For a magical week each summer, classical musicians from around the state, nation and beyond pilgrimage to Beaver Island for one of America’s unlikeliest concert festivals. Beaver Island resident and ...
Our annual observance of Veteran’s Day on November 11th began as Armistice Day, marking the truce of World War I. It evolved ...
The survival of baroque music into the 21st century is in some ways miraculous. A system of music built around a complex set of rules and assumptions, designed for a society in which political and ...
Last week, CapRadio Classical Host Jennifer Reason was joined by Sunday Baroque Host Suzanne Bona for a live performance of Baroque era works and pieces by living composers. Bona and Reason are both ...
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637 – 1707) is the name of the game. Granted, Buxtehude-appreciation can be slow going – and no one needs to start at the deep end… for example with Ton Koopman’s complete ...
These concertos of baroque composer Josef Antonín Guretzky (1709-1769) are a joy! Picking a composer out of Moravian obscurity, the “Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen” have put down world ...
Co-choreographing the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra’s upcoming production of Henry Purcell’s ”Dido and Aeneas” returned George Staib to what first drew him to dance. “My heart was always moved by Baroque ...
In a video that’s racked up over 845,000 views, @thedymejackson shares her experiment results after a week of listening exclusively to Baroque and instrumental classical music. She begins, “So here’s ...
In keeping with long-standing traditions, two New Orleans-based classical music organizations will be staging their annual holiday concerts on Thursday night. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will ...
March Madness voting kicks off with the Baroque Era. It's a counterpoint and fugue melee! Welcome to the first round of voting for the Classical 101 March Madness Tournament! Today we'll be voting on ...