A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between.

L’Harmonie des saisons, an early-music ensemble based in Granby, Québec, has sold out all seven of its Burlington concerts since its music director, Eric Milnes, first brought the lively and highly ...

The Baroque period (roughly 1600–1750) was a time of great creativity and change in music. Composers began to focus more on expressing emotions clearly and powerfully. One of the most important ideas ...

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – Antonio Vivaldi’s Sonata for Cello and Continuo in E Minor is elegant, almost holy in its simplicity. It’s no wonder then, that it was composed by a priest. Gerall Hieser’s cello ...

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ROCHESTER — Lyra Baroque, the only exclusively Baroque orchestra in the Upper Midwest, is taking a cue from a Rochester classical music organization to find its new leader. Four finalist candidates ...

1 Watch the Premiere of Next On Stage: Season 6 2 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere Duo Remanence captures the elegance, grace and energy of the era’s music with exquisite musicianship ...

Ask anyone to name a single Baroque composer, and it’ll probably be the prolific Johann Sebastian Bach: he of “Brandenburg Concertos,” cello suites, sonatas, partitas, “Goldberg Variations,” and ...

Musicians who love baroque music — a period spanning roughly 1600 to Johann Sebastian Bach’s death in 1750 — really love it. They study it in depth, perform it exclusively, and insist on historical ...

October 5th is the annual observance of World Teachers Day!! The celebration of the contributions and influences of teachers is the perfect opportunity to listen to music by baroque era composers who ...

Baroque art was propaganda for the state or for the Church. Baroque art was propaganda — for the state or for the Church. It inspired the masses to believe that the authority of the prince and the ...

Fifty years is a major milestone for any musical venture. For Boston Baroque, which claims to be the country’s longest-running permanent period instrument orchestra, this golden anniversary is ...