Handel Society while at Dartmouth.
The Handel Society is America's oldest town community choir, founded in 1807. It counts students, faculty and Hanover residents among its members and aims to perform a variety of choral works, from traditional classical masterpieces to contemporary works. Handel Society auditions are held annually at each fall.
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