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Saturday, September 10, 2016, 6:00 PM.
For additional early music concerts and recitals not listed here, visit Early Music America.
The Marion Consort will host a Season Kick Off Gala, including a performance by the Consort.
Cost: $15 (includes complimentary beverage).
Location: Loft 38, 1838 S. Halset, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:
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Saturday, September 17, 2016, 5:00 PM.
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 3:00 PM.
The Haymarket Opera Company, Craig Trompeter General Director, will perform Haydn's L'isola disabitata (Desert Island).
With soloists:
Kimberly McCord, soprano, as Costanza;
Suzanne Lommler, mezzo soprano, as Silvia;
Scott Brunscheen, tenor, as Gernando;
Jonathan Beyer, baritone, as Enrico.
Cost: $57, students $27.
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or call 866-468-3401.
Location: Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: visit this site.
Saturday, September 24, 2016, 8:00 PM.
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will perform Ramsay's The Gentle Shepherd (the first Scottish opera).
Cost: $20 general admission.
Location: Old Town School of Folk Music, 4545 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:
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Sunday, September 25, 2016, 7:00 PM.
Location: Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, September 25, 2016, 4:00 PM.
Phillip Serna will perform a recital, "Somewhere in Time: Telemann's 'Lost' 12 Fantasias for Solo Viol, 1735".
Cost: Suggested Minimum Donation: $10 per Person
Location:
Studio 702, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:
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Friday, October 7, 2016, 7:30 PM.
Madison Bach Musicians, Marc Vallon, conductor, will perform a concert, "English Music from the Renaissance & Baroque", with works by Locke, Byrd, Purcell, and others.
Pre-concert talk 45 minutes before each concert.
Cost: $28 general, $23 students/seniors.
Location: First Unitarian Society, Landmark Auditorium, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info: visit this site.
Sunday, October 9, 2016, 3:30 PM.
Location: Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Road M, Middleton, Wisconsin.
Saturday, October 8, 2016, 2:00 PM.
The Quigley Center's Second Saturday Series presents Phillip Serna, viola da gamba, performing a concert, "A Souldiers Resolution: A Question of Love, Life & Deth for Captaine Hume".
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Location: St. James Chapel (Quigley Chapel), Quigley Pastoral Center, 835 N. Rush Street (Rush at Pearson), Chicago, Illinois.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016, 7:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents Fretwork performing a concert, "In Nomine", with works for viol consort by Byrd, Gibbons, Lawes, Purcell, Taverner, Tye, and others.
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30.
Cost: Tickets are $29-$59, $10-$20 for students. Season and partial-season subscriptions, and group discounts, also available.
Location: Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info: call 414-225-3113; e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, October 9, 2016, 5:30 PM.
The Bach Week Festival will present its annual fundraiser concert, "Bachtoberfest Bachanalia", featuring works by Bach, Boccherini, Couperin, Caratini, and Gabrieli.
With soloists:
Jason Moy and
Andrew Rosenblum, harpsichord.
And guest performers:
Axiom Brass.
German food, wine & beer will also be served.
Cost: $50 (call (800-838-3006 for tickets).
Location: Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info: call 847-269-9050; or visit this site.
Friday, October 14, 2016, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Apollo's Fire performing a concert, "Bach's Coffeehouse", with works by Bach, Telemann, Handel, and Vivaldi.
Cost: $35, $5 students. 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, October 14, 2016, 7:30 PM.
The Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble will perform a concert of works by Guillemant, Strozzi, Buxtehude, and Monteverdi.
Cost: $20 general admission, $10 students.
Location: Eaton Chapel, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, Wisconsin.
For more info: visit this site.
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 7:30 PM.
Location: Gates of Heaven Synagogue, 302 E. Gorham Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 8:00 PM.
The DePaul University Chamber Choir, DePaul University Baroque Ensemble, and dancers from the Theater School will perform a semi-staged concert of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
Pre-concert discussion at 7:15.
Cost: Free admission.
Location: DePaul Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: visit this site, or this site.
Friday, October 21, 2016, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "The Clown - Kemp's Jig", featuring music from Shakespearean England.
Pre-concert chat at 7:30 PM.
Cost: $35 general ($38 at the door), $45 preferred. Series subscriptions also available. Visit this site.
Location: Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: Visit the Consort website; e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org; or visit the Consort Facebook page.
Saturday, October 22, 2016, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert chat at 7:30 PM.
Location: Logan Center for the Arts (9th floor), University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, October 23, 2016, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert chat at 2:30 PM.
Location: Northwestern University's Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston, Illinois.
Sunday, October 23, 2016, 4:00 PM.
The Covenant Concert Series presents The Pippins performing a concert of Renaissance music.
Cost: Donations accepted at the door.
Location: Covenant Concert Series, 2012 W. Dickens Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:
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Sunday, October 23, 2016, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will perform a concert, "Music to Tickle Your Fancy", with music for the clavichord and flute.
Cost: $20 general, $10 students. Visit this site for details.
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, October 23, 2016, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert, "The Power of Music - Alexander's Feast", with music by Handel.
Cost: Varies by date, venue, and seating. Series subscriptions also available. Visit this site for details.
Location: North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois.
For more info: call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Monday, October 24, 2016, 7:30 PM.
Location: Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 30, 2016, 2:00 PM.
The Rose Ensemble will perform a concert, "Land of Three Faiths".
Cost: $25 general, $20 senior, $5 student.
Location: Dalton Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
For more info:
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Sunday, October 30, 2016, 3:00 PM.
The Callipygian Players, Martin Davids Artistic Director and violin; will perform a concert, "Master & Disciple", with works by Corelli, Geminiani, Festing, Duval, and Birkenstock.
Location: Lake Forest College Chapel, 500 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois.
For more info:
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Thursday, November 3, 2016, 8:00 PM.
The DePaul University Baroque Ensemble, Jason Moy and Brandi Berry Directors, will perform in concert.
Cost: Free admission.
Location: DePaul Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: visit this site, or this site.
Friday, November 4, 2016, 7:30 PM.
Burning River Baroque will perform a concert, "Twisted Fate: Famed & Forgotten Female Composers".
Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Location: Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
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Saturday, November 5, 2016, 4:00 PM.
Cost: Suggested donation $10-20 per person.
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church of La Grange, 203 S. Kensington Avenue, La Grange, Illinois.
For more info:
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Saturday, April 8, 2017, 7:00 PM.
Sunday, April 9, 2017, 4:00 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's St. John Passion.
Cost: Free, with good-will offering.
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.
