Benjamin Britten’s YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA is based on a melody by Henry Purcell … and Ralph Vaughan Williams quoted a melody from the 16th century for his FANTASY ON A THEME BY THOMAS TALLIS … and a 1960s pop group had a hit with music by Johann Sebastian Bach. You’ll hear original baroque era tunes that were borrowed by much later musicians on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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August is National Water Quality Month – an annual reminder of the need to protect our most precious and vital natural resource. We’ll do our part for the effort with a refreshing stream of water, including flowing water music by George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi’s Stormy Sea Concerto, and a day in the life of the Alster as experienced through the ears of Georg Philipp Telemann. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The annual TWINS DAYS FESTIVAL is taking place this weekend in Twinsburg, Ohio. The three day extravaganza highlights the uniqueness of twins and others of multiple birth. This weekend you’ll hear a suite from a baroque opera about mythological twins CASTOR AND POLLUX, as well as performances by some musicians who are twins. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The Paris Olympics begin this week, and Sunday Baroque will feature elite musicians engaged in feats of athleticism this Sunday. Highlights include two different composers’ settings of a story ABOUT the Olympics … selections from an opera about the Athenian hero THESEUS … and sonatas dedicated to two other mythological Olympians: APOLLO and MERCURY. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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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 aesthetics in various ways. You’ll hear music that shows off some of baroque extravagances on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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This Sunday, July 14th is Bastille Day in France. It’s France’s commemoration of the start of the Revolution. Sunday Baroque will mark the occasion with music by French musicians from the Baroque era, including Symphonies for the King’s Supper and some Royal Chamber Music. Those are a few highlights of Sunday Baroque this week.
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For many people, Independence Day celebrations would not be complete without fireworks. So this weekend, you’re invited to stop by for the world-renowned musical pyrotechnics of George Frideric Handel’s Famous Fireworks. It’s just some of what you’ll hear on Sunday Baroque this long holiday weekend.
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Those portraits we see of baroque era composers usually show buttoned up older men, wearing grey powdered wigs, and looking very serious. But these composers were once young men, forging out on their own in the world. If you go to SundayBaroque.org you can see images of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel as YOUNG men. And you’ll hear music they composed in their youth this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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With the Summer Solstice this week, Sunday Baroque is featuring music for the season. You’ll hear a thrilling performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s SUMMER Concerto from the Four Seasons featuring a dynamic Spanish violinist. There’s also some Summer THISTLE from Scotland, and 17th century music from a play loosely based on A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Every year on the third Sunday in June, we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s a time to honor dads and the important contributions they make to their kids’ lives. Musically inclined dads often share their love and passion for music with their kids, so we’re highlighting the creative output of a number of musical fathers and their offspring, this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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