Sunday May 21 soprano Chelsie Propst, baroque violinists Nathan Giglierano and Laura Thompson, and cellist/gambist Eric Miller will visit Musica Antiqua to talk about their upcoming concert of French Baroque chamber music and play recorded samples of pieces by Monteclair and Clerembault. Listen to the interview at 10:00am, then go to the concert at 3:00pm!
John Barker honored by city
On April 26, long-time Madison personality and WORT host John W. Barker was happily hosting a fundraiser for the Handel Aria Competition when, much to his surprise, the proceedings were interrupted by a trumpet fanfare, followed by a stentorian reading of a proclamation signed by Mayor Paul Soglin honoring John for his many years serving the […]
March is Early Music Month
March is Early Music Month! Early Music America sponsors this annual campaign to raise awareness of how important early music has become in our schools, our concert halls, and among amateur and professional players alike. Musica Antiqua on WORT is proud to join 250+ other individuals, ensembles, and organizations as an official partner of EMM. […]
WORT Interviews Sigrun Franzen and Eric Miller Live Sunday Morning
Musica Antiqua will feature a live interview in the 10:00 o’clock hour with Sigrun and Eric, as they talk about the Baroque Chamber Concert coming up on Saturday, September 24. Chelsie Propst and Laura Thompson will join them in a program of music by Buxtehude, Telemann, Schutz, and Biber at the Zion Lutheran Church at […]
MEMF Final Concert To Stream Live Online
The grand finale of the Madison Early Music Festival – the All-Festival concert – will be video streamed live online Saturday night 7/16 starting at 7:15 pm. If you can’t attend the concert in person, go to https://artsinstitute.wisc.edu/memf/ for the link to the broadcast. WORT is proud to be the local station that supports local classical […]
Early Music for a New Year
Ring in the New Year with some old but still wonderful music on Musica Antiqua! On Sunday, January 3, emeritus host John W. Barker will return to bring you a program featuring Bach’s cantata 143, Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, which was written for New Year’s Day. He’ll start with a less familiar composer, Andreas […]