Suzanne Bona

Today’s Beautiful Music is a glorious performance by soprano Pretty Yende of EXSULTATE JUBILATE by Mozart. The South African musician says it was hearing Leo Delibes’ FLOWER DUET on a television commercial when she was 16 that started her love affair with opera. With that in mind, you can also hear her sing the FLOWER […]

Happy Independence Day! We’re enjoying some FIREWORKS for today’s Beautiful Music! It’s a variety of excerpts from George Frideric Handel’s MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS played by musicians including Leander HS Percussion Ensemble, Qatar Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic led by baroque music expert Emmanuelle Haïm, and organist Jonathan Scott on the organ of St. John’s Church,

On the eve of our country’s Independence Day holiday, my Beautiful Music offering is our national anthem. Did you know that The Star Spangled Banner’s melody was borrowed from a song used by a (drinking) club? You can listen the anthem performed magnificently by Musician 1st Class Amy Broadbent, soprano, of the United States Navy,

  Today’s Beautiful Music is an old favorite with a new twist! Pianist Veena Kulkarni-Rankin plays Johann Pachelbel’s famous CANON in a pop-jazz arrangement. The Ann Arbor, Michigan- based pianist is lead Instructor at the Faber Piano Institute. Her favorite music includes core Romantic repertoire, 20th/21st century works, and free improvisaton. See the joy in

The aria Disseratevi porte d’averno from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio THE RESURRECTION is one of those compositions that defies our understanding of what the human voice is capable of doing! This is a 2011 concert performance in Rome. Soprano Paola Inés González knocks it out of the park wit her acrobatic musicianship performing this Beautiful

Today’s Beautiful Music is by Ignacio de Jerusalem, a Neapolitan violinist and composer who lived from 1706-1769.  The talented and greatly admired musician moved to New Spain (now Mexico) to be Chapelmaster at Mexico City Cathedral. Javier Jose Mendoza leads Chicago Arts Orchestra in this Symphonic music by Ignacio de Jerusalem. Sinfonía en Sol mayor-

It’s always gratifying to see talented performers who are emerging artists — they are the future of the art form we love. Today’s Beautiful Music is from Early Music America’s 2021 Emerging Arts Showcase. The performers are the multi-genre group Beneath a Tree, and harpist Monika Ruusmaa with Héctor Alfonso Torres, who plays theorbo, baroque

I’m so excited for you to experience this Beautiful Music from a live concert performance from Summer 2020 at  St. John’s Lutheran Church in Allentown, PA. The marvelous performers are soprano Sherezade Panthaki, bass-baritone Dashon Burton, bass-baritone, oboist Mary Watt, cellist Loretta O’Sullivan, and keyboardist Greg Funfgeld. The title of the program is Bach at

On June 27, 1743 the Battle of Dettingen took place, and George Frideric Handel’s boss — King George II — commissioned the composer to write a celebratory composition to mark the occasion. Today’s Beautiful Music is WE PRAISE THE O GOD — the opening chorus from Handel’s DETTINGEN TE DEUM HWV 283. The performance is

Today’s Beautiful Music is from Mexico during the baroque era (1600-1750) by Manuel de Zumaya. This December 2020 performance of LA BELLA INCORRUPTA is by Keene Vocal Consort at Keene State College. The sacred villancico was published in 1725 by the Mexico City-based church musician. La bella incorrupta – Manuel de Zumaya – YouTube Manuel