In the 16th and 17th centuries, missionaries went to South America and brought their European musical traditions and instruments. Today’s Beautiful Music is a full concert of music from those missions — sacred music featuring Florilegium with a variety of soloists. Most of the music is anonymous, but also included is music that was brought […]

I recently learned of musician Lilian Saba. She is an Argentine composer, pianist, and teacher, and her artistry is captivating. Today’s Beautiful Music is Lilian Saba the performer, playing the piano and collaborating with Marcelo Chiodi, who is playing a variety of flutes, including panpipes. Their easy, genial rapport is as delightful to watch as

It’s Mother’s Day, and today’s Beautiful Music is a piano setting of a traditional Vietnamese song — Lòng mẹ — which translates to A Mother’s Heart or A Mother’s Love. The link below has a full translation of all the lyrics of this lovely composition. Listen to the 12 year old piano prodigy Evan Le

Today’s Beautiful Music is a tender performance of ESTRELLITA (little star) by Manuel Ponce. Originally a song, this is an arrangement for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz, who often played it as an encore piece at his concerts. This 2019 performance features a pair of young performers — violinist Nathan Meltzer and pianist Jessica

Today’s Beautiful Music is a steamy, romantic journey to Argentina through the music of Carlos Guastavino. The Argentine composer lived from 1912-2000, and was a prolific composer of some 500 works. Duo Turgeon — aka Canadian pianists Anne Louise and Edward Turgeon — perform Carlos Guastavino’s TRES ROMANCES ARGENTINOS. The link below has more information

American composer and teacher Margaret Brouwer trained at Oberlin College and Michigan State University, and initially pursued a career as an orchestral violinist. The award-winning composer is known for her lyrical and melodic style. Today’s Beautiful Music is a concert performance of Margaret Brouwer’s Sonata in Bb for clarinet and piano. The Cleveland Composers Guild

Today’s Beautiful Music features some talented young singers. The USC Thornton Chamber Singers perform BATTER MY HEART by Richard Nance. The choral work is based a poem by English poet John Donne (1572-1631), one of his 19 Holy Sonnets. The award-winning American composer has written music for the choirs of Pacific Lutheran University (where he was once

Composer Marcelle Soulage lived from 1894–1970, and sometimes used the pen name Marc Sauval. Her French parents lived in Peru when she was born, but moved back to France when Marcelle was 4 years old. At 5 she started her piano lessons, which eventually led to her studying with the legendary teacher Nadia Boulanger. Today’s

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suites for Unaccompanied Cello have been inspiring musicians for centuries. Composer Chad “Sir Wick” Hughes (b. 1977), a Detroit native, graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a B.Mus in Composition, M.Mus from Kansas State University. As a U of M student he first heard Bach’s Suites wafting from the