The similarities between baroque music and jazz are obvious enough: the centrality of improvisation, of course; the freedom given to performers who extrapolate from lead sheets or figured bass lines ...

MUSA is a chamber ensemble dedicated to historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical repertoire, as well as new music for period instruments. From trio sonatas to orchestral works, MUSA ...

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Wen Yang became a fan of Baroque music while earning her master's degree at the Yale School of Music. She was especially drawn to the idea of performing with period instruments—either antiques or high ...

Chatham Baroque opens its 2024/2025 Concert Series with A Garden of Harmony, a captivating journey through the vivid and expressive music for strings from 17th-century Austria and Germany on September ...

Mercury Baroque, one of the country’s foremost period instrument orchestras, will perform Vivaldi’s “L’Estro Armonico” on March 25 at The John Cooper School Performing Arts Center. Founded as a ...

The Manoel Theatre has acquired rare baroque musical instruments left by the late instrument builder George Debono. They include a 1888 Broadwood piano, two Viola da Gambas, a bowed string instrument ...

Two things you might not expect on a Seattle Baroque Orchestra program: a contemporary work and an Iranian tar. You’ll find both in this weekend’s pair of Seattle Baroque Orchestra concerts, at 8 p.m.

To play Baroque music, artists usually use original instruments for an authentic sound. Many of these instruments are little known to a larger To play Baroque music, artists usually use original ...

The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado is coming to Broomfield Sunday with unique instruments and the signature sounds of one of history’s most iconic musical moments. A small group of just over a ...

Founded as a chamber ensemble, Mercury Baroque’s world-class musicians performs authentic period music on historically appropriate instruments. A big hit in Europe, the sound is just blossoming in the ...