Early Music Events January 2008

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Friday, January 4, 2008, 8:00 PM.
Saturday, January 5, 2008, 8:00 PM.
Sunday, January 6, 2008, 3:30 PM.
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Robert Hanson, Music Director, will perform a concert of works by Biber, Rameau, Vivaldi, and Beethoven.  Featured soloist:  Elizabeth Blumenstock, Baroque violin.
Cost:  Visit www.elginsymphony.org for details.
Location:  Hemmens Theatre, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 847-888-4000; e-mail j.griffin@elginsymphony.org; or visit www.elginsymphony.org.

Sunday, January 6, 2008, 3:00 PM.
Martin Davids, violin; Craig Trompeter, cello; and Paul Nicholson, harpsichord; will perform a concert of English Baroque music featuring works by Matteis, Pepusch, Purcell, Geminiani, and Festing.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 312-744-6630; or visit egov.cityofchicago.org.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 12:20 PM.
Thomas Wikman, organist, will perform a recital of music by Buxtehude, Lebegue, and others.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Augustana Chapel at the Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 East 55th Street (55th and University), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit www.ThomasWikman.org.

Saturday, January 12, 2008, 7:00 PM.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Alltop, Director, will perform a concert of works by Vivaldi and Handel.  Featured soloist:  Livia Sohn, violin.
Cost:  $31 adult, $29 seniors, $6 youth, $60 family.
Location:  Hammerschmidt Chapel, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 630-941-0202; e-mail [email protected]; or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents the Callipygian Players performing a concert, "French Flavors".
View the 2007-2008 season flyer.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (seven concerts) price is $84, 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; or e-mail bcbarn@prairiecrossing.com.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 4:00 PM.
"Bach for the Sem", an annual benefit concert presented by Chicago area Lutheran professional singers and instrumentalists, with music by Bach and others.  With Mark Bangert, Artistic Director, and featured soloist Thomas Wikman, organist.
Cost:  Advance tickets:  $18 adults, $8 students/seniors.  At the door:  $20, $10.
Location:  Saint Luke Church, 1500 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 800-635-1116, x712; or call 773-472-3383 (church); or visit www.lstc.edu/events/bach/.

Friday, January 18, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Ensemble Caprice, Matthias Maute director, performing a concert, "Music of the Roma".
Cost:  Early Music Series subscriptions (three concerts) $63, $12 for students.
Location:  Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (at the corner of University Avenue), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8068; e-mail concert-office@uchicago.edu; or visit chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/.

Sunday, January 20, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform a concert of works by Mozart.  With featured soloist Imogen Cooper, piano.
Cost:  Visit www.baroque.org/subscribe/ 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 www.baroque.org.
Monday, January 21, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, January 27, 2008, 4:00 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Cantata #110 Unser Mund sei voll Lachens ("Let our mouths be filled with laughter").
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 www.graceriverforest.org/.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Handel's Harp Variations.  Byrd's New Year anthem, O God, that guides the cheerful.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008, 10:00 PM CST.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #6.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Bach's Italian Concerto.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #2.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 8:00 PM CST.
Bach's Cello Suite #3 in C.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 11:00 PM CST.
Purcell-Barbirolli's Suite for Strings (and Winds).  Broadcast toward the end of the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, January 3, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
J.C. Bach's Sinfonia in Bb, Op 6/4.  Byrd's Motet, Quomodo cantabimus.  Broadcast toward the beginning of the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, January 4, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in g, R316a (Op 4/6).  Broadcast toward the end of the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, January 4, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Handel's Harp Concerto in Bb, Op 4/6.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, January 4, 2008, 8:00 PM CST.
Music in Chicago: Music of the Baroque in a fall 2007 concert of music by Haydn.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, January 6, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Praetorius' Epiphany chorale motet, Puer natus in Bethlehem.  Bach's Keyboard Concerto #1 in d.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Tartini's Violin Sonata in g, Didone Abbandonata.  Broadcast toward the beginning of the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043.  Albinoni's Adagio.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 8:00 PM CST.
The LaSalle Bank Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff:  Gagliano's La Dafne; Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Morley's Sing we and chant it.  Bach's Violin Concerto #2 in E.  Hildegard von Bingen's O Virtus Sapientie.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 3:00 PM CST.
Handel's Coronation anthem, The King Shall Rejoice.  Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in D, R232.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, January 10, 2008, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Telemann's Sonata a quattro in A.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #6 in Bb.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, January 12, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D.  Praetorius' Terpsichore Suite #1 in C.  Broadcast during the 10:00-12:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 5:00 PM CST.
Susato's Six Dances from Danserye.  Broadcast during the 5:00-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Baroque Improvisations: Canarios; Canon in D.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Telemann's Recorder and Viola da Gamba Concerto in a.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 8:00 PM CST.
A live broadcast of music for the viola da gamba with performers John Mark Rozendaal, David Schrader, and Russell Wagner.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Dowland's Lachrimae antiquae.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Locatelli's Concerto grosso in F, Op 7/4.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in D; Cantata #78, Wir eilen mit schwachen.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Locatelli's Concerto grosso in Eb, Op 4/10.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 8:00 PM CST.
The LaSalle Bank Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff:  Lully's Persée.  Broadcast during the 8:00-11:15 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Telemann's The Faithful Music Master: L'Hiver, Pastourelle, Polonaise.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, January 17, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Henry VIII's Rose Without A Thorn.  Handel's Water Music Suite #2 in D.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, January 17, 2008, 3:00 PM CST.
Gabrieli's Jubilate Deo.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, January 18, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Anonymous 13th Century: Volez vous que je vous chant.  Handel's Concerto grosso in e, Op 6/3.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, January 19, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze; Sinfonia from Cantata #29, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist; Orchestra Suite #4 in D.  Broadcast during the 10:00-12:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, January 19, 2008, 4:30 PM CST.
Vivaldi's Violin Concerto #2 in g, R315.  Broadcast in the middle of the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, January 21, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Lutes and Viols:  It Was A Lover and His Lass; Viol Fantasy #9; Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Heinichen's Dresden Concerto in G, S213.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Keyboard Concerto #5 in f.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Aus tiefer Not, BWV 38/1,687; Violin Concerto #1 in a, BWV 1041.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto in D, R93.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Stanley's String Concerto in b, Op 2/2.  Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks Overture.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 1:00 PM CST.
Palestrina's Laudate Peuri.  Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Vivaldi's Chamber Concerto in D, R95, La Pastorella.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, January 24, 2008, 9:00 AM CST.
Handel's Alcina Overture.  Broadcast toward the end of the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, January 24, 2008, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, January 28, 2008, 10:00 AM CST.
Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto in C, R425.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, January 28, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Handel's Harp Concerto in Bb.  Bach's Partita #1 in b, BWV 1002.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #1 in C.  Broadcast in the middle of the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Monteverdi's Selva morale e spirituale: Magnificat.  Broadcast toward the end of the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 8:00 PM CST.
The LaSalle Bank Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff:  Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.  Broadcast during the 8:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 6:00 PM CST.
Handel's Concerto grosso in c, Op 6/8.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.


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