Acclaimed soprano Sherezade Panthaki has an international career as a singer, teacher, and expert in the field of baroque and early music. Born and raised in India, Ms. Panthaki began her musical education at an early age, first as an accomplished pianist, until she discovered that singing was a more personal and expressive means for her […]
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A fine musical instrument should be played, right? Well, a 1704 Stradivarius violin was stashed away – barely played – for most of its existence. The pristine instrument was awakened from its long slumber, nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty, and purchased in 1995 for violinist Isabelle Faust to use. You’ll hear her play music on it by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Guitarist Richard Savino and his group El Mundo released a new recording in Spring 2021 featuring music from the Cathedral of Guatemala City. The Grammy-nominated musicians are exploring a rich variety of music from colonial Latin America during the baroque era. Richard Savino and two of the singers on the recording – Nell Snaidas and
Every year on the third Sunday in June, we celebrate Father’s Day. In the baroque era, music was often a family business, passed along from fathers to their children. Sunday Baroque will celebrate some of those musical fathers and their talented offspring, including a father and daughter performance of a sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach, and a Sonata by his son Carl Philip Emanuel on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Musician, teacher and administrator Patricia Ann Neely has been Chair of Early Music America’s IDEA Task Force, and she continues her ongoing conversation with Suzanne about making the world of early music more welcoming and inclusive for all. In this installment, Ms. Neely talks about the importance of ongoing conversations about how to move forward
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DANCE music is something many composers are inspired to write – and in the baroque era, dancing was considered an important social skill and a common activity. You can dance your way through Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Patricia Ann Neely is a seasoned professional musician – she is an expert performer on a variety of early bowed string instruments including viola da gamba, an expert in historical performance practices, a music teacher, and an administrator. Ms. Neely is also Chair of Early Music America’s IDEA Task Force, and she continues her ongoing
June has long been a popular month for weddings … maybe because it’s named after the goddess Juno, patroness of marriage. Baroque music is often used to provide a celebratory tone for wedding ceremonies and celebrations, so you’ll hear some wedding favorites on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Poppies are symbolic of eternal life, death, sleep and beauty. John McRae’s 1915 poem “In Flanders Fields” describes the poppies that grew near the graveyards and the World War 1 Flanders battlefields, where so many soldiers lost their lives. You’ll hear James Oswald’s musical depiction of the POPPY on Sunday Baroque this Memorial Day weekend.
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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
