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      • High School Art Contest
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        • In the Marvelous Month of May - Steve Osborn
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    • Sonoma Bach Choir
    • Circa 1600
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      • Virtual Recording Projects
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The Choir Loft Archive
For many years, Sonoma Bach organized a weekly early-music radio show on a local NPR station.
Now The 
Choir Loft returns as a podcast, with a rotating group of hosts including  Steve Osborn, Dan Solter,
​Amanda McFadden, Dianna Morgan, and Bob Worth, as well as guest hosts who will bring fresh perspectives. Each episode focuses on a style, genre, ensemble or composer, with a mix of the best available recordings and illuminating commentary. New episodes will be posted on Sunday mornings at 10 am.
Please join us in The 
Choir Loft to listen to some great early music!

March 5th - Bach at his Best - Dan Solter
March 12th - The Heirs of Bach: Hugo Distler - Steve Osborn
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February 5th - Winter's Chill (replay) - Dianna Morgan
February 12th - The Heirs of Bach: Charles Ives - Steve Osborn
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January 8th - Max Reger - Steve Osborn
January 15th - Understanding the Orgelbüchlein - Anne Laver
The Choir Loft has taken a short break
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December 4th Episode - Bach for Christmas - Dianna Morgan
December 11th Episode - The Heirs of Bach: Johannes Brahms - Steve Osborn
December 18th - Bach’s Instruments Part 8: Concerto, Suite, Sonata; One Each - Dan Solter
December 25th - Bach's Instruments 9 - Dan Solter
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November 6th Episode - PraeBACHtorius - Dianna Morgan
November 13th Episode - The Heirs of Bach: Mendelssohn - Steve Osborn
November 20th Episode - The Well-Tempered Clavier Part 1 - Dan Solter
November 27th - Sonatas and Suites - Dan Solter
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October 2nd Episode - Early Music Madness - Bob Worth
October 9th - The Heirs of Bach: CPE Bach - Steve Osborn
October 16th Episode - Bach's Instruments Part 4 - Dan Solter
October 23rd - Bach's Instruments Part 5 - Dan Solter
October 30th Episode - Spooky Spectacular - Dianna Morgan
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September 4th Episode - BachTalk: Alt Bach - Bob Worth
September 11th episode - Zelenka - Steve Osborn
September 18th Episode - Bach's Instruments - Dan Solter
September 25th Episode - Bach's Instruments Part 3 - Dan Solter
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August 14th Episode - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Steve Osborn
August 21st Episode - Magnificent Monteverdi - Dianna Morgan
August 28th Episode - Bach’s Other Instruments (Besides Us) - Dan Solter
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July 3rd Episode - William Byrd: Motets and Masses Part One - Dianna Morgan
July 10th Episode - Hiawatha's Wedding Feast - Steve Osborn
July 17th Episode - From Schütz to Bach - Bob Worth
July 24th - Bach's Lutheran Masses - Dan Solter
July 31st - William Byrd: Motets and Masses Part Two - Dianna Morgan
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June 5th Episode - How Brightly Shines the Morning Star - Anne Laver
June 12th episode - Sacred Works by Valentin Silvestrov - Steve Osborn
June 26th Episode - Some Music by Palestrina - Comfort in Perfection - Dan Solter
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May 1st Episode - Beethoven's ninth symphony - Dianna Morgan
May 8th Episode - The Caucasus - Steve Osborn
May 15th Episode - ​Duruflé's Requiem Mass and Liber Usualis -Amanda McFadden
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April 3rd episode - A Burst of Spring - Dianna Morgan
April 10th Episode - Ukrainian Sacred Music - Steve Osborn
April 17th - The Complicated Adventures of a Simple Song - Bob Worth
April 24th- Hansel’s Jeptha - Dan Solter
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March 6th Episode - Brahms Requiem as a source of comfort - Bob Worth
March 13th Episode - West African Choral Music - Steve Osborn
March 20th Episode - Praebachtorius - Dianna Morgan
March 27th episode - Mahler - some songs with orchestra - Dan Solter
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February 6th Episode - Lux - Dianna Morgan
February 13th Episode - The Day of Judgement - Steve Osborn
February 20th Episode - Gratitude - Dianna Morgan
February 27th Episode - Some Mozart later choral pieces, including canons - Dan Solter
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January 9th Episode - Béla Bartók: 27 Two- and Three-Part Choruses for Treble Voices - Steve Osborn
January 16th Episode - Haydn's Creation Part One - Dianna Morgan
January 23rd episode - Bach at his best: Keep your lamps trimmed and burning - Dan Solter
January 30th Episode - Haydn's Creation Part Two - Dianna Morgan
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December 5th Episode - Bach for Christmas - Dianna Morgan
December 12th Episode - The Christmas Story - Steve Osborn
December 19th Episode - Winter's Chill - Dianna Morgan
December 26th Episode - Bach on Boxing Day - Dan Solter
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November 7th episode - La Serva Padrona - Dianna Morgan
November 14th - Domenico Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater - Steve Osborn
November 21st Episode - Songs of Love - Dianna Morgan
November 28th Episode - Buxtehude’s Voice - Dan Solter
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October 3rd episode - The Origins of Fire - Dianna Morgan
October 10th episode - Uno, dos, tres, tres, tres - Steve Osborn
October 17th episode - Canticum Canticorum - Bob Worth
October 24th Episode - Orlando di Lasso’s masses for double choir - Renaissance glory - Dan Solter
October 31st Episode - Spooky Spectacular - Dianna Morgan
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September 5th Episode - Magnificent Monteverdi - Dianna Morgan
September 12th Episode - From Amadeus to Zaide - Steve Osborn
September 19th Episode - Just Josquin - Dan Solter
September 26th Episode - Triumphs of Oriana - Bob Worth
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August 1st Episode - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Dianna Morgan
August 8th Episode - Songs of the Second Viennese School - Steve Osborn
August 15th Episode - Choral Literature 101: Part 3 - Amanda McFadden
August 22nd Episode - Schubert, Wunderlich, and the Miller’s Good Looking Daughter - Dan Solter
August 29th Episode - Early Music Madness - Bob Worth
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July 4th Episode - Dido and Aeneas - Dianna Morgan
July 11th episode - Zelenka Requiem in D minor - Steve Osborn
July 18th episode - Choral Literature 101: Part 2 - Amanda McFadden
July 25th Episode - Haydn's Seasons - Dan Solter
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June 6th episode - The Moral Forest - Bob Worth
June 13th episode - Cantiamo con Carol - Steve Osborn
June 20th Episode - Choral Literature 101: Part One - Amanda McFadden
June 27th Episode - Johannes Ockeghem - An Elder of polyphony - Dan Solter
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May 2nd Episode - The Glagolitic Mass - Steve Osborn
May 9th Episode - The Splendors of Dresden - Bob Worth
May 16th episode - New Pärt and Old Italy - Amanda McFadden
May 23rd episode - Nicolas Gombert - Dan Solter
May 30th episode - Crowned with Flowers - Dianna Morgan
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April 4th Episode - Dianna Morgan - Easter Oratorio
April 11th Episode - Steve Osborn - The Singing Life
April 18th Episode - Amanda McFadden - The Music of Salamone Rossi
April 25th Episode - Dan Solter - The Passionate Palestrina
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March 7th Episode - Bob Worth - A Major Instance of Recycling
March 14th Episode - Steve Osborn - Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri
March 21st Episode - Dianna Morgan - A Burst of Spring
March 28th episode - Dan Solter - Agnus Dei: the prayer for peace through the ages
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February 7th episode - Bob Worth - The Complicated Adventures of a Simple Song
February 14th episode - Steve Osborn - The Listeners
February 21st episode - Amanda McFadden - A Statement of Belief part II
February 28th Episode - Dan Solter - Berlioz’ Les nuits d'été
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January 3rd episode - Bob Worth - Climbing the Musical Stairway to Heaven
January 10th episode - Steve Osborn - The Passion of Yeshua
January 17th episode - Amanda McFadden - ​A Statement of Belief
January 24th - Dan Solter - L’Enfance du Christ - Hector Berlioz
January 31st - Dianna Morgan - Love Songs
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December Episodes
December 6th episode - Bob Worth - Bach: Music for Advent
December 13th episode - Steve Osborn - Christmas Oratorio Parts I & II
December 20th episode - Amanda McFadden - Christmas Oratorio Parts III & IV
December 27th episode - Dan Solter - Christmas Oratorio Parts V & VI
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November Episodes
November 1st Episode - Bob Worth - Mass for All Saints Day
November 8th Episode - Steve Osborn - Da Vinci without the Da
November 15th Episode - Amanda McFadden - Music for St. Cecilia
November 22nd - Dan Solter - Handel’s Susanna and the Elders
November 29th - Aaron Westman - Peace in Our Time
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October Episodes
October 4th Episode - Bob Worth - From Schütz to Bach
October 11th Episode - Steve Osborn - Dvořák Duets
October 18th Episode - Amanda McFadden - Choral Music of Portugal
October 25th Episode - Dan Solter - Romanticism early and late
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September Episodes
September 6th Episode - Bob Worth - The Music of Johann Hermann Schein
September 13th episode - Steve Osborn - New bottles for old wine
September 20th Episode - Amanda McFadden - Missa Hodie Christus Natus Est
September 27th Episode - Dan Solter - Bach’s Lutheran Masses
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August Episodes
August 2nd Episode - Bob Worth - The Amazing Michael Praetorius
August 9th Episode - Steve Osborn - Zelenka: Missa Omnium Sanctorum
August 16th Episode - Amanda McFadden - O dulcis divinitas - Hildegard von Bingen
August 23rd Episode - Dan Solter - Heinrich Schütz Symphoniae Sacrae I from 1629
August 30th Episode - Anne Laver - How Brightly Shines the Morning Star
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July Episodes
July 5th Episode - Bob Worth - Canticum Canticorum
July 12th Episode - Steve Osborn - Brahms for Women's choir
July 19th episode - Amanda McFadden - Music from the Anglican Church
July 26th Episode - Dan Solter - Handel's Jephtha
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June Episodes
June 7th Episode - Bob Worth - The Choir Loft Returns
June 14th Episode - Steve Osborn - Josquin des Prez: Motets for the Virgin Mary
June 21st episode - Amanda McFadden - Duruflé's Requiem Mass and Liber Usualis
June 28th episode - Dan Solter - Handel Young and Old
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