Bologna Italy has a long and culturally rich history – home to beautiful architecture and art, a culinary innovator, and home to the Western World’s oldest university. In the baroque era, Bologna was the hometown or home base to some important and innovative musicians, and we’re celebrating their musical offerings on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Violinist Chiara Banchini founded her period instrument group Ensemble 415 in 1981. The chamber ensemble’s name refers to the presumed pitch for tuning instruments in the baroque era: the note “A” is calibrated at 415 herz, which is lower (flatter) than the pitch used for modern instruments. Sunday Baroque will feature a performance by Ensemble 415 so you can hear the sound of that historically informed characteristic.
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