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Friday, April 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 10:30 AM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents "Cantatas with Commentary", with Bach's Cantata #31, Die Himmel lacht, die Erde julileret.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-472-3383; or visit www.stlukechicago.org/church/music_bach.shtml.

Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Madison Bach Musicians will perform a concert featuring Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 4, 5 & 6.  Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes before the concert.
Cost:  $25 general, $20 students/seniors ($5 off when purchased in advance).  Visit madisonbachmusicians.org/tickets.html for details.
Location:  Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit madisonbachmusicians.org/.
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Location:  First Unitarian Society, Atrium Auditorium, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, Wisconsin.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents Red Priest performing a concert, "Pirates of the Baroque", with works by Bach, Tartini, Simonetti, Leclair, Vitali, and Handel.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8815 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info@earlymusicnow.org; or visit www.earlymusicnow.org.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Trio Medieval performing "Fragments: A Worcester Ladymass".  Pre-concert lecture by Anne Robertson.
Cost:  Visit chicagopresents.uchicago.edu for details.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents@uchicago.edu; or visit chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Friday, April 30, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Opera Theater; Justin Way, director; Christian Curnyn, conductor; will present Cavalli's opera Giasone
Cost:  Varies by seating and date.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance (at Chicago's Millennium Park), 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-704-8414; or visit www.chicagooperatheater.org/.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Cantata #4, Christ lag in Todesbanden ("Christ Lay in Death's Strong Bands").  Prelude at 3:45 PM.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 708-366-6900; e-mail info@graceriverforest.org; or visit www.graceriverforest.org/.