January 26th is Australia Day – a huge national occasion celebrating the land, people, democracy and culture of Australia. Many wonderful musicians connected to Australia have made an impact on the worldwide cultural landscape. Sunday Baroque will feature some outstanding Australian musicians.
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January is National Braille Literacy month because it’s the anniversary of the birth of inventor Louis Braille, who created the system of raised dots that allows people to read by touch. Sunday Baroque will highlight music by talented composers who happened to be sight impaired.
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Recently I had lunch with a friend who is a generous, longtime public radio supporter. He expressed surprise that more people don’t support their local public radio stations, and we talked about the excuses many listeners make for not contributing. He looked me in the eye and asked, “Do you know why *I* support public
Now that it’s 2017, we’ll turn back the calendar exactly 300 years, highlighting music composed or published in 1717 by Francois Couperin, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach and Jan Zelenka.
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Confession: I am not an early adopter. I have no aversion to technology at all. In fact, I savor the many conveniences and treats technology can provide, and I enjoy learning new things. But I won’t run out and acquire something just because “everyone” has one; there has to be a demonstrable need or application
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Sunday Baroque welcomes the New Year with a lively program of some of the greatest hits of the Baroque era by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel and more, so you can tap your toes along with some familiar favorites!
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As 2016 winds down, I’ve been thinking about musical highlights of this past year. There were some interesting recordings released in 2016 (see the Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List for a few of my favorites), and I had a chance to interview some renowned musicians including organist and conductor Ton Koopman and lutenist Ronn McFarlane,
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Merry Christmas! As you and your loved ones are opening gifts, enjoying brunch or traveling to your holiday destination, Sunday Baroque will celebrate with warm and meaningful holiday music from a much simpler time, including baroque Christmas concertos and ancient carols.
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Suzanne talks with John Bullard about the history of the banjo, its unique qualities, and his path to playing a wide repertory, including baroque music, on the banjo.
People often ask how I craft Sunday Baroque each week from the enormous array of options. I start with the general parameters of the baroque era — 1600-1750 — and extend it to include some of the music that led up to those years. There are many composers and compositions and many recordings of their
