One of Georg Philipp Telemann’s first jobs as a musician was in Poland. It was more than a job – it was a rich, cultural education for the young musician. He was exposed to Polish folk music and instruments, and it influenced some of his later compositions. Sunday Baroque will feature one of Telemann’s Polish Concertos.
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The most familiar baroque music has been recorded over and over – you’ll find many recordings of greatest hits. But if you dig a little deeper, you can also find music from the same time period that has somehow slipped through the cracks of history. Sunday Baroque will reveal some of those buried treasures.
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Bastille Day is celebrated every July 14th – it’s France’s commemoration of the start of the Revolution. Sunday Baroque marks the occasion with music by French musicians from the Baroque era.
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Houston, Texas … Evanston, Illinois … Boston, Massachusetts … and San Francisco, California. They’re all cities where talented musicians are based. In celebration of the 4th of July holiday weekend, Sunday Baroque will feature performances by these outstanding US ensembles.
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From coast to coast, this is the season for wonderful music festivals. Musicians from all over the country, and around the world, are convening for concerts, master classes and lectures about all kinds of music. Sunday Baroque will take a peek at a few of the groups you might here at some of those festivals.
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Sunday Baroque celebrates the first Sunday of summer with a summery mix of baroque music by composers including James Oswald and Christopher Simpson.
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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.
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Poet Robert Burns wrote, “O, my love’s like a red, red rose/ That’s newly sprung in June” Maybe that’s why June is National Rose Month … a celebration of the fragrant symbol of love and friendship, passion and desire, beauty and elegance. Sunday Baroque will feature music inspired by the symbolism of roses.
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The 20th century was a grand and glorious age of brilliant virtuoso musicians, but what does the future hold for classical music? Sunday Baroque will highlight some of the thirty-somethings who are keeping the tradition of great music alive, including violinist Hilary Hahn, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile.
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Johann Sebastian Bach’s familiar and beloved Air from the third Orchestral Suite is one example of the kind of gripping, mournful music that one might call “good grief.” It’s often played for solemn occasions, and it’s one of Sunday Baroque’s highlights for Memorial Day weekend.
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