In 1992, The UN General Assembly proclaimed an annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3rd. In observance, this weekend you’ll hear the virtuosic artistic achievements of musicians such as Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who says that losing her hearing made almost completely by the age of 12 helped her become a better listener. You’ll hear her artistry on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift list makes its debut this Sunday! It’s Sunday Baroque host Suzanne Bona’s suggestions for gift-giving. You can audition these wonderful albums starting this week, and continuing throughout the rest of 2021.
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St. Cecilia was considered the patron saint of music and musicians, and her feast day is November 22nd. St. Cecilia day was a very special occasion in 17th century England – with festivals, church services, banquets, and concerts of odes composed especially for the occasion. You’ll hear a variety of music celebrating St. Cecilia on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Mexican musician Krishnasol Jiménez is an expert in baroque guitar and lute, and historical performance practice. He studied in his native Mexico City, as well as in Spain and Switzerland. Krishnasol Jimenez talked with Suzanne about his career in music, including his collaboration with singer Maria Cristina Kiehr and bassist Roberto Koch on a program
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Pianist Frederic Chiu’s mantra is: Music is not an escape from life, it is a doorway into life. He has crafted a unique, highly personalized and dynamic career as a performer, teacher, multi-disciplinary collaborator, and innovator. You can hear Frederic Chiu play two virtuosic transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Veteran’s Day is next week, when we honor those who have served in the armed forces. Sunday Baroque will mark the occasion with Heroic Marches by Georg Phillip Telemann, music by a military man who brought his viola da gamba onto the battlefield, and a BATTLE sonata. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
Laury Gutiérrez is a performer, scholar, teacher, and passionate advocate for underrepresented musicians. The Venezuelan viola da gamba player became a Fellow in 2008–2009 for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute working on a project to develop the repertory of music composed by Italian women into concert and educational programs for performance and professional recordings. Suzanne spoke
This Sunday is Halloween – the annual celebration of the spooky and scary, with a tradition of haunted houses and ghost stories. In ancient times, it was considered a time when the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped. You’ll hear some scary baroque favorites on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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United Nations Day is this Sunday, October 24th. It’s the annual celebration marking the founding of the UN in 1945. You’ll hear a multicultural collection of musical ideas including some Traditional Norman and Guernsey music, stirring Brazilian sacred music, and a virtuosic Venetian Concerto named for the Mughal Empire. Those are some of the highlights of Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Award winning cellist Bion Tsang is an international soloist and chamber musician, as well as a teacher. He recently released a recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 6 Suites for Unaccompanied Cello – the “holy grail” for all serious cellists. Bion Tsang’s performance is extra-special because he used an extraordinary instrument considered one of the world’s
