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Bach52

Bach 52

Premieres March 13, 2023

SalonEra partners with GRAMMY-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan to probe the question “Is Bach’s music for everyone?” Drawing on tenor arias and interviews captured for Phan’s BACH 52 project, Nicholas, Debra Nagy, and a range of community members reckon with the complex social history of Bach’s music as well as its enduring resonance in their lives.

2022/23 Season Schedule

SalonEra Season Three features 6 new episodes plus a special re-broadcast. New this year, each episode will be released as a video and audio podcast. Episodes will be available from their premiere dates thru June 30th, 2023.

Musicians of the Ospedali

Musicians of the Ospedali

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SalonEra delves into the fascinating history of Venice’s Ospedali with bass-baritone/scholar Lisandro Abadie as our enthusiastic guide.

Harmonie

Harmonie

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Chamber music for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn by Mozart, Reicha, and Krommer reflect shifting aesthetic values, experimental technologies, and newfound virtuosity.

Ottoman Influence

Ottoman Influence (re-broadcast)

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In this special re-broadcast from SalonEra Season 2, Ottoman music enthusiast and multi-instrumentalist Daphna Mor guest curates an exploration of musical connections between east and west.

No Straight Answers

No Straight Answers

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SE highlights queer artists working in the realm of Baroque opera, delving into how issues of representation, community, and queer love are reflected in the plots and vocal writing of 17th and 18th century works for the stage.

Finding Lisette

Finding Lisette

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Guest Curator Jean Bernard Cerin traces the history of the Haitian Creole song “Lisette quitté la plaine” and explores how its meaning is transformed by different musical communities as it travels around the globe, becoming a lens through which we can explore the dynamic, fraught history of Haiti and its occupiers.

Bach52

Bach 52

Premieres March 13, 2023

SalonEra partners with GRAMMY-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan to probe the question “Is Bach’s music for everyone?” Drawing on tenor arias and interviews captured for Phan’s BACH 52 project, Nicholas, Debra Nagy, and a range of community members reckon with the complex social history of Bach’s music as well as its enduring resonance in their lives.

Ximenez

Ximenez: Music & Politics

Premieres April 17, 2023

In this episode, SE favorite Karin Cuellar-Rendon and the Ximenez Quartet trace the early nationbuilding efforts of 19th-century Latin American composers Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado (Bolivia-Peru), José Bernardo Alzedo (Chile), and Chiquinha Gonzaga (Brazil) who integrated elements of the European classical tradition with local musical genres.

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