Early Music Concerts

Concerts

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "Musique de Joye", joyous songs and dances from 16th-century France.
Location:  William Rainey Harper College, Performing Arts Center, 1200 Algonquin Road, Palatine, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-925-6100; or visit this site.

Sunday, September 12, 2010, 2:30 PM.
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:00 PM.
David Schrader will perform a recital of pianoforte works by Beethoven and organ works by Bach, Praetorius, Scheidemann, Bruhns, and de Arauxo.
Cost:  Tickets at the box office: 574-631-2800.
Location:  DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 6:00 PM.
Ars Antigua will perform a concert of Renaissance music featuring works by Holborne, Byrd, Schein, and others.
Cost:  $7 for LUMA members; $12 for non-members.
Location:  Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  RSVP to luma @ luc.edu; call 312-915-7608; or visit this site.

Sunday, September 26, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Monday, September 27, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Rule Britannia!", Arne's Shakespeare songs, opera arias, and chamber works from the Newberry Library collections.  With Ellen Hargis, soprano; Judith Malafronte, mezzo-soprano; William Hite, tenor; David Douglass, violin; Brandi Berry, viola; Anita Miller-Rieder, flute; Craig Trompeter, cello; Jason Moy, harpsichord.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents The Rose Ensemble performing a concert, "Il Poverello", featuring hymns, dances, and motets honoring St. Francis of Assisi.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  St. Joseph Chapel, 1501 South Layton Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.

Monday, October 4, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will perform a concert.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail bbe @ bachandbeethoven.org; visit this site.

Friday, October 8, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "Hell's Angels - Masters of the Violin", with music by Corelli, Locatelli, Torelli, and Tartini.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "Musique de Joye", joyous songs and dances from 16th-century France.
Location:  St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-243-7373; or visit this site.
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4:00 PM.
Location:  First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.

Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will perform a concert, "Combattimento/Actéon", with works by Monteverdi and Charpentier.
Cost:  $20 general admission, $10 students and seniors.
Location:  Chicago Temple First United Methodist Church, 77 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail bbe @ bachandbeethoven.org; visit this site.

Saturday, October 16, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Bella Voce, Andrew Lewis, Director, will perform a concert, "Gabriel Jackson and the Tudors", with works by Browne, Carver, and Tallis, also modern compositions by Jackson influenced by those Tudor composers.
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-479-1096; e-mail mail @ bellavoce.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Glenview Community Church, 1000 Elm Street (corner of Glenview Road and Elm), Glenview, Illinois.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert, "Music for Voice and Lute".
Cost:  $30, $20 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  Episcopal Chapel of St. John the Divine, 1011 S. Wright Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents L'Ensemble Portique performing a concert, "Simple Pleasures, Hidden Treasures: Music of Boismortier".  Performers include:  Lisette Kielson, recorder; Garry Clarke, violin; Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba & cello; David Schrader, harpsichord.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, or $12 per concert.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.
Location:  the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-543-1202; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents Bach's Cantata BWV 92, Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn ("I have to God's heart and mind").
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-472-3383; or visit this site.

Thursday, October 28, 2010, 6:00 PM.
Fretwork will illustrate and discuss the remarkable stories of Jewish musicians at the Court of Henry VIII.
Cost:  Tickets are $18 ($10 for Spertus members) and can be purchased online at this site or by calling 312-322-1773.
Location:  Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site; call 312-322-1756; e-mail bgomberg @ spertus.edu.

Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Fretwork performing a concert, "Birds on Fire -- Jewish music for viols", with music by the Bassano and Lupo families.
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (at the corner of University Avenue), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.

Saturday, November 6, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents Fretwork performing a concert, "The World Encompassed", charting the 'round-the-world travels of a viol quartet aboard Francis Drake's Golden Hinde, from 1577 to 1580.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a recital, "My Favorite Things".  With David Douglass, vielle, rebec, Renaissance and Baroque violins, and viola da gamba. Rachel Barton Pine, Medieval strings and Renaissance violin; Mark Shuldiner, harpsichord. 
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Downers Grove Choral Society will perform a concert of works by Handel, Bach, and others.
Cost:  $20, seniors & students $15.
Location:  Wentz Concert Hall, North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois.
For more info:  call 630-513-0030; e-mail President @ dgcs.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents Bach's Cantata BWV 106, Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit ("God's time is the very best time").
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-472-3383; or visit this site.

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert, "Glorious Chorus - Vivaldi and Handel".
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Monday, November 8, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Chicago Syntagma Musicum will perform a concert of Italian Jewish Music of the Baroque.
Cost:  Tickets are $18 ($10 for Spertus members) and can be purchased online at this site or by calling 312-322-1773.
Location:  Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site; call 312-322-1756; e-mail bgomberg @ spertus.edu.

Friday, November 12, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Ars Antigua will perform a concert, "Body Music from the Baroque", with works by Marais, Johann, Hasse, Cabezon, and Mozart.
Cost:  adults $10; students and seniors $7.
Location:  Moser Performing Arts Center, University of St. Francis, 500 Wilcox Street, Joliet, Illinois.
For more info:  visit this site.

Saturday, November 13, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Ars Antigua will perform a concert, "A Camerata on the Body".
Cost:  general $15; teachers & students $5.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 77 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  visit this site.

Sunday, November 14, 2010, 3:00 PM.
As part of the 2010 Latino Music Festival, Baroque Band will perform a concert of Latin American baroque music.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site, or this site.

Sunday, November 14, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents Ars Antigua in concert.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, or $12 per concert.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.
Location:  the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-543-1202; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Friday, November 19, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Northeastern Illinois University's Jewel Box Series presents the Calmus Ensemble of Leipzig in concert.
Cost:  $25, students $10.
Location:  NEIU Fine Arts Recital Hall, 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 773-442-4636; or e-mail CL-miller @ neiu.edu.

Sunday, November 21, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Recorder Series presents recorder player John Langfeld and friends performing "Geographical Counterpoint: Recorder Music from Various Countries and Cultures", with works by Bach, Vivaldi, D. Purcell, Couperin, and others.
View the concert brochure (DOC, 40 KB).
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  visit this site.

Sunday, November 28, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a Messiah Sing-Along.
Cost:  $5.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 210 W. Church Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform Handel's Messiah.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Elmhurst Choral Union, orchestra and soloists will perform Handel's Messiah.
Location:  Location:  Hammerschmidt Chapel, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect, Elmhurst, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site.

Sunday, December 5, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "A Renaissance Christmas", sacred and secular music of the season.
Location:  First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-243-7373; or visit this site.

Sunday, December 5, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform Bach's Chjristmas Oratorio.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Friday, December 10, 2010, 5:00 PM.
The Midsummer's Music Festival (Door County, Wisconsin) presents the Chicago Early Music Consort performing "A Renaissance Christmas", sacred and secular music of the season.
Cost:  Tickets at this site; or call 920-854-7088.  Cost includes dinner, concert, and silent auction.
Location:  Bjorklunden Lodge, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 920-854-7088; or e-mail info @ ChicagoEarlyMusicConsort.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, December 11, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Cost:  Tickets at this site; or call 920-854-7088.
Location:  Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, 11836 Highway 42, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 4:00 PM.
Cost:  Tickets at this site; or call 920-854-7088.
Location:  TBD, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents Lionheart performing a concert, "Tydings Trew", with carols, chants, and motets for the Christmas season.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  Basilica of St. Josaphat, 2333 South 6th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Apollo Chorus of Chicago and Baroque Orchestra, Stephen Alltop, conductor, will perform Handel's Messiah.
Cost:  Ticket prices vary; series subscriptions available.
Location:  Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-427-5620; or visit this site.
Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, December 12, 2010, ?:?? PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Magnificat in D Major.  Performed as part of Grace's Annual Advent/Christmas Concert.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 708-366-6900; e-mail info @ graceriverforest.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, December 12, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Rembrandt Chamber Players will perform a concert, "Classic vs. Contemporary", with music by Telemann, Bach, Pasatieri, and Tower.
Cost:  $37.50.  Series subscriptions available.
Location:  SPACE, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail rembrandtcp @ ameritech.net; or visit this site.
Monday, December 13, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Driehaus Museum, 50 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Thursday, December 16, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass Ensemble, William Jon Gray, conductor, will perform the annual Holiday Brass and Choral Concert.
Cost:  $45-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Friday, December 17, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Location:  St. Michael's Church, 1633 N. Cleveland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Saturday, December 18, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Saturday, December 18, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Divine Word Chapel, 2001 N. Waukegan Road, Techny, Illinois.

Saturday, December 18, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University will present a performance of Handel's Messiah (Part 1), and Bach's Christmas Oratorio. 
Cost:  $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students.
Location:  Chapel of the Resurrection, Valparaiso University, 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana.
For more info:  call 219-464-6939; e-mail Dustin.Wunderlich @ valpo.edu; or visit this site.

Sunday, December 19, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents the Gaudete Brass Ensemble in concert.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, or $12 per concert.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.
Location:  the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-543-1202; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, December 19, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents Bach's Cantata BWV 133, Ich freue mich in dir ("I rejoice in you").
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-472-3383; or visit this site.

Sunday, December 19, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert, "A Baroque Christmas", with music by Bach, Caldara, and carols.
Cost:  $20, $10 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  Holy Cross Catholic Church, 405 W. Clark Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Saturday, January 8, 2011, 6:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "A Renaissance Christmas".
Location:  St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-243-7373; or visit this site.

Thursday, January 13, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "Charlie's Angels - Music from the Court of Charles II", with music by Purcell, Grabu, Blow, Locke, and Croft.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, January 15, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, January 16, 2011, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents Baroque Band performing a concert, "Charlie's Angels - Music from the Court of Charles II", with music by Purcell, Grabu, Blow, Locke, and Croft.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, or $12 per concert.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.
Location:  the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-543-1202; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, January 23, 2011, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort presents an Emerging Artists concert, with Wayward Sisters performing 17th-century music for violin, recorder, and continuo. 
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.

Sunday, January 23, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform a concert, "Haydn Symphonies, Mozart Concertos".
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Monday, January 24, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, February 6, 2011, 3:00 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "Super Bowl Baroque Sunday".
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, February 6, 2011, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents the Bach & Beethoven Ensemble performing a concert, "en Francais", with works by Couperin, Rameau, and Marais.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, or $12 per concert.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.
Location:  the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-543-1202; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Saturday, February 12, 2011, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents Plaine & Easie performing a concert, "Continental Connections", with English, Italian, Dutch, and Spanish music from the Renaissance.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  All Saints' Cathedral, 818 East Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, February 13, 2011, 3:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Something Old, Something New", songs ranging from the Elizabethan period to today.  With Ellen Hargis, soprano; the Newberry Consort of Viols. 
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.

Sunday, February 27, 2011, 4:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "Per Amore", music of love from the Italian Seicento.
Location:  First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-243-7373; or visit this site.
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 6:00 PM.
Location:  St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Friday, March 4, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Masques performing a concert, "Fandango! Variations on a Spanish Theme", with works by Cabezon, Ortiz, Soler, and Vivaldi.
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (at the corner of University Avenue), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.

Friday, March 4, 2011, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Music and Miracles", music from the renowned 13th-century manuscript of the Cantigas de Santa Maria.  With David Douglass, vielle; Rachel Barton Pine, rebec; Mark Rimple, citole, psaltery, and voice; Tom Zajac, winds, harp, and percussion; Ellen Hargis, voice; the Newberry Chorus.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, March 6, 2011, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 PM.
Location:  Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.

Friday, March 4, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Bella Voce, Andrew Lewis, Director, and the Callipygian Players, Martin Davids, Director, will perform a concert, "Brilliant Baroque", with music by Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, and Allegri.
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Glenview Community Church, 1000 Elm Street (corner of Glenview Road and Elm), Glenview, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-479-1096; e-mail mail @ bellavoce.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, March 6, 2011, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Friday, March 4, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Monday, March 7, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Thursday, March 10, 2011, 2:00 PM.
Sunday, March 13, 2011, 2:00 PM.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Saturday, March 19, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Monday, March 21, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Harry Bicket, conductor, Peter Sellars, director; will present Handel's opera Hercules.  Featuring Eric Owens as Hercules; Alice Coote as Dejanira; David Daniels as Caesar; Lucy Crowe as Iole; Richard Croft as Hyllus.
Cost:  Varies by seating and day of week.  Call for more info.
Location:  Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive (Madison & Wacker), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-332-2244; or visit this site.

Sunday, March 13, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert, "The Brandenburgs ... and More", with music by Bach, Muffat, and Telemann.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Monday, March 14, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Thursday, March 17, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "Heavenly Angel".  Guest director:  Harry Bicket, Artistic Director of The English Concert.  Featured soloist:  Lucy Crowe, soprano.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.
Friday, March 18, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
Sunday, March 20, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents Sinfonia New York performing a concert, "The Art & Ecstasy of the Chaconne".
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert, "Music for Royal Occasions", with fanfares, odes and anthems by Mouret, Purcell, Handel, and others
Cost:  $20, $10 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 S. Fifth Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, March 27, 2011, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents the Waller Maxwell Duo in concert.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, or $12 per concert.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.
Location:  the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-543-1202; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, March 27, 2011, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents Bach's Cantata BWV 148, Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens ("Bring to the Lord the honor of his name").
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-472-3383; or visit this site.

Saturday, April 2, 2011, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort presents an Encore Performance by the Venere Lute Quartet. 
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Third Floor Theatre, Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.

Friday, April 8, 2011, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Musica Secreta", music at the noble courts and elite salons of Italy at the turn of the 17th century.  With Ellen Hargis, soprano; Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano; Tracy Cowart, mezzo-soprano; Wilbur Pauley, bass; the Newberry Violin Band; Mark Shuldiner, harpsichord; the Venere Lute Quartet.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.
Saturday, April 9, 2011, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Assembly Hall, International House at the University of Chicago, 1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.

Friday, April 15, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform Handel's Messiah.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, April 17, 2011, 3:00 PM.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois.

Friday, April 29, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents The Rose Ensemble performing a concert, "Slavic Wonders: Feasts and Saints in Early Russia, Poland & Bohemia".
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (at the corner of University Avenue), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.

Saturday, April 30, 2011, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents the Flanders Recorder Quartet performing a concert, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII".  With soprano Cecile Kempernaurs.
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 this site.

Saturday, April 23, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Friday, April 29, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Opera Theater; James Darrah, director; Christian Curnyn, conductor; will perform Charpentier's opera Medea.  With Baroque Band. 
Cost:  Varies by seating and date.  $30-$120 (50% student discount in most sections).
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 this site.

Sunday, May 22, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform a concert of Mozart's last three symphonies.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Monday, May 23, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, May 22, 2011, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert of Baroque chamber music together with the YBAC (Young Baroque Artist's Competition) Winners Showcase.
Cost:  $20, $10 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  University Place Christian Church, 403 S. Wright Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Thursday, June 2, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform Handel's La Resurrezione.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, June 4, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:00 PM.
The North Shore Choral Society, Julia Davids, conductor, will perform Bach's Bass in B Minor. 
Location:  Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-741-6727; visit this site.

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