Henry Purcell was a renowned English composer during the Baroque era, celebrated for his significant contributions to the development of English music. His compositions, which include sacred music, ...

On a program of early music performed by Musica Angelica. Of course, strangeness is not sufficient for an artwork to be considered great. “New” and “experimental” can be wonderful things, but what is ...

A conductor waves his arms in front of other musicians. The audience usually sees the maestro (less often maestra, still) from the back. Hidden from the concertgoers during the performance, the ...

Purcell's music to the Shakespeare play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' didn't much impress diarist Samuel Pepys . But it's survived a long time now. It's known as "The Fairy Queen." The group called Red ...