Early Music Now is a one-hour program showcasing music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and early Baroque: from sonorous medieval chant and polyphony to delightful Renaissance madrigals, dances, and consort music, to magnificent Baroque cantatas and keyboard music. Host Sara Schneider brings knowledge, charm and passion to her presentation of seven hundred years of music history. From the latest recordings by today's vibrant young ensembles, to classics from the dawn of the early music revival, Early Music Now makes this repertoire accessible and enjoyable to a wide audience.
Bundle up, winter is coming!: Enjoy a program of seasonal favorites including Winter by Vivaldi and Chedeville, The Cold Song by Henry Purcell, and a song about hail and snow by Jacob Obrecht. Our performers include the Palladian Ensemble, Quadriga Consort and violinist Theotime Langlois de Swart.
Christmas Around Europe: Today, Host Sara Schneider offers cheerful music from France, Italy, the Low Countries, and Germany, performed by the Boston Camerata, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, and Cappella de la Torre.
Missa Maria Zart: Today we'll hear Jacob Obrecht's Missa Maria zart based on a simple devotional song, popular during the 1500s in southern Germany and Austria, The recording is by Cappella Pratensis.