Church of the Ascension ChoirRoutinely performs early music in church services throughout the year. Directed by Thomas Wikman, Choirmaster, and accompanied by David Schrader, organist. 
For more info: visit this site.
For current season Church of the Ascension Choir early music performance(s), visit this site, select Music, and download the schedule (PDF file).
Bach Week Festival Chorus
The chorus of the Bach Week Festival in Evanston, Richard Webster, Director. Google Blogs: Bach Week Festival
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Bella Voce(formerly His Majestie's Clerkes) 
"Chicago's Premier Chamber Choir." The mission of Bella Voce is to entertain, inspire, and educate through the performance of choral chamber music. The group is committed to giving top-notch performances of rarely heard music and keeping the art of polyphonic, a cappella singing alive and flourishing. The wide-ranging repertoire includes a cappella literature of the mid- and late-twentieth century, works commissioned from American composers, and sacred music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Bella Voce places a special emphasis on little-known pieces and neglected composers. Andrew Lewis, Artistic Director.
For more info:
call 312-479-1096; e-mail mail @ bellavoce.org; or visit this site.
2010-2011 season Bella Voce early music performance(s) on:
10/16/2010....
3/4/2011....
Photos of Bella Voce
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here.
Recordings of Bella Voce here.
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Chicago a cappellaOne of fewer than fifty fully professional vocal ensembles in the U.S., Chicago a cappella continually seeks to break new ground in programming, repertoire, and the highest level of professional choral singing. The group draws its repertoire from two primary areas: choral singing's first "golden age" (1480-1620), and music of our own time, written since 1970. Their inventive programs are often based on a historical or cultural theme, and sometimes intersperse spoken readings among their musical selections.
Recordings of Chicago a cappella here.
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Chicago Chorale
The Chicago Chorale, Bruce Tammen, conductor, performs choral masterworks of the sixteenth through twenty-first centuries. Based in Chicago's historic Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood, the 50-voice choir offers qualified singers the opportunity to sing with a thoughtful and disciplined ensemble, and works to broaden and enrich the choral music audience through a variety of educational outreach activities.
For more info: visit this site.
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Grace Episcopal Church Madrigal ChoirUnder the artistic direction of Dr. Dennis E. Northway, the Madrigal Choir sings regularly at worship services at Oak Park's Grace Episcopal Church and gives concert performances several times each year. The Choir's core repertoire consists of unaccompanied motets and madrigals from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Each December, the Choir presents a holiday Boar's Head Feast, a Renaissance celebration of Christmas. Gravitacion
Gravitacion is Millikin University's faculty medieval and renaissance vocal ensemble. Formed through a mutual respect for medieval and renaissance repertoire, the members of Gravitacion embrace the understanding that early music has many possibilities for vocal color, poetic expressions, and connection with audiences. While historically informed, Gravitacion is committed to achieving meaningful music experiences for the modern time, combining scholarship, passion, and humor.
2008-2009 season Gravitacion early music performance(s) on:
1/18/2009...,
3/13/2009.
Photos of Gravitacion
here.
Sample audio clips of Gravitacion here and at the group's website.
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King Solomon's SingersKing Solomon's Singers, a new addition to Chicago's thriving early music community, is dedicated to the performance of polyphony and chant. The group is composed of early music veterans from ensembles such as Schola Antiqua of Chicago, Chicago Chorale, the Oriana Singers, the Chicago Early Music Consort, and Chicago a cappella.
For more info: e-mail king.solomons.singers @ gmail.com; or visit the group's Facebook page.
2010-2011 season King Solomon's Singers early music performance(s) on:
8/6/2010.
The Opera Company
The Opera Company was founded by director and singer, Oliver Camacho. The mission of The OC is to present concerts combining intimate vocal music (Romantic Art Song, Renaissance Polyphony, Elizabethan Lute Song, Cabaret, Traditional/Folk Song, and even some Opera) with traditions and devices of the public spectacle (Commedia dell'Arte, Dance, Clown, Mask, etc.) thereby giving audiences normally not attracted to classical vocal music a chance to be exposed to its vast treasures outside of what can often be the prohibitive concert hall.
2009-2010 season The Opera Company early music performance(s) on:
12/6/2009,
6/11/2010....
Photos of The Opera Company
here,
here.
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Oriana Singers
Chicago's "premier a cappella chamber choir." The Oriana Singers have been performing their "breathtaking range" of a cappella songs from classic to fun since 1979 and have sung everything from Renaissance madrigals to Broadway classics in hundreds of concerts around the U.S. and abroad. The group has performed at the Ravinia Festival and the Chicago Civic Opera House, and are regular guest artists of the world famous Joffrey Ballet of Chicago.
For more info: call 773-262-4558; or e-mail thevoice @ oriana.org.
2009-2010 season Oriana Singers early music performance(s) on:
2/27/2010.
Photos of the Oriana Singers
here,
here,
here.
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Rockefeller Bach SoloistsSchola Antiqua of Chicago
In partnership with the Lumen Christi Institute, Schola Antiqua of Chicago is the city's premier organization dedicated to the study and performance of western liturgical chant and early polyphony dating from the ninth through fifteenth centuries. Since its inception in 2000, the ensemble has performed its own editions of sacred and secular music of the Middle Ages at numerous venues around the Chicago area. Under the direction of Michael Alan Anderson, the organization promotes an understanding of early liturgical music through its performances, research, and education concerning this significant body of musical repertory through innovative programming and publications.
2009-2010 season Schola Antiqua early music performance(s) on:
5/14/2010....
Photos of Schola Antiqua
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here, and
here.
Sample audio clips of Schola Antiqua here.
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University of Chicago Motet ChoirAn intimate group of thirty to forty of the University's finest singers, the Motet Choir is the premiere concert and touring vocal group at Chicago. Performs a wide variety of a cappella literature from the Renaissance to the present day.
2009-2010 season Motet Choir early music performance(s) on:
12/4/2009,
2/27/2010.
VOX 3
VOX 3 is a collective of artists who educate both performers and audience through varied presentations of vocal music, oftentimes early music. VOX 3 builds bridges between branches of art, culture, and history by focusing on three areas: Art Song, Opera,and Education.
For more info: call 773-784-0425; e-mail info @ vox3.org; or visit this site.
2008-2009 season VOX 3 early music performance(s) on:
8/3/2008....
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