Amadeus ConsortThe Amadeus Consort, also known as the Chicago String Consort, performs concerts of Baroque music at Institute of Christ The King and other venues. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ars Antigua![]() Ars Antigua, directed by Jerry Fuller, presents concerts of chamber music performed on period instruments. Performances by Ars Antigua are known for technical excellence, emotional impact and historical scholarship. In addition, Ars Antigua tours, and also collaborates with Midwest Young Artists in educational and outreach programs, raising the visibility and knowledge of early music and period performance practice among talented high school students throughout the midwest. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bach Week Festival Orchestra![]() The orchestra of the Bach Week Festival in Evanston, Richard Webster, Director. ![]() ![]() Baroque Band![]() The Baroque Band specialize in performing music from the 17th and 18th centuries on instruments appropriate to the period. As both a chamber ensemble and a larger baroque orchestra, they offer great versatility and variety. Under the artistic direction of British baroque violinist Garry Clarke, the Baroque Band brings together some of the finest period instrument specialists in the US presenting exciting and top quality programs of the highest standard. Baroque Band is resident ensemble of WFMT Radio. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Concerts Royaux![]() Concerts Royaux includes Anita Rieder, Baroque flute; Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba; and Peter Swenson, theorbo and lute. ![]() ![]() Concitato![]() Concitato is Chicago's newest Baroque chamber ensemble, and a Finalist in the 2009 York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition, where they will perform in July 2009. Taking their name from the Italian "concitare," meaning "to incite or provoke," Concitato electrifies listeners with insightful interpretations of rarely performed repertoire. At the same time, they redefine the way audiences hear the more well-known works of the Baroque canon by tastefully combining the latest discoveries in musicological research with cutting edge training from some of the most respected Early Musicians in the world. This group of dynamic young period instrumentalists transcends all borders, with Spanish violinist Joan Plana (Barcelona), Canadian cellist Anna Sampson (Montreal), and American harpsichordist Jason Moy (Chicago) as its members. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() DePaul University Baroque EnsembleThe Ensemble is a student performing group of the Depaul University School of Music. ![]() Duneland Early Music Consort![]() |
Duo Marini![]() Duo Marini was formed in 1997 by Baroque violinist Patricia Ahern and harpsichordist Yonit Kosovske. Duo Marini is a period-instrument group that uses historically informed performance practice and authentic instruments to recreate Baroque music in the way it was probably heard in the 17th and 18th centuries. Their first CD, "La Desperata", was released in 2001 and has subsequently been featured on NPR's Harmonia. ![]() L'Ensemble Portique ![]() Founder and Artistic Director Lisette Kielson leads L'Ensemble Portique in performances of early and contemporary chamber music, including rarely heard compositions, and commissioned pieces written specifically for L'Ensemble Portique. The programming, use of period instruments from the Baroque era, and lively anecdotes during the performance highlighting the instrumentation and historical perspectives set this ensemble apart from other musical groups. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ensemble Voltaire![]() Ensemble Voltaire presents engaging concerts of Baroque chamber music. At ease with today's audiences, Ensemble Voltaire brings the Baroque period to life with story and even humor, subtly surrounding the listener with the cultural context from which the music emerges. Ensemble Voltaire, which began performing as Ensemble Ouabache in 1988, is ensemble-in-residence at Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, where it presents three annual concerts on the "Music at Trinity" series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Galena Recorder Consort![]() Home Street Recorder Ensemble![]() Since 1990, the Home Street Recorder Ensemble has been delighting Chicago area listeners with their performances of recorder ensemble music, both old and new. Known for their fine musicianship, broad versatility and impressive collection of seven sizes of recorders and other historical instruments, the Home Street Recorder Ensemble draw from a large repertoire of instrumental music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern periods. ![]() ![]() Indianapolis Baroque OrchestraThe Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra is an ensemble of professional musicians which performs music of the Baroque and early Classical eras on period, or reproduction instruments. With a membership which already represents a broad sampling of the rich musical life of Indianapolis, the orchestra seeks to enrich, educate, and ultimately to "delight the senses" of the entire central Indiana community by specifically promoting the use of period instruments. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ensemble Musical OfferingMilwaukee Baroque![]() Milwaukee Baroque is a project of Musical Offering, Ltd. (formerly known as Ensemble Musical Offering). Under the guidance of Artistic Director Joan Parsley, for over 19 years Musical Offering/Milwaukee Baroque has been a leading producer of early music in the Midwest. The group has received critical acclaim and become the recipient of national education awards. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Musica MarisMusica Maris includes Nell Flanders, violin; Craig Trompeter, cello/viola da gamba; and Michael Bahmann on harpsichord/fortepiano. ![]() MYA Early Music Ensemble![]() The MYA Early Music Ensemble, Jerry Fuller, Director, is a young persons' period instrument orchestra sponsored by Midwest Young Artists and Ars Antigua. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oak Park Recorder Society![]() The OPRS plays a varied recorder repertoire (with occasional crumhorn, viol, percussion, and vocal accompaniment) at church services and other events throughout the Chicago area. Despite the group's name, it attracts players from the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quincy Early Music Consort![]() ![]() ![]() Ridgeway Consort![]() Saint Cecilia Consort![]() The Saint Cecilia Consort, named after the patron saint of music, is recorder ensemble-in-residence at Saint Peter's in the Loop. The Consort provides prelude, in-service, and postlude music, usually at weekend services, and on occasion performs at other churches and with other arts organizations. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spirit of Gambo![]() The Spirit of Gambo viol consort consists of Phillip W. Serna, Ken Perlow, Russell Wagner, and other members as the repertoire requires. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sweet Fretting![]() Sweet Fretting includes Lisette Kielson and Patrick O'Malley, recorders; Joel Spears, theorbo (lute); and Jerry Fuller, violone (bass viol). According to Joel Spears: "The name Sweet Fretting refers to the instruments used: Sweet is short for sweet-flute, or flauto dolce, in other words the recorder; and Fretting refers to the frets of the violone and theorbo." ![]() Trio Settecento![]() Presenting music primarily of the Seventeenth Century in historically informed performances, Trio Settecento features David Schrader, harpsichord, Rachel Barton Pine, violin, and John Mark Rozendaal, cello. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wisconsin Baroque EnsembleThe Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble is dedicated to bringing the spirit of 17th and 18th century chamber music to today's audiences through the performance of such works in a historically informed manner on period instruments. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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