Sunday Baroque

Hispanic Heritage Month
https://www.hispanicmonth.org/hispanic-month/

Hispanic Heritage Month history
https://www.history.com/articles/hispanic-heritage-month

Krishnasol Jimenez – guitar (Suzanne’s interview)
https://sundaybaroque.org/krishnasol-jimenez/

Jorg-Michael Schwarz – violin & Rebel director (Suzanne’s interview)
https://www.sundaybaroque.org/podcasts/rebelinterview.mp3

Masaaki Suzuki – conductor & organist
https://www.sundaybaroque.org/podcasts/msinterview_040514.mp3

George Frideric Handel – naturalization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handel%27s_Naturalisation_Act_1727

Anonymous 17th c. Spain, Cancion de Clarines, Aria con eco, & Battalla de Clarines, Barocktrompeten Ensemble Berlin (Baroque Trumpet Ensemble Berlin), Raum Klang, RK 2906, TROMBA HISPANICA

Luis Venegas de Henestrosa (c.1510-c.1557) (transcribed), Entrada, The Harp Consort, Andrew Lawrence King, Harmonia Mundi, 907316, EL ARTE DE FANTASIA – EL LIBRO DE CIFRA NUEVA (1557)

Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739), Gallardas, Preludio Grabe (after Corelli), Una Giga de Corelli, Payssanos, Allegro, Paul O’Dette – baroque guitar, Pat O’Brien & Steve Player – guitars, Harmonia Mundi, 907212, JACARAS! 18TH C. SPANISH BAROQUE GUITAR MUSIC OF MURCIA

Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (c.1590-1664), Versa est in luctum (My harp is turned to grieving), Chanticleer, Joseph Jennings, Teldec, 48556, OUR AMERICAN JOURNEY

Antonio Soler (1729-1783), Sonata #39 in d & Sonata #84 in D, Gerardo Teissonniere – piano, Steinway & Sons, 30242, SOLER!

Gaspar Sanz (c.1640-1710), Suite, Ludovico’s Band, ABC Classics, 4766158, THE ITALIAN GROUND

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651), Corrente Quarta, Corrente Prima, & Gagliarda sesta, Les Kapsber’girls, Albane Imbs – theorbo/guitar, Alpha Classics, ALPHA1098, VOX FEMINAE

Jean-Fery Rebel (1666-1747), Trio Sonata in Bb L’APOLLON, Ensemble Rebel, Jorg-Michael Schwarz – violin, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 93555, TOMBEAU: THE COMPLETE TRIO SONATAS

Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/7-1612), Canzona #14 a 10, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Deutsche Grammophon, 449180, MUSIC FOR SAN ROCCO 1608

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Overture (Suite) #4 in D BWV1069, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, BIS, 1431, JS BACH 4 ORCHESTRAL SUITES BWV1066-1069

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Concerto Grosso #2 in F op.6, Handel and Haydn Society (on authentic instruments), Christopher Hogwood, AVIE, 2065, HANDEL 6 CONCERTI GROSSI OP.3 & 12 CONCERTI GROSSI OP.6

Miguel Perez de Zavala (fl. 1690), Diferencias sobre marizapalos, Andrew Lawrence King – harp, Harmonia Mundi, 907293, MISSA MEXICANA

Esteban Salas (1725-1803), Escuchen el concento, Cantata for 4 voices, violins, horn & bass, Exaudi Chamber Players, Maria Felicia Perez, Jade, 91012, BAROQUE CANTATAS/SANTIAGO DE CUBA

Antonio de Cabezon (1510-1566), Diferencias sobre Belle qui tiens Ma Vie
Mateo Flecha “El Viejo” c.1481-c.1553), Todos los buenos soldados:la Guerra, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall, Alia Vox, 9314, CARLOS V MILLE REGRETZ: LA CANCION DEL EMPERADOR

Joan Baptista Pla (c.1720-1773), Flute Concerto in G, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jean Pierre Rampal – flute, Sony, 58918, CATALAN FLUTE MUSIC OF THE 18TH CENTURY

Robert de Visee (c.1650-1732), Suite in F# (1682) accord nouveau, Krishnasol Jimenez – guitar, Brilliant Classics, 94435, ROBERT DE VISEE C.1650-1732

Manuel de Zumaya (c.1678-1755), Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes, Chanticleer, Joseph Jennings, Teldec, 96353, MEXICAN BAROQUE

Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/7-1612), Canzona [9] a 10, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh, Signum Records, SIGCD287, A NEW VENETIAN CORONATION 1595

Heinrich Franz Ignaz von Biber (1644-1704), Rosary Sonata #15 – The Coronation of Mary, Queen of Heaven, Leah Gale Nelson – violin, Daniel Swenberg – theorbo, Dongsok Shin – organ, Lyrichord, LEMS 8079, THE SACRED MYSTERIES THE ROSARY SONATAS FOR VIOLIN & CONTINUO

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Coronation Anthem HWV259: Let thy hand be strengthened, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, CORO, 16066, HANDEL CORONATION ANTHEMS

John Eccles (1668-1735), Suite-made for the Queen’s Coronation, Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman, Hyperion, 66817, ENGLISH ORPHEUS VOL.35:SOUND THE TRUMPET

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Pur ti Miro “I behold You …” from L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Gravitacion, Sherezade Panthaki – soprano, Jay Carter – countertenor, Daniel Carberg – tenor, Matthew Leese – baritone, First Step Records, 4410, LE STAGIONI – THE SEASONS

Georg Muffat (1653-1704), Imperial Coronation, Joseph I, Armonico Tributo, Lorenz Duftschmid, cpo, 999635, GEORG MUFFAT NOBILIS JUVENTUS SUITES & CONCERTOS

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The poet Robert Frost said, “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” Reynard Burns awakened the creativity and talent of countless students in his 34 years as a public school orchestra director on Long Island.

Mr. Burns also plays piano and bass, and is a prolific composer and arranger whose talents and interests span many musical genres. His compositions include music for orchestra, wind ensemble, concert band, jazz ensemble, and more, and have been performed throughout the United States and abroad.

Suzanne spoke with Reynard Burns about his life as a teacher and composer, as well as his post-retirement lectures and workshops that focus on classical music of composers of African descent.

Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider’s musical language is widely varied. She has written intimate instrumental solos, vocal works, chamber music, and  large-scale orchestral music. Her music has been performed by major orchestras in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, and New York, as well as by Emerson String Quartet, eighth blackbird, A Far Cry, The Knights, and Roomful of Teeth.

Suzanne spoke with Snider about her approach to music making, and her 2026 album of orchestral works, whose title cut is Forward Into Light, a commission for the New York Philharmonic inspired by the American women’s suffrage movement.

The largest chamber music competition in the world is based in South Bend, Indiana and was founded by a music loving furniture salesman in 1973. The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association is a comprehensive organization that helps to launch the careers of young emerging chamber musicians, and supports grassroots musical education and outreach.  Not only is the competition live-streamed online, there is also a rich performance archive available on its website. Home – Fischoff National Chamber Music Association

Suzanne spoke with Josh Aerie who is the Executive Director of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association about its ambitious mission.

Edward Klorman is a violist and Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music. In 2025 he published his book, BACH: THE CELLO SUITES, exploring what makes these seemingly humble unaccompanied cello compositions so extraordinary and lasting. Over the centuries, they have become the “holy grail” for every serious cellist, and have migrated from the practice room to the concert stage, films, and beyond. Cellists including Yo-Yo Ma and Janos Starker have revisited Bach’s Cellos Suites multiple times. Professor Klorman chatted with Suzanne about what makes Bach’s music so great.

What would it take to present THE COMPLETE BACH? Thanks to an extraordinary 11-year project underway in Worcester, MA, you can find out! Starting in 2024 and continuing through March 21, 2035, Music Worcester is presenting a series of concerts encompassing all of Johann Sebastian Bach’s massive compositional output. Chris Shepherd is Artistic Director of THE COMPLETE BACH, and he talked with Suzanne about how and why this project came to life. 

The talented recorder player Vladimir Soares made a recording with harpsichordist Fabian Grosch of Flute Sonatas by Anna Bon di Venezia that I have admired (and played regularly on Sunday Baroque) for years. Vladimir Soares was introduced to music through the Orquestra Villa-Lobos, a social project that provides free musical education to children in the South of Brazil. Soon, he was graduating from the Arts Institute in Porto Alegre and winning competitions. He continued his training at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart, earning his Master’s in Chamber Music in 2015 and a Master’s in Recorder in 2016 under the guidance of Professor Hans-Joachim Fuss and Andrea Buchert. He also earned the Láurea Prize, which has not been given to a recorder player since 1991.

VladimirSoares (with help from translator Jessica Oliveria) spoke with me about his life in music.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein has many loves – her family, her hometown, her musical collaborators, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s music, to name just a few. The proud Brooklyn resident founded her musical ensemble and called it BAROKLYN. They named their 2025 debut album Complicité, a term she first heard from her son, who studied the teachings of the French theatre practitioner, Jacques Lecoq. Suzanne spoke with Simone Dinnerstein about Complicité, how the concept relates to the album and her group, and how she feels about being a conductor now.

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New Zealand-born composer and educator Matthew Suttor’s passion for music began when he was a small child. Throughout his career he has explored many facets of music making, with a particular interest in computer music and, now, the use of AI in music and as a creative catalyst. That’s what led him to “collaborate” with AI to write his opera about Alan Turing, the British mathematician whose work was key to breaking Nazi codes during World War II. Far ahead of his time, Turing was interested in – and cautious about – AI, and Suttor’s opera I AM ALAN TURING explores the nuances and prescience of Turing’s life and work. Suzanne spoke with Matthew Suttor about his life in music, including his path to incorporating computers and technology into his musical toolbox, and his philosophy of teaching creativity.

New York-based musician Caroline Shaw is a singer, violinist, composer, and producer who performs in solo and collaborative projects. Growing up in Greenville, NC, her introduction to music came through her mother — a Suzuki music teacher — and by listening to her local public radio station! The multi-faceted musician is an innovator whose creative outlets include commissions for a variety of performers and ensembles, singing with the vocal band Roomful of Teeth, and composing for TV, film & stage projects such as the Ken Burns/PBS documentary Leonardo Da Vinci and the FX/Hulu show Fleishman is in Trouble. She has earned 5 Grammy awards, and in 2013 – at age 30 — she became the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition, PARTITA FOR 8 VOICES. Suzanne spoke with Caroline Shaw about her life in music.