Carolina Pro Musica - 2026 - 2027 Schedule

Historian, critic, composer and editor, Charles Burney was one of the first to write a survey of music history in the English language. Join with his spirit of curiosity and hear Charles Burney's A General History of Music (publ. 1776 - 1789) come to life with music from plainchant to the Reformation and beyond. Anne O'Byrne, soprano, makes her first appearance with Carolina Pro Musica.

Welcome to our annual holiday event with medieval and Renaissance music, readings of the season, and carols for all to sing! Bob Sweeten, director of the Bob and Sheri Show, returns to tell the Christmas story. Artists are Rebecca Miller Saunders, soprano and Andrew Mahon, bass-baritone.

Child prodigy and son of the Methodist movement, Samuel Wesley (b. 1766) grew up in the glow of Handel. While Handel's music was highly celebrated in England, Bach's music was relatively unknown. Even the famed historian, Charles Burney, had no opportunities to hear the music of J. S. Bach until Samuel Wesley played Bach for him in his home. Imagine yourself in Burney's England, in Burney's living room with the music of Bach, Handel and Wesley.

Burney's travel logs from his 1770's tours of Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands are filled with many memorable encounters and musical experiences which later formed the basis of his A General History of Music. Join us as we travel with Burney to the who's who of the prominent music scenes of 18th c. Europe.

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