Melanie Punter has had a busy career as a double bass player for decades. The versatile and talented musician is in demand in modern symphony orchestras, as well as for her work playing baroque and early music with period instrument groups. She spoke with Suzanne about her experiences coming up through the prestigious High School […]
Dominoes … Fencing … a composer from a family of chess masters … and some musical games. Those are some of the fun and merriment you’ll enjoy, courtesy of baroque era musicians such as Francois Couperin, Johann Schmelzer and Andre Danican Philidor on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Sallynee Amawat is a violinist whose passion is for baroque and early music. She was so young when she started playing that she doesn’t remember life before the violin and making music! Now she imparts her passion to her own students, who range in age from toddlers to retirees. Sallynee Amawat is also a co-founder
There are all kinds of interesting and obscure holidays … This Sunday, May 16 is “love a tree” day! And it just so happens that there’s a famous baroque era aria by George Frideric Handel that is a love song … to a tree! You’ll hear Handel’s beloved aria on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Nineteenth century minister Henry Ward Beecher said, “The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” For some musicians, the mother’s TALENT was also the child’s schoolroom, where they first learned to play musical instruments and experienced the joys of making music. You’ll hear some talented musical moms and their offspring on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Great Baroque era musicians weren’t necessarily so great at managing their finances … even successful, well-paid composers sometimes got in over their heads and into trouble trying to make ends meet. People like Francesco Geminiani and French composer Pierre Gautier were SO bad with money they did time in debtor’s prison. You’ll hear some of the music that helped pay those overdue bills on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Dad gives son the car keys, he takes it for a spin, and loses control of the vehicle. Sound familiar? Well, THIS boy was the mythological Phaeton … and the family car was the chariot of the sun. Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote an opera about them, and you’ll hear some of it on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Claude Debussy called him, “… a benevolent god to which all musicians should offer a prayer to defend themselves against mediocrity …” and Richard Wagner called him, “…the most stupendous miracle in all music!” They were speaking about Johann Sebastian Bach, who was born in March of 1685. This weekend, you can enjoy the annual BACH BIRTHDAY BASH, an all-Bach celebration on Sunday Baroque.
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Georg Philipp Telemann was a highly respected and admired musician. He was an innovator, an educator, and a savvy businessman. And Telemann wrote a record-setting number of compositions. You’ll hear a cross section of Georg Philipp Telemann’s talents on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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March 8th is International Women’s Day – the annual celebration of the achievements of women – and on the eve of the occasion, Sunday Baroque will feature music composed by baroque-era women, as well as women who lead musical ensembles. Those of just a few of the highlights of Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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