Harmonia Early Music

Week of May 6

Spotlight on Julianne Baird

We’re shining a spotlight on soprano Julianne Baird. We’ll also enjoy a sampling of Canada’s “early” traditional music scene and hear a modern approach to English renaissance music on a featured release by Joel Frederiksen. (Repeat of January 7, 2013) LISTEN HERE

Week of May 13

Musical Tour of Japan

Join us for an exploration of early music in Japan. Plus we’ll hear from a recently released recording of Bach Cantatas performed by Bach Collegium Japan.

Week of May 20

A Toast to Two Renaissance Masters

We’re marking the birth of John Dowland, the death of Gesualdo, and saying goodbye to a friend, oboist Washington McClain.

Week of May 27

A Musical Tour of Paris

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, is believed to have said: “Paris is not a city, but a universe.” This week on Harmonia, we’ll visit Paris and recall the history of some of its most musical attractions. We’ll remain near the Notre Dame Cathedral for a featured release by Rogers Covey-Crump, Christopher O’Gorman, and John Potter. (Repeat of December 31, 2012) LISTEN HERE

Week of June 3

New Music, Early Music

Harmonia invites you to open your ears as we listen to music from the distant past alongside related music by living composers from several recently released recordings: the Brisk Recorder Quartet plays music by Sweelinck and contemporary music inspired by Sweelinck; New York Polyphony sings a 2009 paraphrase a 14th-century Machaut rondeau; Accordone performs a piece from a 21st-century chamber opera on Baroque period instruments, and much more. Tune in!

Week of June 10

Gifts for Father’s Day

We’re celebrating Dads this week on Harmonia. We’ll feature traditional music from Scotland, and medieval music from the region of the Rhine River. Plus a featured release of Tudor and Jacobean music by the ensembles Stile Antico and Fretwork. What does all of this have to do with fathers? You’ll see. (Repeat of June 4, 2012) LISTEN HERE

Week of June 17

Spotlight on Reinhard Goebel

We’re shining a light on the German conductor and violinist Reinhard Goebel, founder and director of the early music ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln from 1973 to 2007. We’ll also hear music from a recently released CD by lutenist Hopkinson Smith. Join us!

Week of June 24

Celestial Sirens

We’ll hear music from Occitan courts, Italian stages, and the cloisters of Mexico. With the Newberry Consort, we’ll unearth rarely heard devotional music written for women. We’ll also hear music inspired by the muse Euterpe and look back to the age of the Odyssey on a featured release by the ensemble Les Délices. (Repeat of January 21, 2013) LISTEN HERE

Week of July 1

Catchy Tunes: Gloria tibi Trinitas

We’re solving an antiphon mystery this week on Harmonia. It seems that every composer worth his salt in England from the mid-16th to the end of the 17th century composed at least one, and sometimes many pieces titled “In nomine.” We’ll find out why, as well as explore the sackbut as part of our “Listener’s Guide to the Renaissance Consort.” (Repeat of July 30, 2012) LISTEN HERE