For many people, Independence Day celebrations would not be complete without fireworks. So this weekend, you’re invited to stop by for the world-renowned musical pyrotechnics of George Frideric Handel’s Famous Fireworks. It’s just some of what you’ll hear on Sunday Baroque this long holiday weekend.
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Those portraits we see of baroque era composers usually show buttoned up older men, wearing grey powdered wigs, and looking very serious. But these composers were once young men, forging out on their own in the world. If you go to SundayBaroque.org you can see images of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel as YOUNG men. And you’ll hear music they composed in their youth this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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With the Summer Solstice this week, Sunday Baroque is featuring music for the season. You’ll hear a thrilling performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s SUMMER Concerto from the Four Seasons featuring a dynamic Spanish violinist. There’s also some Summer THISTLE from Scotland, and 17th century music from a play loosely based on A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Byron Schenkman is an American harpsichordist, pianist, and music scholar who specializes in baroque and early music. Along with violinist Ingrid Matthews, Byron Schenkman cofounded Seattle Baroque, which the two musicians directed until 2013. Suzanne spoke with Byron Schenkman — who has performed on dozens of recordings — about their current projects, including the online
Every year on the third Sunday in June, we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s a time to honor dads and the important contributions they make to their kids’ lives. Musically inclined dads often share their love and passion for music with their kids, so we’re highlighting the creative output of a number of musical fathers and their offspring, this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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Do you have summer vacation plans? For many musicians, summer is a time for music festivals. You’ll hear how some musicians will be spending their summer — you might even be inspired to make a road trip! Some highlights of summer music festivals on Sunday Baroque this week.
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What does the future hold for classical music? You can hear some young emerging talents who are keeping great music alive, including a 28-year-old French guitarist extraordinaire … a phenomenal 28-year-old American flutist … and a 16-year-old violin virtuoso who made history at age 13 as the youngest person to professionally record Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concertos. It’s the next generation this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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In 1982, a group of Early Music fans founded the Connecticut Early Music Society to present an annual festival of concerts every June. They feature a repertory of European music written before about 1800 and they focus on historically-informed performance practices, including the use of period instruments. Ian Watson is Artistic Director of the Ct
Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste met as talented teenage music students in Florida, playing violin and viola respectively. They clicked as friends, and after pursuing their university training in music, the two classically trained instrumentalists formed their hip hop duo, Black Violin. Their performances are energetic, surprising, and captivating. They use the stage names Kev
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Flowers of the Forest is a traditional Scottish folk melody that’s used on solemn occasions, such as funerals or memorial days for fallen soldiers. It dates back at least to the early 16th century. On this Memorial Day weekend, you’ll hear a contemplative solo lute performance of FLOWERS OF THE FOREST on Sunday Baroque.
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