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Saturday, March 30, 2019, 7:30 PM.
For additional early music concerts and recitals not listed here, visit Early Music America.
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 5:00 PM.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 7:30 PM.
The Haymarket Opera Company, Craig Trompeter General Director, will perform Telemann's comic intermezzo Pimpinone.
Cost: Varies by seating.
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Location: Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
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Sunday, March 31, 2019, 3:00 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform a concert, "Hot Coffee -- Bach & Haydn".
With soloists:
Joélle Harvey, soprano;
Josh Lovell, tenor;
Neal Davies, baritone.
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.
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Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Location: Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 6:00 PM.
Susannah Foster, violin; Shirley Hunt, viola da gamba; and Jason Moy; will perform a concert, "When Modern Was: A Dialogue with Past and Present", with music by Buxtehude, Biber, Schmelzer, Telemann, and Bach.
Cost: Museum members $20, Adult $30, Student $10.
Location: The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 40 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois.
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Friday, April 5, 2019, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Le Jardin de Melodies: A Parisian Renaissance Entertainment".
Guest artist:
Paul O'Dette, lute.
Pre-concert chat at 7:30 PM.
Cost: Visit this site for details.
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, April 6, 2019, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert chat at 7:30 PM.
Location: Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, April 7, 2019, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert chat at 2:30 PM.
Location: Northwestern University's Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois.
Saturday, April 6, 2019, 8:00 PM.
Sunday, April 7, 2019, 3:30 PM.
Madison Bach Musicians, Marc Vallon, Conductor, will perform a concert, "The Mozart Miracle".
Pre-concert talk 45 minutes before each concert.
Cost: $35 general.
Location: First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Sunday, April 7, 2019, 3:00 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Atalante performing a concert, "Milton in Love".
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00.
Cost: $38, $20 under 35, $10 students. Visit this site for details.
Location: Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.
Thursday, April 11, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Music students at Northwestern University will perform a concert, "From the Court of Frederick the Great".
Cost: Free admission.
Location: Vail Chapel at Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
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Friday, April 12, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Third Coast Baroque, Ruben Dubrovsky, Artistic Director, will perform Handel's first oratorio, The Triumph of Time and Disenchantment, HWV 46a.
Cost: Visit this site for details.
Location: Chicago Temple First United Methodist Church, 77 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
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Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Location: Northwestern University's Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois.
Saturday, April 13, 2019, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents Mystical Arts of Tibet performing a "sand mandala", "Sacred Music Sacred Dance".
Pre-concert reception at 4:00.
Cost: Visit this site for details.
Location: Tripoli Shrine Center, 3000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info: call 414-225-3113; e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, April 14, 2019, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents Anne Azéma (voice) and Nigel North (lute) performing a concert, "Dessus l'herbe fleurie", with French music from the Renaissance and early Baroque.
Cost: Individual tickets are $20. Series subscription (six concerts) also available. 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: Visit this site; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit the Early Music at the Barn Facebook page.
Monday, April 22, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Martin Davids, violin; and David Walker, theorbo; will perform a recital, Introducing "The Orbos".
Cost: $25.
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
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Friday, April 26, 2019, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Rachel Barton Pine, violin; and Jory Vinikour, harpsichord; performing a concert of duo and solo sonatas by Bach.
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30.
Cost: $38, $20 under 35, $10 students. Visit this site for details.
Location: Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.
Friday, April 26, 2019, 7:30 PM.
The Bach Week Festival Chamber Orchestra, Richard Webster Conductor, will present the Festival Opening Concert, "Baroque Bouquet: Bach, Vivaldi and Soler".
With soloists:
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano;
Judith Kulb, oboe;
John Macfarlane, violin;
Anna Steinhoff, viola da gamba;
Jason Moy, harpsichord.
Cost: $50 VIP, $40 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students. Festival passes also available.
Location: Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info: write Bach Week Festival, 1555 Sherman Avenue, Suite 312, Evanston, IL 60201; call 847-269-9050; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.
Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival presents a Candlelight Concert, "Bach or Not Bach", with Joel Spears, lute; and Kiyoe Matsuura, violin.
Cost: $25. Festival passes also available.
Location: Nichols Concert Hall Lobby, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info: write Bach Week Festival, 1555 Sherman Avenue, Suite 312, Evanston, IL 60201; call 847-269-9050; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 3:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival presents a concert, "Virtuoso Soloists", with music by Bach.
With soloists:
Sergei Babayan, piano;
Jennifer Gunn, flute;
Luara Park, violin;
Rebecca Benjamin, violin;
and the
Bach Week Festival Orchestra, Richard Webster, conductor, also
Music Institute of Chicago Academy Orchestra, James Setapen, conductor.
Cost: $50 VIP, $40 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students. Festival passes also available.
Location: Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info: write Bach Week Festival, 1555 Sherman Avenue, Suite 312, Evanston, IL 60201; call 847-269-9050; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.
Friday, May 3, 2019, 7:30 PM.
The Bach Week Festival Orchestra and Chorus, Richard Webster Conductor; the North Park University Chamber Singers; members of Bella Voce; will present the "Festival Finale: Sensational Singers", with music by Bach.
With soloists:
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano;
Ryan Townsend Strand, tenor;
Lisette Kielson, recorder;
Richard Webster, organ.
Cost: $50 VIP, $40 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students. Festival passes also available.
Location: Anderson Chapel, North Park University, 5149 N. Spaulding Avenue, North Park University, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: write Bach Week Festival, 1555 Sherman Avenue, Suite 312, Evanston, IL 60201; call 847-269-9050; e-mail info @ bachweek.org; or visit this site.
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 6:00 PM.
The Haymarket Opera Company, Craig Trompeter General Director, will host a fundraiser "Early Opera Cabaret".
Cost: $200 ($100 of each ticket is considered a tax-deductible donation).
Location: Arts Club of Chicago, 201 East Ontario Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: visit this site.
Sunday, May 12, 2019, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert, "Pulpit & Playhouse -- Bach, Handel, Purcell", also with music by Albinoni.
With soloists:
Anne Bach, oboe;
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano;
Véronique Filloux, soprano;
Reginald Mobley, countertenor;
Thomas Cooley, tenor;
Christopher Edwards, baritone.
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: Visit this site.
Monday, May 13, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Location: Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 7:30 PM.
Bella Voce and Bella Voce Sinfonia will perform a concert, "Welcome to All the Pleasures!", with music by Purcell, Handel, and Vivaldi.
Cost: $65 premium, $45 adult, $10 student. Series subscriptions also available.
Location: Buchanan Chapel at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
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Sunday, May 19, 2019, 3:30 PM.
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
