Verdi can be played on original instruments, too. While historically informed performances of Baroque music are not ...

Preview of Atlanta Baroque Orchestra performances of Claudio Monteverdi’s "Vespers" on March 28-29 at the Cathedral of St. Philip, using period instruments.

Establishment Australian symphony orchestras lashing out with Baroque music could be a bit of a trend this year. A couple of ...

From playing clarinets used in Mozart’s time to reconstructing instruments from paintings, period musicians are recreating ...

Founded as a chamber ensemble, Mercury Baroque’s world-class musicians performs authentic period music on historically appropriate instruments. A big hit in Europe, the sound is just blossoming ...

Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., earlymusicseattle.org. $20–$40. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11. gborchert@seattleweekly.com ...

Claudio Monteverdi’s “Vespers of 1610” (also known as “Vespro della Beata Vergine”) is a 90-minute composition that exemplifies the early baroque style that is the speciality of Seicento ...

Two things you might not expect on a Seattle Baroque Orchestra program: a contemporary work and an Iranian tar. You’ll find both in this weekend’s pair of Seattle Baroque Orchestra concerts ...

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 ...

With one foot in the baroque, and one looking forward to the 19th century, this was an exciting time in music! Join Derek Tam, leading SF's MUSA, for an exciting program of string symphonies!

American Classical Orchestra musicians primarily use period instruments. When the group appears at Alice Tully Hall on June 4, for example, the 49 instruments will be worth about $2.5 million, and ...

Mercury Baroque, one of the country’s foremost period instrument orchestras, will perform Vivaldi’s “L’Estro Armonico” on March 25 at The John Cooper School Performing Arts Center.