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This is the place to get your questions answered about Baroque music, the Boise Baroque Orchestra, what to expect at our concerts and how to explore this beautiful music further.
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Question No. 17. When do musicians stand up to play and when do they sit? Is there any preference when performing music from the Baroque period?
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Question No. 16. How important are collaborations for the Boise Baroque Orchestra and what can we expect to see going forward? Have opera, ballet and choral works always been integral in Baroque repertoire? More information on Boise Baroque collaborators:
Opera Idaho: operaidaho.org/ Ballet Idaho: https://balletidaho.org/ Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale: https://boisephil.org/about/masterchorale/ Question No. 15. What is in a title when it comes to a conductor? The principal conductor of an orchestra or opera company is sometimes referred to as a music director or chief conductor, or by the German words Kapellmeister or Dirigent.
Question No. 14. Who exactly is the concert master and what is their role? Why do you shake a concert masters hand? Dawn Douthit is BBO's Concertmaster you can find here bio here
Question No. 13. In the middle of January, we performed our first “musician-led” concert. How did that work? Who was in charge of starting and stopping?
Question No. 12. Why is it important to involve high school students in the process of using Baroque bows?
 Question No. 11. Are the instruments that are played today in a Baroque orchestra essentially the same as those used when the compositions were first written and performed? Strings:
Winds:
Question No. 10: What should I listen for that makes a piece sound "baroque-ish"?
Question No. 9: Which countries are commonly associated with Baroque music?
Question No. 8: Is there Baroque music adapted to full orchestral arrangements?
Question No. 7: What musicians make up the Boise Baroque Orchestra?
Question No. 6: Tell me about "The Four Seasons" and any other popular pieces.
Question No. 5: How does one recognize the Baroque music sound?
Question No. 4: How many members does a Baroque orchestra have?
Question No. 3: How is a Baroque orchestra different from a Chamber orchestra?
Question No. 2: Why do Baroque orchestras perform so frequently in churches?
Question No. 1: What is the origin of the word "Baroque," and what is its meaning?
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