Suzanne Bona

Jonathan Woody is an extraordinary bass-baritone singer, as well as a composer. Today’s Beautiful Music is a captivating chamber performance of NOR SHAPE OF TODAY composed by Jonathan Woody, based on a poem by Poem by Raquel Salas Rivera. The performers are mezzo-soprano Hailey McAvoy, violist Andrew Gonzalez, and pianist Byron Schenkman. Use the links […]

American countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo (ARC) sings in productions ranging from operas with acclaimed companies and festivals, to solo recitals, to cabaret with Justin Vivian Bond. His MYTHS series highlights the “personal, historic, and cultural dimensions of the mythic.” (Use the link below to learn more about MYTHS.) Today’s Beautiful Music features Anthony Roth Costanzo from

Byron Schenkman is a versatile and talented instrumentalist. The keyboard virtuoso plays harpsichord, piano, and fortepiano, and is a scholar of Historical Performance who pursued their musical training at New England Conservatory of Music and The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. I will have the honor of interviewing Byron Schenkman in a few days

King Frederick the Great of Prussia is known for many things, but did you know he was also an avid music lover and an accomplished musician? He surrounded himself with some of the top musicians of his day, he played the flute, and he composed music, too! Today’s Beautiful Music is a performance of King

The Principal chair in a professional orchestra is a tremendously competitive and difficult accomplishment. Yet bassoonist Andrew Brady — who has been Principal Bassoon in The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra since the 2022-23 season — held that high profile job in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for six years, and for two years before that with

Reginald Mobley is a countertenor. It’s a male vocal range comparable to a female mezzo-soprano. And Reginald Mobley is one of THE top countertenors in the world! Nowadays, countertenors often sing baroque music roles that would have been sung by castrati singers in the past. and great countertenors use their artistry to sing many different

Mahan Esfahani has said that he wants to, ” … rehabilitate the harpsichord in the mainstream of concert instruments.” The Iranian American harpsichordist has a huge repertory that includes contemporary music and commissions, in addition to being devoted to baroque music. Today’s Beautiful Music is a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #5 that

In 1968, Wendy Carlos released SWITCHED-ON BACH, a collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach played on the Moog synthesizer. The multiple Grammy award-winning album introduced people to the synthesizer AND to classical music. Today’s Beautiful Music features selections from SWITCHED-ON BACH. You can also use the link below to a 1989 BBC interview with

Composer Ethel Smyth lived from 1858 to 1944, and was an accomplished and respected musician. In 1888 she composed The Songs of Love, Op. 8, for soprano and tenor, chorus and orchestra, and the work remained unpublished. Only recently, THE SONGS OF LOVE received its first performance. Today’s Beautiful Music features Christ Church Cathedral’s world

I always find it fascinating when musicians show their talents in many different genres of music. Today’s Beautiful Music features internationally acclaimed French classical pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet with American singer and pianist Michael Feinstein. They collaborated on a program called TWO PIANOS: WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE? It features a variety of music by