The Bach Sinfonia
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The Bach Sinfonia is an American musical ensemble based out of Washington D.C. that specializes in the performance of 18th century music using historically informed performance practices
. Founded in 1995 by music director Daniel Abraham
, the ensemble consists of a orchestra
reflecting the size and instrumentation of the baroque period
as well as a number of vocal and instrumental soloists. The ensemble has been featured on National Public Radio's Performance Today
and has recorded works by Johann Sebastian Bach
and George Frideric Handel
.
Historically informed performance
Historically informed performance is an approach in the performance of music and theater. Within this approach, the performance adheres to state-of-the-art knowledge of the aesthetic criteria of the period in which the music or theatre work was conceived...
. Founded in 1995 by music director Daniel Abraham
Daniel Abraham (conductor)
Daniel E. Abraham is an American conductor and musicologist. He studied conducting under Paul Traver at the University of Maryland and William Weinert at the Eastman School of Music. In 1997 he was a Conducting Fellow at the Oregon Bach Festival, where he studied under Helmuth Rilling. He has also...
, the ensemble consists of a orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
reflecting the size and instrumentation of the baroque period
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
as well as a number of vocal and instrumental soloists. The ensemble has been featured on National Public Radio's Performance Today
Performance Today
Performance Today is a Peabody Award-winning classical music radio show, currently hosted by Fred Child. It is the most listened-to daily classical music radio program in the United States, with 1.2 million listeners on 237 stations...
and has recorded works by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
and George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
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