Category Archives: History

Family Concert

By Marketing | Published: February 22, 2013

The 2013 Family Concert: “All-Stars of the Italian Baroque” Saturday, March 16 4-5pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing...

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Rarely Performed Quartets by Quantz and Telemann

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: November 22, 2010

Venue: San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Stephen Schultz, flute Lisa Weiss, violin Katherin Kyme, viola William Skeen, cello Charles Sherman,...

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Viva Vivaldi!

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: November 15, 2010

January 23, 2010 Venue: San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin Carla Moore, violin William Skeen, cello David...

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Contemplating Messiah

By Scott Foglesong | Published: November 11, 2010

It's an honor to write on Messiah. Being one of a multitude of writers to take on Handel's perennial hit doesn't dilute the privilege one bit; if anything, it enhances the experience.

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November Program Notes: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

By Scott Foglesong | Published: October 30, 2010

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 11 in B-flat Major In an era of harried composers whose livelihoods...

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October Program Notes: Bach’s Wedding Cantata

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 30, 2010

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 It’s worth remembering that the Baroque era (1600–1750)...

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Up close and personal: The fortepiano action

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 22, 2010

David Wilson joins us again for the second of three posts about fortepianos, which is the featured instrument of our September concerts....

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A baroque origin story: The fortepiano

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 16, 2010

David Wilson joins us for the first of three posts about fortepianos, which is the featured instrument of our September...

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September Program Notes: Robert Levin plays Mozart

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: August 24, 2010

Mozart: Incidental Music to Thamos, King of Egypt, K. 345/366a The story of Thamos, Mozart’s sole foray into incidental stage...

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Soccer: Baroque? Classical? Romantic?

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: June 25, 2010

Do you have soccer (ahem… football) fever like many of us in the office? Maybe you can answer this bit...

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An influential afterlife: Exploring Orlando Furioso Part 3

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: April 28, 2010

Michael Wyatt joins us for the final post on Orlando furioso (read Parts 1 & 2): A mere summary does...

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Seven Centuries of Tradition: Exploring Orlando Furioso Part 2

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: April 19, 2010

While our April concerts are over (read the reviews), we are not done with Orlando just yet. Michael Wyatt joins...

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Written in his spare time: Exploring Orlando Furioso Part 1

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: April 8, 2010

In our last blog post, we mentioned Stanford University’s symposium “Mad Orlando’s Legacy,” which will explore the immense impact of...