Suzanne Bona
Sunday Baroque Host and Executive Producer, WSHU Music DirectorSuzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music. She originated the program in 1987 on WSHU Public Radio in her hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut. Sunday Baroque has been distributed nationally since 1999, and is currently heard by nearly a half million listeners every week on more than 300 public radio stations and networks across the United States.
Suzanne is also a classically trained flutist who earned her Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Connecticut. She performs frequently as a soloist and chamber musician, and has especially enjoyed collaborating with some of her musically talented public radio colleagues in performances for listeners in Connecticut and New York, coast to coast in the US, and twice in Guam! Suzanne is a member of the Sylvan Trio, with pianist Greg Kostraba (a radio colleague) and cellist Josh Aerie. Their recordings include the 2020 album, MUSIC FOR FLUTE, CELLO AND PIANO BY WOMEN COMPOSERS, featuring music by Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Judith Lang Zaimont, Mel Bonis, and Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee.
When she is not making radio or playing her flute, Suzanne’s hobbies include reading, running, cooking, baking and traveling. She is also passionate about the cause of literacy, and is on the Board of Directors of Literacy Volunteers on the Green in New Milford, CT.
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If one of your new year’s resolutions was to spend less time stressing out and more time relaxing and doing things you enjoy with people you care about, you’ll appreciate the music on Sunday Baroque. It’s soothing and refined, and sets just the right mood whether you’re kicking back with the Sunday newspaper, enjoying a leisurely brunch, or heading off to church. -
Sunday Baroque is welcoming 2026 this weekend with some of the greatest hits of the baroque era. The beloved favorites include an elegant concerto by Antonio Vivaldi featuring the guitar … gentle harp renditions of a couple of favorites by Johann Sebastian Bach ... and spectacular FIREWORKS by George Friderick Handel. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend, starting at 7 a.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Sunday Baroque is celebrating this season in a joyful way, with sparkling baroque Christmas carols... a baroque Christmas Concerto for a newborn baby… and chipper music inspired by Winter Flowers from Scotland. Pour yourself some eggnog, and let the music transport you to a calmer time on Sunday Baroque, starting at 7 am on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
The holiday season can be stressful … so this weekend, unplug from all that and treat yourself to some musical stress relief! You can recharge by listening to some of your FAVORITE music from the baroque – greatest hits to draw you in, put a smile on your face, and a song in your heart. -
Music is its own kind of gift — something that comforts, uplifts, and connects us — and Sunday Baroque listeners know that well. This year’s selections for our annual Holiday Gift List offer beauty, variety, and a mix of familiar and fresh voices. -
Our annual observance of Veteran’s Day on November 11th began as Armistice Day, marking the truce of World War I. It evolved into our current annual tribute to all American veterans who have served our country. You can hear some of Georg Philipp Telemann’s HEROIC MARCHES – and other music for heroes -- on Sunday Baroque this weekend. -
Halloween is next week -- and it’s commonly celebrated with kids trick-or-treating door-to-door, haunted houses and costume parades. But in ancient times, the occasion was observed as the eve of the new year – a time when the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped. -
This Sunday, on the eve of Canada’s National Holiday, you’ll hear some brilliant performances by Tafelmusik, Infusion Baroque, and Ensemble Caprice. It’s on Sunday Baroque. -
October 5th is the annual observance of World Teachers Day!! The celebration of the contributions and influences of teachers is the perfect opportunity to listen to music by baroque era composers who were also influential teachers, and the talented students they inspired. -
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein has many loves – her family, her hometown, her musical collaborators, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s music, to name just a few.
