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Friday, February 5, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform Mozart's Requiem.  With Arianna Zukerman, soprano; Phyllis Pancella, mezzo-soprano; Scott Ramsay, tenor; Stephen Morscheck, bass.
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, February 7, 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.

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Academy of Early Music Concert Series presents Duo fantaisie en Echo, Phillip Serna and Rachel Cama-Lekx, viola da gamba, performing a concert, "Le changé: The Baroque Transformation & the Varied Viol", featuring music by Schenck, Sainte-Colombe, Bach, Marais, and Abel.  With Ed Parmentier, harpsichord.
Location:  Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 North Division Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
For more info:  Visit this site; or e-mail Phillip.Serna @ valpo.edu.

Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will perform a concert, "Delirium of Love", with works by Handel.
Cost:  $20 general admission, $10 students and seniors.  Children 12 and under free.
Location:  Nichols Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail bbe @ bachandbeethoven.org; visit this site.
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Chicago Temple First United Methodist Church, 77 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4:00 PM.
Location:  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 930 West Higgins Road, Schaumburg, Illinois.

Saturday, February 13, 2010, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents Lipzodes performing a concert, "Guatemala 1600", featuring 16th century Guatemalan music.
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 14, 2010, 2:00 PM.
University of Chicago faculty members Adam Liebert and Roger Moseley will perform a concert of 18th-century Italian chamber music on violin and harpsichord.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  University of Chicago, Smart Museum, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8069; or visit this site.

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents the Chicago Early Music Consort performing a concert, "A Medieval Tapestry", with music by Machaut, Landini, da Bologna, da Perugia, and others.
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, February 14, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Northwestern Baroque Music Ensemble, Stephen Alltop, conductor, will perform a concert of works by Biber.
Cost:  general public $7, senior citizens and Northwestern faculty $5, students $4.
Location:  Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-467-4000; visit this site.

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Barthold Kuijken, artistic director and flute soloist, will perform "A Classical Concert", with works by de St. Georges, Haydn, and Mozart.
Cost:  $20 general; $15 seniors; $5 students.
Location:  Unitarian Universalist Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, Indiana.
For more info:  Visit this site.
Monday, February 15, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 6050 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Friday, February 19, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort's 2nd Annual Emerging Artists Concert presents the Northwestern Baroque Ensemble performing a concert, "The Music of Heinrich Ignaz Biber". 
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, February 20, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Music Hath Charms: Disease and Disability in Music".  With David Douglass, Director and violin; Ellen Hargis, soprano; Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba; David Schrader, harpsichord. 
Cost:  $25, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases.
Location:  Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort @ newberry.org.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Handel Week Orchestra & Chorus, Dennis Northway, Director, will perform a concert, "The Grand Handel: Music for the Peace!", featuring Handel's Jubilate & Te Deum for the Peace of Utrecht.  Pre-concert lecture at 6:45 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, February 21, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Lisa Rogers Lee and friends will perform a recital, "Hildegard Meets Barber", with works by Hildegard von Bingen and Samuel Barber.
Cost:  Requested donation: Adults $10; Students $5; Children under 12 free.
Location:  St. James Cathedral, 65 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-787-7360; or visit this site.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:15 PM.
The Spirit of Gambo will present a mini-recital, "Music for 3", with music by Gibbons, Purcell, Bach, and others.  (This event precedes a concert by the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra.)
Location:  Sheely Center for the Performing Arts, Glenbrook North High School, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail info @ spiritofgambo.org; or visit this site.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4:00 PM.
Midwest Young Artists presents the MYA Early Music Ensemble and MYA New Music Ensemble in concert.  With Charles Pikler, violin.
Location:  Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-926-9898; or visit this site.

Friday, February 26, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Martin Davids, violin, and David Yearsley, organ, will perform a concert, "All Your Cares Beguile", Songs and Sonatas from Baroque London, with music by Handel, Purcell, Corelli, and others.
Cost:  Free admission (for 2/26).
Location:  Trinity United Methodist Church, 1024 Lake Ave, Wilmette, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-502-7255; e-mail calplayers @ me.com; or visit this site.
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana.

Friday, February 26, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Handel Week, Dennis Northway, Director, presents "Cabaret Handel", a concert of cantatas by Handel, Scarlatti, and Bach, also Handel works for harpsichord.  Featured soloist:  Rosalind Lee, soprano. Pre-concert lecture at 6:45 PM.  Reception with the artists follows the concert.
Cost:  $30.  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.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music At First concert series presents City Voices and orchestra, William Chin, Director, performing Handel's Messiah.
Cost:  $20 adults, $15 seniors/students, $50 families
Location:  First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  visit this site or this site.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The University of Chicago Motet Choir and Rockefeller Chapel Choir, James Kallembach, director, will perform Bach's "Mass in B Minor".  Featuring soloists:  Hyun Suk Jang and Tambra Black, sopranos; Lon Ellenberger, countertenor; Matthew Dean, tenor; Andrew Schultze, bass-baritone.
Cost:  $30 front nave, $20 general, $10 students and seniors.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-2100; e-mail musicdept @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The DePaul University Baroque Ensemble, Jason Moy Director, will perform a concert of 17th and 18th century chamber music for instruments and voices by Monteverdi, Cazzati, Merula, Ahle, Bach, Handel, and Telemann.
Location:  DePaul Recital Hall, DePaul University, 804 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail JMOY12 @ depaul.edu; visit this site.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 2:30 PM.
The Fermilab Gallery Chamber Series presents the Chicago Early Music Consort performing a concert, "A Medieval Tapestry", with music by Machaut, Landini, da Bologna, da Perugia, and others.
Cost:  $17 for single tickets, if available.
Location:  2nd Floor Art Gallery, Fermilab, Kirk Road & Pine Street, Batavia, Illinois.
For more info:  630-840-2787; or visit this site.

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.

Friday February 19 thru Sunday February 21, 2010.
"Nobile Sprezzatura", Manneristic Madrigals of Monteverdi.
Location:  Neerpelt, Belgium.
For more info:  Visit this site.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Cantata #54, Widerstehe doch der Sünde ("Stand Firm Against Sin").  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 this site.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 11:00 AM CST.
Rebel's Trio Sonata, Le Tombeau de Monsieur de Lully.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 12:00 noon CST.
Handel's Giulio Cesare: Duet, Son nata a lagrimar.  Bach's Orchestra Suite #1 in C, BWV 1066.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 2:00 PM CST.
Couperin's Les Silvains; Les Tours de Passe-Passe; Les Barricades Mistérieuses.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, February 4, 2010, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Three-Part Sinfonias #s 8-15 (from BWV 787-801).  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, February 5, 2010, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Lute Suite in e, BWV 996.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, February 5, 2010, 3:00 PM CST.
Purcell's Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge Suite.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 4:30 PM CST.
Handel's Water Music Suite in D/G; Joshua: Oh, had I Jubal's lyre.  Broadcast during the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:00 noon CST.
Vivaldi's Viola d'amore and Lute Concerto in d, R 540.  Handel's Judas Maccabaeus: So shall the lute and harp awake.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 11:00 PM CST.
Handel's Harp Concerto in Bb, Alexander's Feast.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, February 8, 2010, 10:00 AM CST.
Renaissance Lute & Friends:  Petit Jacquet; Quinta Pars.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, February 8, 2010, 1:00 PM CST.
Lutes and Viols:  It Was A Lover and His Lass; Viol Fantasy #9; Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:00 PM CST.
Music of the Baroque performs Handel's Acis and Galatea in a recorded concert from October 2009.  Broadcast during the 9:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, February 19, 2010, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's French Suite #1 in d, BWV 812.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, February 19, 2010, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Flute Sonata in e, BWV 1034.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 4:30 PM CST.
Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in D, R 234, L'Inquietudine.  Broadcast during the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonata #1 in G.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 12:00 noon CST.
Anonymous' Bransles de village.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043.  Purcell-Britten's Chacony in g.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 2:00 PM CST.
Handel's Esther: Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains.  Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #1 in E, R 269, Spring.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 11:00 AM CST.
Vivaldi's Flute, Bassoon and Violin Concerto in F, R 100.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10:00 AM CST.
Couperin's Trio Sonata, La Superbe.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, February 25, 2010, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Partita #5 in G, BWV 829.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, February 26, 2010, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's Prelude & Fugue in Eb, BWV 552.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D, BWV 1050.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 3:15 PM CST.
Elizabethan Consort:  Mounsiers Almaine; It Fell on A Summer's Day; La Rosignol.  Broadcast during the 3:15-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 3:00 PM.
James Kendros, Preconcert Lecturer of the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra, will give a presentation and performance, Rare Baroque Period Music Instruments.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Shrine of Christ the King, 6415 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site.


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