Bastille Day is a BIG occasion in France – it commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison, contributing to the start of the French Revolution. The dramatic historic event affected musicians, too, since many were employed by the French royalty that was booted out! Celebrate BASTILLE DAY with music by composers who were active in France in the 17th and 18th centuries on Sunday Baroque this week.
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For their recording PEACE IN OUR TIME, Reginald Mobley and Agave Baroque explored Music of Love and Loss in the Shadow of the Thirty Years’ War. You can enjoy a bit of PEACE IN OUR TIME this weekend – it includes a moving compositions by Johann Christoph Bach — who was Johann Sebastian Bach’s older cousin – and you’ll hear it on Sunday Baroque.
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August is National Water Quality Month – an annual reminder of the need to protect our most precious and vital natural resource. Antonio Vivaldi did HIS part to pay respect to water – he composed SEVERAL Concertos with the subtitle “The Storm at Sea.” … you’ll hear one of them along with some of George Frideric Handel’s Water Music on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Every year at this time, I compile a list of some of my favorite recent recordings to recommend for your holiday gift giving. For many years the goal has been pretty straightforward: to give you practical guidance and take away a little bit of the stress of getting ready for the holiday season, which can
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Infusion Baroque is a Canadian quartet – they were winners of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition. Back in the late 1990s, Concord Ensemble won the Grand Prize in the very FIRST Early Music America/Dorian Recording Competition. You’ll hear performances by BOTH trailblazing groups on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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I was pleased to receive an email about the release of a new recording single featuring Infusion Baroque. The terrific Canadian ensemble plays the Flute Sonata in a minor by Wilhelmine von Bayreuth. It’s a preview of their upcoming album VIRTUOSA, which is scheduled to be released in June 2022. Enjoy this Beautiful Music by
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Dominoes … Fencing … a composer from a family of chess masters … and some musical games. Those are some of the fun and merriment you’ll enjoy, courtesy of baroque era musicians such as Francois Couperin, Johann Schmelzer and Andre Danican Philidor on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Sallynee Amawat is a violinist whose passion is for baroque and early music. She was so young when she started playing that she doesn’t remember life before the violin and making music! Now she imparts her passion to her own students, who range in age from toddlers to retirees. Sallynee Amawat is also a co-founder
