Playlist Archives
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Playlist 2023-06-11
Esteban Salas was a Cuban composer of religious vocal music. He was born in 1725 – right near the end of the baroque era – and he worked at the cathedral of Santiago de Cuba. One of his compositions is a beautiful work for 4 voices, violins & bass, and you’ll have a chance to…
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Playlist 2023-06-04
Poet Robert Burns wrote, “O, my love’s like a red, red rose/ That’s newly sprung in June…” June is National Rose Month. It’s a celebration of the fragrant symbol of love and friendship, passion and desire, beauty and elegance. You’ll hear music inspired by roses on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Playlist 2023-05-28
Poppies are symbols of eternal life, death, sleep and beauty, in the poem “In Flanders Fields” describes the poppies that sprang up on the World War I Flanders battlefields, where so many soldiers lost their lives. Poppies have become a symbol of Memorial Day, and you’ll hear a musical depiction of the flower on Sunday…