Antonio Vivaldi spent most of his life in his hometown of Venice, teaching, playing violin, and composing hundreds of concertos, sacred music, sonatas, oratorios and operas. This you’ll hear a cross section of Antonio Vivaldi’s music in honor of the composer’s March 4th birthday. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The International Women’s Brass Conference was established to provide opportunities to support and inspire women brass instrumentalists pursuing professional careers in music. It was founded by some early pioneers in the field, and it’s helped paved the way for musicians like trumpeter Alison Balsom. You’ll hear her artistry on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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One of George Frideric Handel’s oratorios was based on the biblical Queen Esther, whose story is the subject of the joyous Jewish festival of Purim, which is celebrated this weekend. Handel’s ESTHER is some of the extraordinary music you’ll encounter on Sunday Baroque.
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