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Frances Blaker on Splendid Music from the Time of Queen Charlotte
Program: Piedmont Arts Podcast
Aired: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
North Carolina Baroque Orchestra will perform concerts called "Splendid Music from the Time of King George III and Queen Charlotte" in locations across the Charlotte region. The program includes works by Chevalier de Saint Georges, Handel, Mozart, Avison, and others. Frances Blaker, the ensemble's artistic director and conductor, explains how the concerts' theme ties into the history of Charlotte. And she talks about the research she and the other musicians did to present the music the way it would have been heard in Queen Charlotte's time.
Learn more about the Splendid Music from the Time of King George III and Queen Charlotte Concert
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