Barry Bauguess played modern trumpet until 1984, when he heard a recording featuring the brilliant natural trumpeters Edward Tarr and Don Smithers. A year later, the North Carolina native was a busy ...

A baroque ensemble from Italy, unable to carry precious instruments as carry-on luggage because of new airline security restrictions, performed in Vancouver thanks to some local assistance. Thanks to ...

The Old World similarities between New Orleans and Venice, Italy, have sparked a new chamber music ensemble in the Crescent City.

Kenneth Goldsmith’s 1690 Albanus violin. Photo by St. John Flynn. This evening at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, faculty and students present “Sharing the Spotlight,” a recital of works ...

Boston Baroque, a homegrown early music orchestra, has been playing period instruments since 1973 — the first ensemble to do so in the U.S. Plenty of people have never seen or heard these rare strings ...

For the holiday season, Jeanette Sorrel conducts the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, in a performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Each day this week, Performance Today is presenting the ...

Manoel Theatre has just inherited a number of rare and valuable instruments, left by George Debono, which date back to the Baroque era. The instruments include a Broadwood piano which dates back to ...

The sound of the harpsichord – that genteel instrument that conjures up images of the powdered wigs and embroidered waistcoats of the Baroque era – hooked Karen Flint while studying organ at Oberlin ...

Ever wondered what makes Boston Baroque performances special? Boston Baroque’s world-class musicians will lead you in a deep dive into the world of period instruments. Host Brian McCreath is joined by ...

Voce, Northern Virginia's premier choral ensemble, will perform a baroque rendition of "Messiah" for the first time this month, adhering as closely as possible to the instruments and vocal style that ...