Manuel de Zumaya

Playlist 2023-07-16

During the baroque era in the 17th and 18th centuries, people didn’t have the ability to travel as far and wide as we do today. Anything unfamiliar was seen as “exotic” or “foreign” and could be a source of great fascination and inspiration for baroque era musicians. Georg Philipp Telemann portrayed his impressions of the Swiss, the Muscovites, the Turks and the Portuguese in his FOLK OVERTURE on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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United Nations

Playlist 2022-10-23

The United Nations was founded in 1945, and each year that occasion is celebrated on October 24th. In honor of UN DAY, Sunday Baroque is featuring a multi-cultural collection of musical ideas, including some anonymous 17th century Bolivian music … sacred music by Mexican baroque composer … and selections from a cantata by a 17th century Frenchwoman from a brand-new recording. It’s all on Sunday Baroque this week.

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The Tallis Scholars

Playlist 2021-09-12

It’s a hectic, noisy world filled with distractions and responsibilities all week long. This weekend Sunday Baroque will help you turn down and tune out the noise with serene and contemplative music of reflection. The offerings include an uplifting motet for 40 voices by 16th century English church musician Thomas Tallis. Enjoy some peaceful sounds on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Guitar

Playlist 2019-05-05

Sunday Baroque will throw a fiesta in celebration of the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo — the “5th of May” — including music from the baroque era written by composers who lived and worked in “New Spain” during the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as some 20th century musicians with personal ties to Mexico.

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