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Beautiful Music NOW - Lara Downes

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Close your eyes and enjoy a few moments of pure bliss. Today's Beautiful Music features the artistry of pianist Lara Downes playing a sweet and touching solo by Florence Price called CLOUDS. You can almost imagine puffy clouds floating lazily overhead.

Lara Downes is a stunning and versatile musician, and I've had the privilege to interview her about her passion and gift for many types of music and her broad-based career. There's a link below to our conversation.

Suzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music which she originated on WSHU in 1987.