Sunday Baroque host Suzanne Bona regularly interviews some of today’s most important and interesting musicians. They include rising stars like flutist Brandon Patrick George and countertenor Reginald Mobley … and acclaimed violinists such as Rachel Podger and Julien Chauvin, who have both founded their own musical ensembles. You can hear performances by ALL of these outstanding musicians on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Patricia Ann Neely and Jay Bernfeld are both viola da gamba players, and both musicians graduated from the esteemed La Guardia High School for Music and Art and the Performing Arts. The two celebrated their shared history with this lovely performance of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier’s Sonates à deux violes, today’s Beautiful Music. I have
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“Abendmusik” means evening music, and it refers to church concerts in Lübeck, Germany starting in the 17th century. Abendmusik is also the name of an ensemble — New York’s Early Music String Band. Today’s Beautiful Music features Abendmusik from a concert recording that’s a preview of their recording of music by William White. You can
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Viola is an instrument that’s often the butt of silly jokes, and there’s not a LOT of music featuring the viola. One internationally acclaimed viola player has been composing some music to make up for that. She’s also perfectly comfortable adapting violin music for her instrument, and you’ll hear her give a stirring performance of violin music by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Patricia Ann Neely is a terrific instrumentalist, a caring teacher and mentor, and a passionate advocate for diversity and justice. You can hear my series of interviews with Pat under the “Interviews” tab at SundayBaroque.org And Patricia Ann Neely, along with her friend Jay Bernfeld, offer a Sonata for two viols by Joseph Bodin
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Tine Thing Helseth is a Norwegian trumpet player, and the daughter of a trumpet-playing mom who took her along to rehearsals from the time she was only 6 weeks old. She has forged a unique path, playing with major orchestras all over the world as a soloist AND regularly playing at jazz clubs in Norway. You can hear Tine Thing Helseth play a baroque era trumpet concerto on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Although it’s a French word, Polonaise in music is a type of Polish dance tune. Its roots date back to 16th century, and it took off in popularity. You’ll hear a polonaise composed by an 18th century Russian composer on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Washington McClain was a leading oboist — an “impeccable baroque oboe player” as his friend and fellow musician Patricia Ann Neely called him. With degrees in musicology and oboe performance from Northeast Louisiana University and a Master in oboe performance from Northwestern University, Mr. McClain was a specialist on Baroque and Classical oboes. He performed
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I love seeing musicians finding ways to play together, even when they can’t be in the same room. Today’s Beautiful Music is provided by two marvelous instrumentalists — viola da gamba player Patricia Ann Neely and violinist Dongmyung Ahn — using technology to play a Sonata by Johann Rosenmuller. This is part of the Open
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Although composer William Byrd lived from 1540-1623, hearing and seeing it performed in this format seems absolutely perfect because it highlights the individual parts each performer contributes to the whole. This Beautiful Music — YE SACRED MUSES — is an elegy Byrd wrote on the death of his friend and mentor, Thomas Tallis. This performance
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