Baroque Orchestra celebrates 20th anniversary
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, led by director Robert Butts, will be celebrating the approach of its 20th anniversary in style with a performance of a groundbreaking one-act 18th-century …
How Art Reveals the Limits of Neuroscience
You go to a gallery. The work is strange. You don’t know the artist. You aren’t familiar with the style. The pictures all look the same. Flat and dull. They …
Purcell’s Revenge
The people who brought early music to the fore in the 1960s and 70s pioneered a new way of doing things. Historical performance on what we used to call “authentic” …
It’ll be alright on the night: how musicians cope with performance stress
Jonas Kaufmann was 26 when he forgot how to sing. Kaufmann, who headlines at the Last Night of the Proms on Saturday alongside soprano Danielle de Niese and pianist Benjamin …
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Performance of J.S. Bach’s monumental Aria with Thirty Variations
J.S. Bach’s Aria with Thirty Variations (Goldberg Variations). The impetus for tackling this work came during the summer of 2013 when I simply felt burdened to embark on this journey. …
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Stoked by baroque, Bach Society of Charleston forms to fill cultural void
In the annals of Western civilization, surely two artists rise to the top of the heap: William Shakespeare and Johann Sebastian Bach. Others might be just as great (Picasso, Rembrandt, …
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Derek Chester returns to open first Albuquerque Baroque Players concert of the season
ayers concert of the season By: David Steinberg / Journal Staff Writer Sunday, September 6th, 2015 at 12:02am The Albuquerque Baroque Players will present season-opening concerts in Albuquerque and Corrales. …
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Pan Harmonia launches its 16th season of chamber music
Kate Steinbeck understands: Not everyone knows about chamber music. The artistic director of Pan Harmonia is happy to demystify the genre that began as entertainment for royalty. Before the flutist …
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The lost genius of Mozart’s sister
“I am writing to you with an erection on my head and I am very much afraid of burning my hair”, wrote Nannerl Mozart to her brother Wolfgang Amadeus. What …
Handel and Haydn Society appoints new CEO
On the heels of its bicentennial, the Handel and Haydn Society has appointed a new president and CEO. David Snead, currently vice president of marketing, brand, and customer experience at …