John Barker, long-time host of Musica Antiqua, has passed away. John was well-known to Madison audiences as a critic writing concert reviews, as a speaker introducing musical events, and as a professor of medieval history at UW-Madison. He served on the boards of the Madison Early Music Festival and the Handel Aria Competition and also […]
Michael Allsen returns!
About a year ago, Michael Allsen came to Musica Antiqua to talk about Guillaume Dufay, whom Michael had written his PhD thesis on. This coming Sunday, October 20 Michael returns to talk about and play music by Dufay’s friends and companions: Loqueville, Hugo & Arnold de Lantins, Grenon, Binchois, Brassart, et.al. This is a busy […]
John W. Barker retires
Last Sunday morning John W. Barker hosted his annual Christmas in July program on Musica Antiqua. During the show, he announced that it would be his last show, as failing health was forcing him to step down after nearly 20 years as one of the co-hosts on the program. John has been a major figure […]
Early Music America Honors WORT’s Musica Antiqua
Early Music America celebrates the joy, meaning, and purpose in studying and experiencing historically informed performance. For many years EMA has designated March as Early Music Month. As part of this year’s celebration, EMA has listed several of the radio programs that feature early music – including Musica Antiqua on WORT! Read the whole article […]
‘Tis the Season
Are you already tired of the seasonal muzak you’re hearing in stores and on some radio stations? Cleanse your ears with special programming on WORT! For example, Musica Antiqua (8-11 am Sundays) has several special shows lined up. Check our audio archives from the past two Sundays to hear John W. Barker play a complete […]
Christa Patton on Monteverdi
Is Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea relevant to young performers and a modern audience? On Nov. 16, 18, & 20, UW Opera presents this masterpiece about the woman who schemed to become empress with Nero. Baroque opera specialist Christa Patton talked about the challenges in staging the opera with John W. Barker and Alan Muirhead on the […]
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