The original signers of the Earth Day proclamation in 1970 hoped for an international EARTH DAY each year to draw people together in appreciation of our mutual home on this planet, and to bring a global feeling of community. Sunday Baroque celebrates Earth Day with music inspired by nature.
Playlist 2017-04-23 Read More »
Throughout history, flowers have taken on a wide range of symbolism, such as Easter lilies, Christmas poinsettias, and Valentine’s red roses. The spring flower Ranunculus, a type of buttercup, is nicknamed the “resurrection plant.” And the summer Poppy is a symbol of sleep, death, and also resurrection. They are two of the blossoms in Sunday Baroque’s Easter bouquet of music.
Playlist 2017-04-16 Read More »
Love and lovers are popular themes for poetry, painting, sculpture, and literature. For Valentine’s Day weekend, Sunday Baroque will show how some baroque composers made beautiful music about lovers and love.
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February is National Bird Feeding Month, and Sunday Baroque will celebrate with baroque music about birds and imitating birdsongs, including cuckoos, nightingales and goldfinches. This program is for the birds!
Playlist 2017-02-05 Read More »
On this last weekend before Christmas, Sunday Baroque will feature baroque holiday music to make your last-minute cooking, cleaning and preparations a little more pleasant as you hum along. The offerings will include selections from the Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List.
Playlist 2016-12-18 Read More »
It’s important to recharge your batteries, especially during the holiday season. We can help you do that with cheerful holiday selections from ancient times, as well as selections from the Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift list, to give you ideas for the music lover on your list. It’s some of the seasonal music you’ll hear this weekend.
Playlist 2016-12-04 Read More »
Dancing was immensely popular in the baroque era, and we’ll take a spin around the dance floor this weekend.
Playlist 2016-11-13 Read More »
There are many fine performing ensembles in the United States specializing in baroque and early music, and Sunday Baroque will feature some of these all-American musical groups. On this weekend when the clocks “fall back” and daylight saving time ends, spend your “extra” hour enjoying the music on Sunday Baroque.
Playlist 2016-11-06 Read More »
In anticipation of the little devils who will be haunting your neighborhood and ringing your doorbell in search of candy this Halloween, Sunday Baroque is featuring the DEVIL’S TRILL SONATA by Giuseppe Tartini and other musical treats.
Playlist 2016-10-30 Read More »
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. .. the first Columbus Day celebration in this country took place in 1792, and Sunday Baroque will mark the holiday weekend with music from Columbus’s time in the late 15th century, and a musical portrayal of a stormy sea like Columbus and his crew might have encountered.
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