Beautiful Music

José de Cascante was a composer who lived from 1646-1702. The Bogotá-born composer and organist was the longtime maestro de capilla of the cathedral in his hometown. Today’s Beautiful Music features a composition José de Cascante wrote in 1690 — Detente asombro veloz. You can also use the link below to learn more about the […]

Job Salazar-Fonseca is a violinist who performs with The Unitas Ensemble, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Crescendo, American Baroque Orchestra, Portland Bach Experience, The Oriana Consort and The Halfmoon. He is on the faculty at The Powers Music School in Belmont, MA. He holds degrees from BYU-Idaho, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee and The Longy School

Teresa Carreño was a Venezuelan pianist who lived from 1853-1917. Her family moved to the United States when she was 9 years old, and the child prodigy even played for Abraham Lincoln. As a pianist, Teresa Carreño’s teachers included Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Anton Robinstein. She also became a singer, composer, and conductor. Today’s Beautiful

Mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna and pianist Isabel Dobarro provide today’s Beautiful Music. They perform music from Caña española by Pauline Viardot in concert at Museo del Romanticismo in Madrid. Viardot was a singer and composer, born in France with Spanish heritage. You can learn more about her using the ink below. https://www.amodernreveal.com/pauline-viardotgarcia

Luciana Elizondo is a multi-talented musician. The Argentina-born singer and viola da gamba player performs many genres of music. Today’s Beautiful Music features Luciana Elizondo playing LOVES FAREWELL, a viola da gamba solo from Tobias Hume’s Musicall Humors.

Soprano Nell Snaidas is American-Uruguayan singer. Her broad repertory ranges from zarzuelas to Broadway to Baroque music. Today’s Beautiful Music features Nell Snaidas’ luminous voice singing two Spanish songs: Yo Soy Locura and Un sarao de la Ciacona — with members of Apollo’s Fire. You can also use the link below to read more about

Viola da gamba and cello player Rafael Sanchez Guevara provides today’s Beautiful Music. The Mexican City native earned his music degrees from the National Sutonomous University of Meico and The University of Montreal. He not only performs internationally with top early music ensembles, he also teaches music in Mexico City. Rafael Sanchez Guevara demonstrates his

Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires (The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra) is an Argentinian orchestra founded in 1946 as Orquesta Sinfónica del Teatro Municipal. The orchestra is based in the renowned Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Latin America. Today’s Beautiful Music features a 2019 performance by Orquesta

Shana Tovah! It is Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year, marking the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days. Today’s Beautiful Music features music of the Sephardic Jewish people of Spain. It’s a beautiful and interesting collection of music sung by Ensemble Accentus. You can also learn more about the Sephardim using the link

Al Ayre Español is a Spanish musical ensemble established in 1988 by Eduardo López Banzo. They say the group’s name was inspired by the title of a guitar fugue by the Aragonese composer Gaspar Sanz. Today’s Beautiful Music is Al Ayre Español’s 2020 concert, called ¡Ay, bello esplendor!