Playlist 2020-03-15
Saint Patrick’s Day is coming up on March 17, and Sunday Baroque will include a recording by the Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists and some lilting traditional Irish lute solos.
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Playlist 2020-03-08
March is Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day is observed every March 8th. Sunday Baroque will feature the work of inspiring women musicians from the baroque era, including Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, who started as a child prodigy harpsichordist, and Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, who shared a love of music with her big brother, King Frederick.
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Playlist 2020-03-01
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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Playlist 2020-02-23
Some of the most beloved and familiar baroque music was composed by George Frideric Handel, who was born on February 23rd in 1685. Sunday Baroque will host a festive birthday party with a cross-section of Handel’s music.
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Playlist 20-02-16
Cuckoos, nightingales and canaries are some of the birds that composers have imitated or immortalized in their music works. There’s even a madrigal about the “Silver Swan, who living had no Note, [but] when Death approached, unlocked her silent throat.” Sunday Baroque will feature baroque music that’s for the birds in honor of National Bird Feeding Month.
Playlist 20-02-09
February is African American History Month in the United States. It’s an opportunity to give special recognition to the contributions of black artists, teachers, scientists, writers … heroes and innovators in all fields. Sunday Baroque will highlight and celebrate the work of some outstanding musicians.
Playlist 20-02-02
The word “baroque” refers to something irregularly shaped, extravagant, highly ornamented, or even flamboyant. And the baroque era in history from about 1600 to 1750 was a time when the music, art and architecture reflected those characteristics in various ways. Sunday Baroque will introduce you to a few baroque techniques including the *intentional* mistuning of strings, a “broken” consort, and a Concerto meant to be played without the use of one of the violin strings.
Playlist 20-01-26
Chinese New Year is on January 25 this year. The holiday is traditionally celebrated with family over a meal, along with parades and other festivities. You’re not likely to hear music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi at traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, but on Sunday Baroque you WILL hear some musicians and ensembles of Chinese descent performing their music.
Playlist 2020-01-19
American violinist Rachel Barton Pine has a long list of favorite musical groups, and some of them might surprise you: Metallica, Van Halen and Black Sabbath are just a few. If you attend her concerts, you might even hear her play arrangements of their music on her 1742 Guarneri del Gesu violin. Sunday Baroque will highlight the baroque side of Rachel Barton Pine.
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Playlist 2020-01-12
Are you still getting used to writing “2020” instead of 2019? This weekend you can travel back 300 years and hear some of the music from 1720, such as a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach, and a Keyboard Suite by George Frideric Handel. You’ll hear few of the greatest hits of 1720 on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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