“Love is friendship set to music” goes one saying. In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, Sunday Baroque will feature performances by some noteworthy musical friends that blossomed into love. They include flutist Gwyn Roberts and lutenist Richard Stone who met at a gig, and went on to marry and form the period instrument group Tempesta di Mare.
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Chinese New Year in 2019 is on Tuesday, February 5th, and Sunday Baroque will help usher in the Year of the Pig with performances by a number of outstanding classical musicians with Chinese heritage, such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma and guitarist Xuefei Yang.
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In the early 1800s, people began observing AUSTRALIA DAY on January 26th. It’s a huge national occasion that celebrates the land, people, democracy, and culture of Australia. In honor of the holiday, Sunday Baroque will highlight some Australian soloists and ensembles playing baroque music.
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Have you adjusted to writing “2019” yet?? Well, to help you remember – and to celebrate the sounds that were in fashion 300 years ago – Sunday Baroque will share baroque music from the year 1719.
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January is National Braille Literacy Month, celebrating inventor Louis Braille, who was born on January 4, 1809. Music was an important part of Braille’s life, and a number of talented musicians in history happened to be vision impaired. Sunday Baroque will feature some of them from the baroque era.
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On this first Sunday of the new year, Sunday Baroque will highlight some beloved and familiar favorites from the baroque era by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and George Frideric Handel.
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On this final Sunday of the year, Sunday Baroque will revisit some of the top baroque and early music recordings released during 2018, including one last opportunity to audition selections from the Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List.
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As you and your family are putting the finishing touches on your holiday festivities, wrapping or opening gifts, enjoying brunch with friends, driving to church, or traveling to your holiday destination, Sunday Baroque will celebrate with warm and meaningful holiday music from a much simpler time, including charming Baroque Christmas Concertos and a selection of serene and cheerful carols with ancient roots.
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December 21st is the date of the winter solstice this year — it’s the shortest day, and longest night of the year. In anticipation of the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere, Sunday Baroque will share some composers’ seasonal inspirations.
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This year Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins on December 2 and continues through December 10. Sunday Baroque’s variety of seasonal selections will include highlights from George Frederic Handel’s stirring oratorio JUDAS MACCABAEUS.
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