As we mark our nation’s birthday with Independence Day this long holiday weekend, Sunday Baroque will host an All-American celebration. You’ll hear some of the greatest hits of the 18th century played by US musical ensembles based in Washington DC, New York, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Chicago. The musical state of the union is strong, as you’ll hear for yourself on Sunday Baroque.
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Independence Day weekend features US musical ensembles playing baroque music, including Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks! We’ll hear from Philadelphia, Des Moines, Boston, New Haven, Indianapolis, New York, Boulder, Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Pittsburgh. It’s a celebration of our nation’s birthday from Sunday Baroque.
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Violinist Chiara Banchini founded her period instrument group Ensemble 415 in 1981. The chamber ensemble’s name refers to the presumed pitch for tuning instruments in the baroque era: the note “A” is calibrated at 415 herz, which is lower (flatter) than the pitch used for modern instruments. Sunday Baroque will feature a performance by Ensemble 415 so you can hear the sound of that historically informed characteristic.
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Viola da gamba player Patricia Halverson, baroque violinist Andrew Fouts, and theorbo and baroque guitar player Scott Pauley are the core members of the Pittsburgh-based group Chatham Baroque. The ensemble specializes in innovative programming of both well-known and lesser known baroque music and musicians, and they promote their work through a thriving concert series, acclaimed
In celebration of the Fourth of July holiday, Sunday Baroque will feature some of the greatest hits of the baroque. And since no proper Fourth of July celebration is complete without spectacular Fireworks, they include a performance of one of George Frideric Handel’s greatest hits, too.
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