April is National Poetry Month. It’s an occasion to highlight the art form and its place in our culture. We’re marking the occasion with poetic music by a variety of composers, including selections from an opera about the mythological poet and musician Orpheus. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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April is National Garden Month, and whether or not you have a green thumb, you can stop and smell the MUSICAL flowers this weekend. Stroll through a magnificent harmonic garden cultivated by musicians with particularly fertile imaginations and creativity. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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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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This weekend Sunday Baroque is featuring a variety of joyful and celebratory music for Easter, including glorious 15th century English choral music by a musician who served four English monarchs. You’ll also hear a musical celebration of springtime from another talented Englishman. It’s a seasonal celebration on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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February is National Bird Feeding Month. It’s said to be one of the most difficult times of the year for birds in the United States to survive in the wild. Sunday Baroque celebrates with baroque music about birds and imitating birdsongs. Highlights include George Frideric Handel’s “Cuckoo and Nightingale” Concerto. It’s this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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Valentine’s Day is coming up next week, and love is in the air on Sunday Baroque this weekend. You’ll hear musical love stories such as a Portrait of Love by Francois Couperin, who wrote little musical sketches of an imaginary beloved’s grace, charm and sweetness … and performances by some musicians who are partners on and off the stage. It’s a Valentine’s Day celebration of love on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Rachel Barton Pine not only plays violin, she also plays viola d’amore – an unusual instrument that generally resembles a violin, but has TWO sets of strings: one played directly with a bow, and the other that provides sympathetic vibrations. You’ll hear Rachel Barton Pine playing a Viola D’Amore Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Emmanuelle Haim is an award-winning harpsichordist and conductor … and while she performs all over the world in both roles, she has ALSO founded her own period instrument ensemble. You’ll hear them perform some stirring sacred music written by a 22-year-old George Frideric Handel on Sunday Baroque this week.
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This weekend, on the first Sunday of the new year, Sunday Baroque is celebrating with some of the greatest hits of the baroque era. They include one of the Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, a suite by Georg Philipp Telemann that is an international musical buffet, and a bit of summer warmth courtesy of Antonio Vivaldi. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The final Sunday of the year is the perfect time to revisit some of the best baroque recordings of 2023. Sunday Baroque this weekend will feature some of them, including a new recording of Mandolin Concertos, and another chance for you to audition selections from the Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift list. It’s the year in review on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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