Early Music Concerts

Concerts

For additional early music concerts and recitals not listed here, visit Early Music America. For the current month's early music events listings, go here. Select the early music events listings for another month: June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform a concert, "Handel and the Royals", with music by Handel inspired by royal occasions.  With Christine Brandes, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Neal Davies, bass-baritone.
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 1, 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.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform "The Grand Tour, An Englishman's Education!", with works by Corelli, Telemann, Avison, Wassanaer, Geminiani, and Lully.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, March 6, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Northwestern Baroque Music Ensemble, Stephen Alltop, conductor, will perform a concert, "Handel's Concerti Grossi".
Cost:  $7, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-467-4000; visit this site.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Handel Week Orchestra, Dennis Northway, Director, will perform Handel's opera, Rodelinda, Regina de' Longobardi.  Featuring vocal soloists:  Kimberly McCord, Gerald Frantzen, Philip Kraus.  Pre-concert lecture at 2:15 PM.  Reception with the artists follows the concert.
Cost:  $35.  Festival subscription packages available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 708-524-0695; e-mail info @ handelweek.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents Stephanie Sheffield, soprano; and Joel Spears, lute; performing in concert, "Strozzi, Handel, Bach and Mozart: Italian and German Lute Songs".
View the concert poster.
View the 2009-2010 season flyers here and here.
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 7, 2010, 5:00 PM.
Chicago Syntagma Musicum will perform a concert of Lenten Vespers, "Cantio Sacra", featuring baroque sacred music by Abbatini, Bach, Purcell, and Crofts.
Cost:  $10, $5 seniors and students.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail aschultze @ comcast.net.

Friday, March 12, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Madison Bach Musicians will perform a concert of keyboard music by Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti.  Featuring soloist Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord.
Cost:  $25 general, $20 students/seniors ($5 off when purchased in advance).  Visit this site for details.
Location:  venue to be announced.
For more info:  visit this site.

Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:30 PM.
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Labadie, conductor; the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director and conductor; and soloists will perform Bach's St. John Passion.  Soloists include:  Karina Gauvin, soprano; David Daniels, alto; Tilman Lichdi, tenor (Evangelist); Werner Güra, tenor; Neal Davies, bass (Jesus); Nathan Berg, bass.
Cost:  Varies by date and seating; visit this site for details.
Location:  Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 312-294-3000; or visit this site.

Sunday, March 14, 2010.
Chicago Syntagma Musicum will perform the Italian baroque Hebrew oratorio, "Elyon, Melits u-Mastin" ("God, Clemency and Punishment").
Location:  Chicago Temple Sinai, 15 West Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail aschultze @ comcast.net; visit this site.

Friday, March 19, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Stravaganze! The Virtuoso Violinists", with music by Marini, Uccelini, Fontana, and others.  With David Douglass, Director and violin; Rachel Barton Pine, violin; David Schrader, harpsichord.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $25, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort @ newberry.org.
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Location:  Oriental Institute, 1155 East 58th Street Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents the Caravan Ensemble performing a concert, "The Spirit of Sepharad", with Sephardic music from Medieval Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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 20, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University will present a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.  With Hermann Max, guest conductor.
Cost:  $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and students.
Location:  Chapel of the Resurrection, Valparaiso University, 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana.
For more info:  call 219-464-5073; e-mail Maura.Cock @ valpo.edu; or visit this site.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert of music by Clerambault, also YBAC Winners Showcase.
Cost:  $20, $10 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 South Fifth Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Saint James Cathedral Choir and soloists will perform an all-Bach concert.
Location:  St. James Cathedral, 65 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-787-7360; or visit this site.

Friday, March 26, 2010, 12:00 noon.
Viols in Our Schools presents Phillip Serna performing a Viola da Gamba Lecture Recital.
Cost:  free.
Location:  South Suburban College, 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site.

Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Bella Voce, Andrew Lewis, Director, will perform Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine of 1610.  With Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Martin Davids; and the Callipygian Players.
View the concert press release.
Cost:  $28-$35; $15 students.
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.  Or call 312-912-8107; e-mail director @ calplayers.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Monday, March 29, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents a performance of Bach's Saint Matthew Passion.
View the event poster here.
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, March 28, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform a concert, "Double Play--Bach, Mozart, Haydn".  With soloists Robert Waters, violin; Robert Morgan, oboe; Mary Stolper, flute; Alison Attar, harp.
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.
Wednesday, March 31, 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, 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 this site.

Saturday, April 10, 2010, 2:00 PM.
Ars Antigua, Jerry Fuller Director, will perform a concert of music of the French Baroque.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  St. James Chapel (Quigley Chapel), Quigley Pastoral Center, Rush at Pearson, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  visit this site.

Saturday, April 10, 2010, 5:30 PM.
Ensemble Voltaire members Barbara Kallaur, flute, and Tom Gerber, harpsichord, will perform a concert "Baroque Bash".  With wine reception and dinner.
Location:  Trinity Episcopal Church, 3243 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  e-mail info @ ensemblevoltaire.com; or visit this site.

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 this site for details.
Location:  Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit this site.
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Location:  First Unitarian Society, Atrium Auditorium, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, Wisconsin.

Sunday, April 11, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Dempster St. Pro Musica will perform a concert, "Bach Rocks", with works by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann.
Cost:  $25.
Location:  SPACE, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail sunmasur @ dempstermusica.org; or visit this site.

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 this site.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The DePaul University School of Music presents harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa performing the McGuckin Harpsichord Recital, with works by Bach, Scarlatti, Couperin, and others.
Location:  DePaul Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Arts at North Shore United Methodist Church presents a concert, "The Baroque Cantata", with music by Cesti, Handel, and Bach.
Cost:  $20 requested donation.
Location:  North Shore United Methodist Church, 213 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-835-1227; visit this site.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents Piers Adams performing a concert, "The English Nightingale: Virtuoso Recorder Music from Renaissance to Romantic", with music by Bassano, van Eyck, Castello, Corelli, Bach, and others.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 55 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents sound artist Ambrose Field and former Hilliard Ensemble tenor John Potter performing Being Dufay, a multimedia rendition of vocal fragments by 15th century composer Guillaume Dufay.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival a Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, "A Music Voyage: Baroque Music from Italy, Germany & France", with violin sonatas by Corelliand Bach, and a chaconne by Morel.  Featuring performers:  Brandi Berry, violin; Anna Steinhoff, cello; Jason Moy, harpsichord.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival will present Baroque Band, Garry Clarke Director, performing Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico.
Cost:  $35, seniors $30, students $15.
Location:  St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois.
e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.  Or e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; call 312-235-2368; visit this site.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents Ensemble Lipzodes performing a concert, "Shakespeare & the Bassano Family".
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 55 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents Mitzi Meyerson performing a recital of solo harpsichord music.  Pre-performance lecture at 6:30 PM.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "A Medieval Tapestry", music of 14th-century France and Italy.  (This is a "fringe concert" of the Chicago Early Music Festival.)
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15.  Children under the age of 16 are free.  Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 847-296-4829.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-296-4829; or visit this site.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents Baroque dancer Paige Whitley-Bauguess and the Bach and Beethoven Ensemble in a Baroque Dance Performance.  A companion workshop follows at 2:00 PM.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 55 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.  Or:  e-mail bbe @ bachandbeethoven.org; visit this site.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival and Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series present LIBER performing a concert, "Crowned with Laurels", with music from 14th century Italy and France.
Cost:  $32, students $5.  Call 773-702-8068, or visit this site for more 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 this site.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The 37th Annual Bach Week Festival, Richard Webster Director, will present a concert, "Organ and Brass Spectacular", with music by Bach for solog organ, brass ensemble, and organ and brass combined.
Cost:  Single ticket prices are $35 adult general admission, $25 seniors over 65, $20 students with ID, and $10 children under 12.  Festival subscriptions are $85 for adults, $60 for seniors, $45 for students, and $30 for children.  Tickets are available at www.bachweek.org or by calling 800-595-4849.
Location:  St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  write Bach Week Festival, P.O. Box 1832, Evanston, IL 60204-1832 USA; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "By a Celestial Fountain: The Music of William Byrd".  With David Douglass, Director and viol; the Newberry Consort of Viols:  Ken Perlow, Phillip Serna, Craig Trompeter, Russell Wagner; the Newberry Consort Singers:  Ellen Hargis, Aaron Sheehan, Harold Brock, Jeffrey Strauss, Wilbur Pauley; and David Schrader, harpsichord.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $25, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases.
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 consort @ newberry.org.
Saturday, April 24, 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, April 25, 2010, 7:00 PM.
A presentation of the Chicago Early Music Festival.  Pre-concert lecture at 6:00 PM.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 12:00 noon.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents the Newberry Consort performing a concert, "Fair Orianna: Early Movie with Early Music", with music to accompany a showing of the classic silent film, "Elizabeth I" starring Sarah Bernhardt.  With Ellen Hargis joining the (Newberry Consort of Viols).
Cost:  $25, $5 students (includes museum entrance).  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases.
Location:  Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site. Or:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort @ newberry.org.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents a concert, "Overtures", showcasing the next generation of early music stars including performers from Northwestern University, DePaul University, Midwest Young Artists, and the Music Institute of Chicago.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 55 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents Trio Settecento performing a concert, "Fetes Galantes", with music by Marais, Forqueray, Leclair, Rebel, Rameau, and F. Couperin.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail dcaprograms @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The 37th Annual Bach Week Festival, Richard Webster Director, will present a concert of works by Bach.
Cost:  Single ticket prices are $35 adult general admission, $25 seniors over 65, $20 students with ID, and $10 children under 12.  Festival subscriptions are $85 for adults, $60 for seniors, $45 for students, and $30 for children.  Tickets are available at www.bachweek.org or by calling 800-595-4849.
Location:  Nichols Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  write Bach Week Festival, P.O. Box 1832, Evanston, IL 60204-1832 USA; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.

Friday, April 30, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The 37th Annual Bach Week Festival, Richard Webster Director, will present a concert of works by Bach.
Cost:  Single ticket prices are $35 adult general admission, $25 seniors over 65, $20 students with ID, and $10 children under 12.  Festival subscriptions are $85 for adults, $60 for seniors, $45 for students, and $30 for children.  Tickets are available at www.bachweek.org or by calling 800-595-4849.
Location:  Nichols Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  write Bach Week Festival, P.O. Box 1832, Evanston, IL 60204-1832 USA; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.

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 Early Music Festival presents the Chicago Opera Theater; Justin Way, director; Christian Curnyn, conductor; performing Cavalli's opera Giasone (Jason).  With the 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.

Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The American Bach Society will present Baroque Band in concert.
Location:  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.

Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert, "Gloriously Baroque--Telemann and Bach".  With Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Sanford Sylvan, bass-baritone.
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, May 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
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.

Monday, May 10, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The DePaul University School of Music presents a faculty chamber music concert of music by Bach.  Featured performers include: Ilya Kaler, violin; Stephen Balderston, cello; Mary Stolper, flute; Jason Moy, harpsichord.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  DePaul University School of Music, Concert Hall, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail harpsichord @ jjmoy.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2:00 PM.
The Chicago Chapter of the American Recorder Society will present its annual Spring Concert.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 West Dickens, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail msjddawson @ sbcglobal.net; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 10:30 AM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents "Cantatas with Commentary", with Bach's Cantata #180, Schmuecke dich, O liebe Seele.
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, May 23, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Ars Musica Chicago presents Stephanie Sheffield, soprano; Alison Attar, harp; and Joel Spears, lute; performing a concert, "In the Medieval Month of May", with music by Machaut, Landini, da Bologna, Dunstaple, Dufay, and Binchois, among others.
Cost:  $20, $15 seniors, $5 students.  To order tickets, call 312-409-7874.
Location:  DePaul University Art Museum, Richardson Library, 2350 North Kenmore (at Fullerton), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 312-409-7874; e-mail ArsMusicaChicago @ aol.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert of music by Bach.
Cost:  $20, $10 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  St. John’s Lutheran Church, 509 S. Mattis Avenue, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Friday, June 4, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert of works by Bach, including the Concerto for Four Harpsichords.  Featured soloists:  David Schrader, Paul Nicholson, Jason Moy.
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 5, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

SiteSearch