Suzanne Bona

A few days ago I had the privilege and pleasure to hear guitarist João Luiz Rezende Lopes play at SUNY Stony Brook, where he is on the faculty in the Department of Music. He performed with some of his students, demonstrating what such a gifted musician can do as a teacher and mentor. Today’s Beautiful […]

Countertenor Luc Arbogast offers Beautiful Sephardic Music today. The French singer and instrumentalist gave this otherworldly performance in 2013. Luc Arbogast – Cancion Sefaradi – YouTube

Today is Veteran’s Day, and this year marks the centennial commemoration of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb at Arlington National Cemetery was initially dedicated by the Army on Armistice Day, November 11, 1921. The marvelous singer David Pittsinger’s late father was a Guard at the Tomb, and he commissioned Scott Eyerly to

Today’s Beautiful Music is a musical visit to Peru, courtesy of the Rose Ensemble. The St. Paul-based ensemble gave this concert in 2013 of 18th century music from the Trujillo del Perú Codex. The Rose Ensemble “Portraits of Peru, 1785: Exotic Folksongs and Dances from Trujillo” live concert – YouTube The Rose Ensemble

I hope today’s Beautiful Music puts a spring in your step, as it did for me! This 2014 performance by Rumbarroco is exceptionally delightful. I recently had the honor to interview Rumbarroco’s Music Director, Laury Gutierrez and you can hear our conversation using the link below. Fugue no 1, Modesta Bor – YouTube Laury Gutierrez

Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, also known as Maria Antonia Walpurgis Symphorosa von Bayern, was an enthusiastic and generous patron of the arts. She was also a singer and composer. Her opera TALESTRI, REGINA DELLE AMAZZONI was first performed in Nymphenburg Palace in 1760. Today’s Beautiful Music is the Sinfonia from the opera, played by

Today’s Beautiful Music comes from the 2020 Bloomington (Indiana) Early Music Festival. Parker Ramsay (harp), Arnie Tanimoto (viola da gamba), and Nigel North (lute) give a delightful performance of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Marin Marais, and Sylvius Leopold Weiss. BLEMF 2020: Music for Plucked Strings – YouTube

Early Music America (EMA) regularly sponsors events showcasing and promoting emerging artists, and today’s Beautiful Music is from EMA’s 2018 event. Voyage Sonique’s members are Augusta McKay Lodge and Jeffrey Girton (violin), Keiran Campbell (cello), Robert Warner (harpsichord), and Dušan Balarin (theorbo), and they are featured in a program of music by Jean-Marie Leclair, Francois

    November 5 is Gunpowder Day (aka Guy Fawkes Day), commemorating the infamous Gunpowder Conspiracy of 1605 in England. Today’s Beautiful Music features the King’s Singers’ collection of music by some of the composers caught up in that time, TREASON AND DISCHORD.     The King’s Singers: Treason & Dischord – YouTube Guy Fawkes

Clarinetist Anthony McGill is a brilliantly talented musician, and I’m excited to share his performance of one of my personal favorites: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Mr. McGill is accompanied by the Catholic University Orchestra in Washington, DC with Simeone Tartaglione conducting. You can also learn more about Anthony McGill’s path from student musician to