Mother’s Day

Playlist 2025-05-11

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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Crocus

Playlist 2024-05-12

In 1870, abolitionist and poet Julia Ward Howe wrote her MOTHER’S DAY PROCLAMATION, imploring mothers to unite in promoting peace. She said, “Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.” You can celebrate Mother’s Day with peace-loving music on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Princess Anna Amalia

Playlist 2023-05-14

Mother’s Day has been an official US holiday for more than a century. Sunday Baroque will feature music by 17th and 18th century composers who were THEMSELVES mothers, including Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre, Princess Anna Amalia, and Francesca Caccini. You’ll hear musical moms on Sunday Baroque this Mother’s Day weekend.

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Playlist 2021-05-09

Nineteenth 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 schoolroom, where they first learned to play musical instruments and experienced the joys of making music. You’ll hear some talented musical moms and their offspring on Sunday Baroque this week.

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Lilac

Playlist 2019-05-12

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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Anna Magdalena Notebook

Playlist 2017-05-14

Sunday Baroque celebrates Mother’s Day with music honoring supportive moms, including Anna Magdalena Bach. She married Johann Sebastian Bach after his first wife died, becoming an instant stepmother to his children and bearing 13 more with him. Music from the Anna Magdalena Notebook is part of Sunday Baroque’s Mother’s Day program.

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