France’s kings were huge patrons of the arts and employed terrific musicians to entertain them. They had numerous ensembles featuring the best instrumentalists from France and beyond. This weekend you’ll hear some of France’s most esteemed Baroque era musicians to mark the July 14th Bastille Day holiday. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Sunday Baroque is marking the Independence Day holiday weekend with baroque music performed by talented US ensembles, such as Bloomington Baroque in Indiana, Tempesta di Mare ensemble in Philadelphia, and San Francisco-based Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. It’s a celebration of some of our country’s outstanding early music groups on Sunday Baroque.
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June is “National Rivers Month” – an occasion to focus on the environmental health and importance of rivers. This weekend you’ll hear some of George Frideric Handel’s music written to perform on the River Thames, and Georg Philipp Telemann’s music celebrating the Alster River in Hamburg. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Imagine growing up in the shadow of a successful and famous father like Johann Sebastian Bach?! The musician had several children who followed in his footsteps, and some achieved great success. The most successful was Bach’s second son Carl Philipp Emanuel, whose jobs included playing for King Frederick of Prussia. You’ll hear music by both father and a couple of his sons this Father’s Day weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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This Week’s Links How did Pachelbel’s CANON IN D become a wedding favorite? Classical Music for Weddings Trooping the Colour Joseph McHardy – organ/harpsichord/conductor, & Director of Music of HM Chapel Royal Antonio Vivaldi’s “Anna Maria” Concertos First Hour Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), Canon & Gigue in D, Il Giardino Armonico (Harmonic Garden), Giovanni Antonini, Teldec
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The VIVALDI EDITION is a recording project of several hundred manuscripts contained in the National Library in Turin, Italy. Some of the world’s top early music specialists have participated. It’s been ongoing for about two decades, and one of the more recent installments features virtuosic bassoon concertos by Vivaldi. You’ll hear one of them on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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FLOWERS OF THE FORET is a Scottish folk tune that’s reserved for solemn occasions such as funerals or memorial days for fallen soldiers. It was first documented in the early 16th century as a commemoration of the defeat of the Scottish army in a September 1513 battle. On this Memorial Day weekend, you’ll hear a contemplative solo harp performance of FLOWERS OF THE FOREST on Sunday Baroque.
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Canada is famous for beautiful scenery … great maple syrup … and ice hockey, among other things. But it’s also a flourishing environment for musicians. On this Canadian Victoria Day holiday weekend, you’ll hear outstanding Canadian musical ensembles. It’s on Sunday Baroque.
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You may not realize that Mexico was a hotspot for Baroque music — a number of 18th century European musicians even made their way to “New Spain” for the adventure and opportunities there. This weekend you’ll hear a MASS setting by one of them – a composer who was born in Italy and joined the pilgrimage to the “New World” where he became a successful church musician in Mexico City. It’s a highlight of Sunday Baroque.
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Our celebration of Mother’s Day was inspired in part abolitionist and poet Julia Ward Howe, who authored her MOTHER’S DAY PROCLAMATION in 1870 imploring mothers to unite in promoting peace. We’re celebrating Mother’s Day with peace loving music on Sunday Baroque.
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