If one of your new year’s resolutions was to spend less time stressing out and more time relaxing and doing things you enjoy with people you care about, you’ll appreciate the music on Sunday Baroque. It’s soothing and refined, and sets just the right mood whether you’re kicking back with the Sunday newspaper, enjoying a leisurely brunch, or heading off to church. Relax this weekend with Sunday Baroque.
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German organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March of 1685, and every year Sunday Baroque throws a little birthday celebration for the composer. This year, for the first time, it’s a two-part celebration. This weekend is the first installment of the Bach Birthday Bash, and it includes performances by young musicians who love Bach, such as recorder player Lucie Horsch, flutist Brandon Patrick George, and the Catalyst Quartet. It’s the Bach Birthday Bash on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Francesco Maria Veracini was an 18th century violin “superstar” who toured Europe playing for his fans, and turned down opportunities to work for royal patrons because he was so eager to travel and play on his own terms. You’ll hear another violin “superstar” – Rachel Barton Pine — playing one of Francesco Maria Veracini’s ACADEMIC SONATAS on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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We’ll celebrate the arrival of Summer with a seasonal mix of baroque music by composers including Scottish fiddler James Oswald, English viola da gamba player Christopher Simpson and Venetian violinist Antonio Vivaldi. Enjoy the music of summer this week on Sunday Baroque.
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March is Women’s History Month, and Sunday Baroque will mark the occasion with performances by some outstanding women in music, including Jeannette Sorrell and Michi Gaigg, who each founded and lead their own musical ensembles.
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Being a musician in the baroque era could be a position of respect and admiration, or it could be a grind. A lot of it depended on the relationship between the musician and his boss. On this Labor Day weekend, Sunday Baroque will feature musicians with good (and not-so-good) bosses.
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One of the must-see landmarks in Venice, Italy is Piazza San Marco – the city’s political, religious and social hub. It is home to a palace, a bell tower, and St. Mark’s Basilica, where generations of extraordinary musicians have worked. Sunday Baroque will feature music by some of those talented composers who practiced their craft at St. Mark’s.
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