If you were in England in the 16th century, you would be celebrating MAY DAY on May first. Spring Festivals were often raucous celebrations with dancing & singing, bonfires & maypoles, and a strong punch called MAY CUP. You’ll hear lively May Day music from John Playford’s English Dancing Master on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Agave Baroque’s 2021 recording AMERICAN ORIGINALS celebrates Black and Latino composers from Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and the US. You’ll hear Agave Baroque and countertenor Reginald Mobley performing music by an 18th century Afro-Brazilian composer and organist who was the grandson of enslaved people. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The City of Boston is a bustling hub for baroque music – there’s a long history of outstanding musical ensembles there, and there is even a huge early music festival there every other year that attracts top performers from all over the world. Sunday Baroque will highlight some of Boston’s thriving music scene.
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Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22. It was established in 1970 to bring people together in celebration of our planet and raise awareness about the environment and our need to protect it. Sunday Baroque will stop to smell the flowers and celebrate Earth Day with a musical nature walk.
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Being a musician in the baroque era could be a position of respect and admiration, or it could be a grind. A lot of it depended on the relationship between the musician and his boss. On this Labor Day weekend, Sunday Baroque will feature musicians with good (and not-so-good) bosses.
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