Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March of 1685, and every year at this time we throw a little birthday celebration for the composer. And since Bach was SO prolific, the Bach Birthday Bash spans two programs. You’ll hear a selection from his St. Matthew Passion, one of the keyboard partitas, and selections from the ART OF FUGUE. It’s on the first installment of our two-part annual Bach Birthday Bash on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Saint Patrick’s Day is coming up on March 17, and Sunday Baroque highlights this weekend will include a recording by the Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists and some lilting traditional Irish lute solos. You’ll also hear Belfast-born flutist James Galway with the New Irish Chamber Orchestra playing a Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi on Sunday Baroque.
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March 8th is International Women’s Day, and Sunday Baroque will celebrate the accomplishments of some women in music, such as harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell. She founded her group Apollo’s Fire in 1992, partly as a response of a disastrous job interview. Jeannette Sorrell is one of the trailblazing musical leaders you’ll hear on Sunday Baroque this week.
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National Procrastination Week is celebrated annually at the beginning of March – or whenever we get around to celebrating! Sunday Baroque will mark the occasion with music that was delayed or left unfinished, such as Henry Purcell’s semi-opera, The Indian Queen.
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Chicago native Demarre McGill has been Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony since 2012. When he started playing flute at the age of 7, he says it immediately “felt so good.” You’ll hear his beautiful artistry playing the 5th Brandenburg Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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William Shakespeare wrote that, “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Shakespeare didn’t mention that the so-called god of love sometimes used the kind of bow that’s used to play a string instrument. Cupid is the protagonist of an 18th century Italian Violin Sonata. You’ll hear the mythological love story about Cupid and Psyche is one of the musical love stories you’ll hear this week on Sunday Baroque.
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The only known surviving full-length opera by French violinist and composer Jean-Marie Leclair is mythological love story, and a cautionary tale about a mortal fisherman who fell in love with the a nymph and tried to get a love potion from a witch. You’ll hear a suite from the opera played by a musical ensemble founded by a married couple who met at a gig decades ago! It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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LA SERENISSIMA – the most serene republic – is a nickname for the Italian city of Venice. It’s also the name of a performing group that specializes in playing baroque era music from that region. Antonio Vivaldi’s works are central to their repertoire, and this week on Sunday Baroque, you’ll hear them perform one of his concertos.
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For about a year and a half George Frideric Handel worked as music director for James Brydges, an enthusiastic music lover who played flute and used his wealth to sponsor his own 24 member orchestra. As the house composer, Handel wrote a dozen anthems for use in the Brydges’ private chapel. You’ll hear one of those so-called Chandos Anthems on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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In 1973, American conductor, harpsichordist, and composer Martin Pearlman broke new ground by founding North America’s first per-manent Baroque orchestra. His ensemble became a driving force in the revival and celebration of Baroque music. As Martin Pearlman prepares to retire in 2025, you can hear some of his achievements this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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