Awadagin Pratt

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Do you remember the 1988 Bobby McFerrin song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? The extraordinarily talented and versatile musician’s parents were opera singers – Robert McFerrin Sr. was a regular at the Metropolitan Opera, and his baritone voice was dubbed in for Sidney Poitier in the film version of Porgy and Bess. You can hear Bobby McFerrin Jr. leading the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra while singing one of the cello parts for a Double Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi on Sunday Baroque this week.

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Valentine's Day

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William Shakespeare wrote that, “Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Shakespeare didn’t mention that the so-called god of love sometimes used the kind of bow that’s used to play a string instrument. Cupid is the protagonist of a Violin Sonata. Their mythological love story is just one of the musical love stories you’ll hear on Sunday Baroque this week.

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The Lute Player

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Even centuries after his lifetime, Johann Sebastian Bach’s genius is still revered and his name is synonymous with excellence. This weekend you can hear music by the “Bach of the Lute” otherwise known as German lute player Sylvius Weiss… organist Juan Cabanilles who has been called the “Spanish Bach,” and Francois Couperin who’s been called the “French Bach.” It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.

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Chicago native Demarre McGill has been Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony since 2012. When he started playing flute at the age of 7, he says it immediately “felt so good.” You’ll hear his beautiful artistry playing the 5th Brandenburg Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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LA SERENISSIMA – the most serene republic – is a nickname for the Italian city of Venice. It’s also the name of a performing group that specializes in playing baroque era music from that region. Antonio Vivaldi’s works are central to their repertoire, and this week on Sunday Baroque, you’ll hear them perform one of his concertos.

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George Washington is said to have loved music, attending concerts and dancing, and encouraging his stepdaughter Nelly’s musical studies. Much later, composers Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland visited the Kennedy White House. So did Igor Stravinsky! And the 80-year-old Russian composer called the Kennedys “nice kids.” In celebration of President’s Day weekend, you’ll hear some of the music and musicians who’ve earned the Presidential seal of approval this weekend on Sunday Baroque.

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Lara Downes

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Pianist Lara Downes vividly remembers listening to a recording of Glenn Gould playing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations when she was a little girl. It inspired her to become a professional musician! You’ll hear Lara Downes playing some of the music that inspired her so profoundly – it’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Brandon Patrick George

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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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Nokuthula Ngwenyama

Playlist 2022-02-27

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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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