The roots of our celebration of Mother’s Day go back to two pivotal people and events: West Virginia mom Ann Reeves Jarvis, who helped establish “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to help women learn to care for their children. And abolitionist and poet Julia Ward Howe, whose MOTHER’S DAY PROCLAMATION, implored mothers to unite in promoting peace. You’ll hear musical moms and their talented kids on Sunday Baroque this week.
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19th century minister Henry Ward Beecher said, “The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” For some musicians, the mother’s TALENT was also the child’s classroom, where they first learned to play musical instruments and experienced the joys of making music. This Mother’s Day weekend you’ll hear performances by some musical moms and their talented offspring. Celebrate Mother’s Day this week on Sunday Baroque
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Georg Philipp Telemann’s mother was worried about her son’s fascination with music as a teenager, so she took away his instruments and sent him off to study law. But his sympathetic teachers helped him make the break from his mother and pursue his passion. Sunday Baroque will celebrate Mother’s Day with a Sonata by Telemann played by a musical mom who was highly supportive of her children’s interest in music.
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