Did you know that April is Poetry Month? Sunday Baroque will celebrate with poetic music by a variety of composers, including a leading 14th c. French musician and poet who combined his skills by setting many of his own verses to music, and choice selections of music from William Shakespeare’s time. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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April is National Humor Month, and Sunday Baroque will celebrate the occasion with music reflecting a Baroque era musical sense of humor. You’ll hear a comic concerto, a wacky French opera about a hideous swamp beast, and musical folly to amuse and entertain you on your all-important day of rest. It’s all on Sunday Baroque this week.
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National Siblings Day is on April 10th – it’s an occasion to acknowledge the relationship we have with our siblings – as our cheerleaders, rivals, and co-conspirators. Music is a common family value for many siblings, and Sunday Baroque will feature some of them, including violinist & conductor Iona Brown and her brother, horn player Timothy Brown … two Brazilian guitarists who are brothers … and three German trumpet-playing brothers. Celebrating National Siblings Day on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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April is International Guitar Month and Sunday Baroque will feature some outstanding guitarists, including the legendary musician Andres Segovia, who championed the instrument on the concert stage, nurtured young performers as a teacher and mentor, and increased the repertory with arrangements of music originally for other instruments. Celebrate Guitar month on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Great Baroque era musicians weren’t necessarily so great at managing their finances … even successful, well-paid composers sometimes got in over their heads and into trouble trying to make ends meet. People like Francesco Geminiani and French composer Pierre Gautier were SO bad with money they did time in debtor’s prison. You’ll hear some of the music that helped pay those overdue bills on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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April is National Humor Month … and Sunday Baroque will explore music and musicians with a sense of humor, such as Georg Philip Telemann’s Burlesque Overture, which is a musical caricature of the 16th century Commedia dell’arte characters: Scaramouches, Harlequin, Columbine, and Pierrot.
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April is National Humor Month … and there’s no shortage of humor in Baroque music. Sunday Baroque will feature the lighter side of music, from Comic Concertos to incidental theatre music written for comedies. Their music will put a smile on your face.
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