Open Source Baroque

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This week: Barbara Strozzi! To celebrate the the centennial of the ratification of 19th amendment in 1920, we are presenting music by women composers of the Baroque every Tuesday until election day, November 3rd. This week we are celebrating Barbara Strozzi, a prolific composer of vocal music of the 17th century in Venice, performing her Lagrime Mie, from the Diporti di Eutrepe, Op. 7... This week's musicians are: Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, oboist Adrienne Hyde, Viola da Gamba Kevin C Devine, Harpsichord With regular testing, masks, and distancing precautions we are delighted to bring you weekly performances as long as our health and the health of our community allows! https://youtu.be/cc0Vzofrd1U

To celebrate the the centennial of the ratification of 19th amendment in 1920, we are presenting music by women composers of the Baroque every Tuesday until election day, November 3rd. This week we are celebrating Mademoiselle Blondel, a woman whose given names are lost, but whose minuets survive in a collection at the University of Michigan. This weeks musicians are:... Ellen Sauer, Traverso Carmen Johnson-Pájaro, Baroque Violin Kevin C Devine, Harpsichord With regular testing, masks, and distancing precautions we are delighted to bring you weekly performances as long as our health and the health of our community allows! Thanks for watching and sharing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3fyrlEjkJw&feature=youtu.be

To celebrate the centennial of the 19th amendment in 1920, we are presenting music by composers of the Baroque every Tuesday until Election Day, November 3rd. This week we are celebrating Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre with two movements of her Trio Sonata in D Major. This week’s musicians are:... Ellen Sauer, Traverso Carmen Johnson-Pajaro, Baroque Violin Charlie Reed, Viola da Gamba Kevin C Devine, Harpsichord With regular testing, masks, and distancing precautions we are delighted to bring you weekly performances as long as our health and the health of our community allows! Thanks for watching and sharing! https://youtu.be/3YBQ0TSryYo @studentsdemand @juilliardstudents #rockthevote2020 #studentsdemandaction #vote2020

This upcoming week some of our members will be recording a trio sonata by the French harpsichordist and composer, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre! Elisabeth was born into a family of musicians and luthiers in 1665 which enabled her to receive a musical education. She even performed as a child for King Louis XIV, who you may know as the SUN KING! Her compositions vary widely in instrumentation and style, she composed vocal pieces, sonatas for small ensemble, and even a ballet a...nd opera! While Elisabeth was one of a few well-known composers of her time, her name has been relatively lost in the canon of classical music recorded and programmed today, so we’re excited to share one of her many gems for a small ensemble of traverso flute, baroque violin, viola da gamba, and harpsichord! Stay tuned next Tuesday to hear this great work, and we’ll also be sharing some key resources on how to obtain information about local and upcoming elections. Thanks for your support!