Early Music Events June 2003

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Saturday, May 31, 2003, 7:30 PM.
The Lutheran Choir of Chicago, led by Artistic Director Andrew Lewis, and the Janus Ensemble, a period-instrument orchestra, will perform two world premier performances (since his lifetime) of Johann Krieger's Dies ist der Tag and Magnificat and Gott ist unser Zuversicht, as well as Vivaldi's Introduzione al Dixit and Dixit Dominus.  Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor will also be performed by Andrew Fredel.
Cost:  Tickets will be available at the door.  General Donation: $15, or $10 and a canned good for Lutheran Social Services; Seniors and students: $8 and a canned good.
Location:  St. John Lutheran Church, 4939 W. Montrose, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-491-6757.
Sunday, June 1, 2003, 4:00 PM.
Location:  the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont, Chicago, Illinois. 

Thursday, June 26, 2003, 8:00 PM.
The Ravinia Festival Bach Marathon I: The Complete French Suites, performed by pianist Vladimir Feltsman.
Cost:  Tickets are $25 to $40, lawn $10.
Location:  the Martin Theater, Ravinia Park, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-266-5100; e-mail tickets@mail.ravinia.org; or visit the Festival website.

Friday, June 27, 2003, 12:10 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, Chester L. Alwes, Musical Director, will perform a vocal and instrumental chamber concert, including music by Corelli, Bach, Handel, and (at the Oak Park event only) José de Torres.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; or e-mail ccole@fourthchurch.org.
Friday, June 27, 2003, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  Tickets are $15, $14 seniors, $5 students.
Location:  At United Lutheran Church, 409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue just south of North Avenue), Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  call 708-386-1576; or e-mail info@baroqueartists.org.

Friday, June 27, 2003, 7:30 PM.
The 2003 Indianapolis Early Music Festival presents the Rose Ensemble performing "Cathedrals of Tudor England," glorious English Renaissance music featuring Latin and English motets by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, exquisite psalm settings from lute virtuoso John Dowland, and powerful mass movements by Robert Parsons.
Cost:  Tickets are $18, or $90 for a Festival ticket.
Location:  the Indianapolis Art Center Auditorium, 820 E. 67th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  call 317-251-5190; mail Festival Music Society, 6471 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, 46220; or e-mail merfms@msn.com.

Sunday, June 29, 2003, 7:30 PM.
The 2003 Indianapolis Early Music Festival presents Rebel performing "Telemann alla Polacca," concerti, suites, and sonatas for recorder, traverso, strings and basso continuo, featuring recorder and traverso virtuoso Mathias Maute.
Cost:  Tickets are $18, or $90 for a Festival ticket.
Location:  the Indianapolis Art Center Auditorium, 820 E. 67th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  call 317-251-5190; mail Festival Music Society, 6471 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, 46220; or e-mail merfms@msn.com.

Monday, June 30, 2003, 6:30 PM.
Lake Park's "Musical Mondays" presents the Bach Babes.
Location:  Lake Park Road, Picnic Area #3, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-962-1680.

Monday thru Sunday, June 9-15, 2003.
The Boston Early Music Festival & Exhibition, Germany: A Melting Pot of French, Italian, Eastern European and Regional Influences.  The Festival includes concerts by leading early music artists, rare instrument exhibitions, lectures, master classes, and scores of concurrent performance events by up-and-coming artists.
Location:  Boston, Massachusetts.
For more info:  call 617-424-7232; e-mail bemf@bemf.org; or write Boston Early Music Festival Incorporated, PO Box 1286, Cambridge, MA 02238.

Friday June 13 thru Sunday June 29, 2003.
The Connecticut Early Music Festival, At New London, Connecticut.
For more info:  call 860-444-2419; or write Connecticut Early Music Festival, PO Box 329, New London, CT 06320.

Indianapolis Early Music Festival

A production of the Festival Music Society of Indiana, The Indianapolis Early Music Festival takes place every June and July at the Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.  In the beginning, the Festival concentrated on the major works of the Baroque era but was later expanded to include that of the Renaissance and Medieval periods.  Music played at FMS concerts was generally composed between 900 A.D. and 1800 A.D.  Performances have included vocal music, both choral and solo; instrumental music, both ensemble and solo; and dance, court, folk and ballet.
Indianapolis EMF 2003 events are scheduled for June 27, June 29, July 11, July 13, July 25, and July 27.
For more info:  call 317-251-5190; mail Festival Music Society, 6471 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, 46220; or e-mail merfms@msn.com.

Bristol Renaissance Faire

Saturdays and Sundays, June 28 thru August 24, 2003, 10 AM to 7 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).

Friday May 30 thru Monday June 2, 2003.
The Amherst Early Music Non-Memorial Day Weekend Workshop.  Classes in: recorder, viol, and reed consorts (at all levels except beginner); master classes in recorder, viol, continuo; Baroque and Renaissance instrumental ensembles; large-group playing & singing; early notation; madrigal ensemble; and sacred harp singing.
Location:  Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York.
For more info:  call 617-744-1324; e-mail info@amherstearlymusic.org; or write Amherst Early Music, 50 Hovey Street, Watertown, MA 02472-3355.

Sunday June 1 thru Sunday June 8, 2003.
The 5th Annual Summer Texas Toot, a "grass roots" early music workshop.  From its humble but enthusiastic beginnings as a recorder workshop, the Toot has become a workshop with an increasingly wide range of early instruments taught by a faculty of world-class performers and pedagogues.
Location:  Concordia University in Austin, Texas.
For more info:  e-mail info@toot.org.

Friday thru Sunday, June 6-8, 2003.
The Early Music Festival at Whitewater.  Paul Lindblad, Choral Conductor, Lisa Gay, Dance Instructor, and Mary Harverson Waldo, Recorder Instructor, join other fine returning faculty:  Dale Armentrout, David Echelard, Julie Elhard, Michael Foote, Kim Katulka, Lisette Kielson, Patrick O'Malley, Karen Snowberg, and Todd Wetherwax.  Classes for all levels of recorder from beginning to advanced, reeds and other loud instruments, viola da gamba, and voice will be offered.
Cost:  Fees range from $155 through $225, depending on accommodations, and include instruction, boarding, and meals.  Registration fee of $30 per person is due by May 22.  Limited scholarships are available.
Get a scholarship application here (PDF, 68 KB).
Location:  the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin.
For more info:  e-mail emfcentral@sbcglobal.net.  For registration and accommodation information:  e-mail Nchabala@mymailstation.com.  To be added to the mailing list, contact thewieses@earthlink.net.
Read the Whitewater EMF 2003 Brochure here (PDF, 442 KB) and the 2003 Class Schedule here (PDF, 82 KB).
Read a rave review of Whitewater EMF 2002 here.

Friday thru Wednesday, June 6-11, 2003.
The Historical Harp Society will sponsor the Boston Early Harp Symposium.  Held in conjunction with the Boston Early Music Festival & Exhibition.
Location:  Boston, Massachusetts.
For more info:  write Marlena BabZ Schilke, PO Box 470513, Brookline, MA 02447.

Wednesday, June 18 thru Monday, June 30, 2003.
The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, an intensive 13-day Baroque residency in period performance with a focus on orchestral and choral performance.  For senior students, pre-professional and professional musicians.
Location:  the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For more info:  call 416-964-9562 ext. 229; or e-mail csmith@tafelmusik.org.

Sunday thru Saturday, June 22-28, 2003.
The San Francisco Early Music Society presents its Baroque Workshop.  Master classes, coached ensembles, baroque orchestra, chorus, baroque dance, faculty and student concerts.
For more info:  call Phebe Craig, 510-540-7415; e-mail phebec@aol.com.

Thursday June 26 thru Thursday July 3, 2003.
The Early Music Week at Pinewoods, sponsored by the Country Dance and Song Society.
Location:  Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
For more info:  call 413-268-7426; e-mail camp@cdss.org; or write Country Dance and Song Society, 132 Main St/PO Box 338, Haydenville, MA 01039-0338.

Friday June 27 thru Saturday July 5, 2003.
The Western Wind Workshop in Ensemble Singing, Session I.
Location:  Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
For more info:  call 212-873-2848; or write The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, 263 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024.


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