In FocusĀ projects are ādeep divesā that go beyond performances of 17th-and 18th-century music. In each of these projects we explore relevant contexts and contemporary connections, presenting them in engaging, hands-on and investigative ways.
Explore current and pastĀ In FocusĀ projects through each link below.
Stories of diversity in baroque music appear when we look beyond the composers.
A Fuller Story seeks out the stories of historically underrepresented people and their significant contributions to the creation, survival and subsequent performances of 17th and 18th-century music.
āMy name is Georg Philipp Telemann, and I am a composer, a poet, a printer-publisher and a gardener.ā
A (re)discovery of baroque Germanyās favorite composer, through ear-opening performances, a mixed-discipline talkshow, and pop-up events in Philadelphia gardens, pubs, museums and boats.
Since 2007, Tempesta di Mare has been on a quest to bring back to life some of the damaged scores by composer Johann Friedrich Fasch, a Bach contemporary, whose breathtaking vision has profoundly changed the way we think about baroque music.
A Tempesta di Mare In Focus project From 2014-2016 Tempesta presented a two-season exploration of French baroque orchestral music written for the theatre: TragĆ©die et ComĆ©die. The project comprised seven distinct concert programs, two commercial CD recordings, touring performances, participatory workshops and concert recordings for radio broadcast. French Styleāone of the pillars of baroque musicāremains […]
