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Founded in 1974 by Karel Paukert and directed by Richard R. Webster
every May since, the Bach Week Festival in Evanston,
Illinois combines the Bach Week Festival Chorus with professional instrumentalists from the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Lyric Opera Orchestra, and Northwestern University. The music of Bach predominates, but works by other Baroque composers have been added selectively, particularly works by worthy but lesser-known composers not widely performed elsewhere. One critic called the Bach Week Festival "the most comprehensive celebration of J. S.'s music west of Leipzig."

2010 Bach Week Festival events will take place on:
10/11/2009.

Photos of the Bach Week Festival
here.

Location: Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: write Bach Week Festival, P.O. Box 1832, Evanston, IL 60204-1832; e-mail
info@bachweek.org; for tickets call 800-595-4849; or visit
www.bachweek.org/bwf/tickets.php or
bachweek.tix.com.
Saturdays and Sundays, from early July through early September, including Labor Day Monday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Spend a day filled with revelry and merriment, the arts, enlightenment, and delightful family fun. Discover the entertainment on 16 open air stages; discover the feasting by sampling delectable treats from 50 food booths; discover the marketplace--over 180 high quality arts and crafts shops.

Location: Bristol,
Wisconsin (near the Illinois/Wisconsin border).

For more info: call 847-395-7773; visit
www.renfair.com/bristol.

Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Office of Tourism, and representing an unprecedented collaboration amongst the City of Chicago and some of Chicago's leading Early Music ensembles and organizations, the first-ever CEMF, April 20-25, 2010, will feature free and ticketed performances; lectures and master classes; community events; and an exhibition of instrument builders, music publishers and other Early Music resources.

View the Festival
press release

Read more Festival information
here.

For more info: call 312-744-8948; e-mail
kennon.brown@cityofchicago.org.
Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival

The Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival is celebrated (typically every spring) at the
Northwestern University School of Music.

Location: Northwestern University, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: e-mail
j-schwartz@nwu.edu or
swa440@northwestern.edu.

The Handel Week Festival is an annual week-long festival to celebrate the music of George Frideric Handel. The Festival is typically held in February of each year at
Grace Episcopal Church, in Oak Park,
Illinois. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Dennis E. Northway and Charles Chauncey Wells, Handel Week is patterned after the highly sucessful
Bach Week Festival.

Handel Week 2009 events on:
2/21/2009,
2/27/2009,
3/8/2009.

Photos of Handel Week 2003
here.

Location: Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park,
Illinois.

For more info: Call 708-383-2261; e-mail
info@handelweek.com; or visit
www.handelweek.com.

A production of the
Festival Music Society of Indiana, The Indianapolis Early Music Festival, under the direction of Mark Cudek, was founded in 1966 as the U.S.' second early music organization and has the distinction of being the nation's oldest early music presenter in continuous operation. All Festival concerts take place
every June and July at the Indiana History Center, Indianapolis,
Indiana.

Indianapolis Early Music Festival 2009 events on:
6/26/2009,
6/27/2009,
7/10/2009,
7/12/2009,
7/17/2009,
7/18/2009,
7/19/2009.

Location: Basile Opera Center, 4011 N. Pennsylvania Street, (40th & Pennsylvania Streets), Indianapolis,
Indiana.

For more info: call 317-577-9731; e-mail
fms@emindy.org; or visit
www.emindy.org. Newsletter sign-up: e-mail
newsletter@emindy.org.

The Madison Early Music Festival brings world-renowned ensembles and artist/teachers together for eight days of workshop classes and a seven-concert series.
MEMF 2009 joins the 2009 International Year of Astronomy in a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, including the 400th anniversary of the first astronomical observation made through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. The Festival will explore works that were inspired by scientific discovery, and the interrelationships between science, music, society, and culture.

The 2009 Madison Early Music Festival runs July 11-18, 2009. MEMF concerts will be performed on
7/11/2009,
7/12/2009,
7/14/2009,
7/16/2009,
7/17/2009,
7/17/2009,
7/18/2009.

Location: University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wisconsin.

For more info: write Chelcy Bowles, Program Director, Madison Early Music Festival, Room 7223, 21 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53715; call 608-265-5629; e-mail
cbowles@dcs.wisc.edu; or visit
www.memf.dcs.wisc.edu.

The Peoria Bach Festival is organized and offered as gift to the city of Peoria and Central Illinois during the first weekend of June every year by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Peoria. Since its founding in 2003 by Trinity's Cantor Martin Dicke and Dr. John Jost, Director of Choral activities at Bradley University, the Peoria Bach Festival has quickly grown from a local arts event into a significant regional festival. It seeks to not only showcase Peoria's own musicians, but also to attract national and international talent.

The 2009 Peoria Bach Festival will be held June 1-7, 2009.

Peoria Bach Festival 2009 events on:
6/2/2009,
6/3/2009,
6/4/2009,
6/4/2009,
6/5/2009,
6/5/2009,
6/6/2009,
6/7/2009,
among others (visit the Festival
website).

Location: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 135 NE Randolph Avenue, Peoria,
Illinois.

For more info: write Peoria Bach Festival, c/o Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 135 NE Randolph Avenue, Peoria, IL 61606-1920; call 309-676-4609; e-mail
peoriabachfestival@trinitypeoria.com; or visit
www.peoriabachfestival.org/.
Thursday November 12 thru Sunday November 15, 2009.
A Handel Festival.

Location: Williamsburg,
Virginia.

For more info:
write Mary Cottrill, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Bruton Parish Church; The College of William and Mary, CWF Museums, PO Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187;
call 757-220-7984;
e-mail
mcottrill@cwf.org;
visit
www.WilliamsburgFestival.com.
Friday December 11 thru Saturday December 12, 2009.
A Handel Festival.

Location: Williamsburg,
Virginia.

For more info:
write Mary Cottrill, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Bruton Parish Church; The College of William and Mary, CWF Museums, PO Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187;
call 757-220-7984;
e-mail
mcottrill@cwf.org;
visit
www.WilliamsburgFestival.com.