Early Music Events June 2008

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Saturday, May 31, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Friday, June 6, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, June 8, 2008, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Opera Theater; Justin Way, director; Raymond Leppard, conductor; will present Handel's opera Orlando.  Soloists include:  Tim Mead as Orlando; David Trudgen as Medoro; Andriana Chuchman or Dorinda; and others.
Cost:  Varies by seating and date.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance (at Chicago's Millennium Park), 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-704-8414; or visit www.chicagooperatheater.org/.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "The Beguiling Flute", with music by Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, and Albinoni.  Featuring soloist Anita Miller-Rieder, Baroque flute.
Cost:  $30; $27 senior, $15 student.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info@baroqueband.org; or visit www.baroqueband.org.
Thursday, June 5, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Saturday, June 7, 2008, 7:00 PM.
The Chamber Singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will perform a concert, "The Franco-Flemish School: 1420-1600".
Cost:  Free admission (donations welcome).
Location:  Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail mkenneal@fas.harvard.edu.

Sunday, June 8, 2008, 3:00 PM.
The Chamber Singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will perform a concert, "The Queen's Musick: Works by Byrd, Tallis, and Contemporaries".
Cost:  Free admission (donations welcome).
Location:  Congregation Sinai Synagogue, 15 W. Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail mkenneal@fas.harvard.edu.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 5:15 PM.
The Chamber Singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will perform a concert, "Adieu ces bons vins: French Composers in Renaissance Italy".
Cost:  Free admission (donations welcome).
Location:  St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail mkenneal@fas.harvard.edu.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 12:15 PM.
The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series presents the Callipygian Players performing works by Purcell, Lampe, Arne, and Ferrabosco.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-744-6630.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Chamber Singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will perform a concert, "Across the Channel: Music by English and French Renaissance Masters".
Cost:  Free admission (donations welcome).
Location:  Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine Street, Winnetka, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail mkenneal@fas.harvard.edu.

Thursday, June 12, 2008, 6:00 PM.
The Chamber Singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will perform a concert, "Music of the Renaissance: Josquin, Dufay, Byrd, Tallis, and Others".
Cost:  Free admission (donations welcome).
Location:  University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail mkenneal@fas.harvard.edu.

Friday, June 13, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Saint Cecilia Consort will perform a concert with music by Dufay, Lupo, Coperario, Richafort, Isaac, Byrd, Alamire, and others.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1218 W. Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-853-2397; or e-mail afredel@yahoo.com.

Sunday, June 15, 2008, 3:00 PM.
The Chamber Singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum will perform a concert, "Renaissance Favorites: The French and English Schools".
Cost:  Free admission (donations welcome).
Location:  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1218 W. Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail mkenneal@fas.harvard.edu.

Friday, June 27, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Indianapolis Early Music Festival presents The King's Noyse performing a concert, "Le Jardin de Melodies: Songs and Dances of 16th-Century Paris".
Cost:  $22, $12 student; season tickets and partial subscriptions also available.
Location:  Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  call 317-577-9731; e-mail FMS@emindy.org; or visit www.emindy.org.

Sunday, June 29, 2008, 7:30 PM.
The Indianapolis Early Music Festival presents The King's Noyse performing a concert, "A Royal Delight: 17th-Century English Ballads and Dances".
Cost:  $22, $12 student; season tickets and partial subscriptions also available.
Location:  Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  call 317-577-9731; e-mail FMS@emindy.org; or visit www.emindy.org.

Monday June 2 thru Sunday June 8, 2008.
Berkeley Festival & Exhibition.
Location:  Berkeley, California.
For more info:  call 510-642-9988; e-mail tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu; or visit bfx.berkeley.edu.

Friday June 13 thru Sunday June 29, 2008.
Connecticut Early Music Festival.
Location:  New London, Connecticut.
For more info:  write Connecticut Early Music Society, PO Box 329, New London, CT 06320; call 860-444-2419; visit www.ctearlymusic.org.

Saturday June 14 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
Washington Early Music Festival.
Location:  Washington, DC.
For more info:  write Constance Whiteside, Washington Early Music Festival; 106 Jim Lane Road, Scottsville, VA 24590; call 434-286-9004; e-mail info@earlymusicdc.org; visit www.earlymusicdc.org.

Tuesday June 17 thru Sunday June 22, 2008.
Magnolia Baroque Festival.
Location:  Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
For more info:  visit www.magnoliabaroque.com.

Friday June 20 thru Monday June 23, 2008.
Montreal Baroque Festival.
Location:  Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
For more info:  write Susie Napper, Montreal Baroque Festival, 615 Boulevard René-Lévesque 700, Montreal, QC H3B 2L2, Canada; call 514-845-7171; e-mail info@montrealbaroque.com; visit www.montrealbaroque.com.

Friday June 27 thru Saturday August 2, 2008.
Aston Magna Festival.
Location:  Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
For more info:  write Laureen Bubniak, Assistant Director/Communications DirectorAston Magna Foundation, PO Box 28, Great Barrington, MA 01230 USA; call 413-528-3595 or 800-875-7156; e-mail astonmagna@optonline.net; visit www.astonmagna.org.

Friday May 30 thru Monday June 2, 2008.
Amherst Early Music Spring Weekend Workshop.
Location:  Orangeburg, New York.
For more info:  write Amherst Early Music, 47 Prentiss Street, Watertown, MA 02472 USA; call 617-744-1324; e-mail info@amherstearlymusic.org; or visit www.amherstearlymusic.org.

Sunday June 1 thru Saturday June 14, 2008.
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.
Location:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For more info:  write Catherine Magowan, Artistic Admin and Education Coordinator, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7, Canada; call 416-964-9562 x241; e-mail tbsi@tafelmusik.org; visit www.tafelmusik.org.

Wednesday June 4 thru Saturday June 7, 2008.
25th Annual Historical Harp Society Conference and Workshop.
Location:  Berkeley, California.
For more info:  Visit www.historicalharps.org/conference.html.

Whitewater Early Music Festival

 
Friday thru Sunday, June 6-8, 2008.
The Early Music Festival at Whitewater is a weekend workshop held the first full weekend in June.  Activities include:  classes for all levels of recorder from beginning to advanced, reeds and wind band instruments, viola da gamba, and voice; vendor exhibits; informal late-night playing sessions; festival-ending concert; and much more.
Read the Whitewater EMF 2008 Brochure here (PDF, 415 KB), the 2008 Schedule here (PDF, 91 KB), the 2008 Classes here (PDF, 11 KB), the 2008 Classes Summary by Level here (PDF, 20 KB), the 2008 Friday Night Sessions here (PDF, 6 KB), and the 2008 Campus Map here (PDF, 341 KB). 
Read a rave review of Whitewater EMF 2002 here.
Photos of Whitewater EMF here, here, here, here, here, here.
Limited scholarship funding is available (deadline for application is May 20).  For scholarship information, contact Pam Wiese, 815 S. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL 60304-1133; call 708-386-1297; fax 708-386-4241; or e-mail thewieses@sbcglobal.net.
Location:  the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin.
For more info:  write Carol Stanger, Whitewater Early Music Festival, 8328 Woodland Drive, Darien, IL 60561-5265 USA; call 630-789-6402; e-mail cvstanger@aol.com. Or write Nancy Chabala, 8609 45th Street, Lyons, IL 60534-1616 USA; call 708-442-6053; or e-mail nchabala@mymailstation.com.

Sunday June 8 thru Friday June 13, 2008.
Interlochen Adult Early Music Workshop.
Location:  Interlochen, Michigan.
For more info:  write Interlochen College of Creative Arts, PO Box 199, Interlochen, MI 49643 USA; call 231-276-7387; e-mail college@interlochen.org; or visit www.interlochen.org.

Sunday June 8 thru Saturday June 14, 2008.
Baroque Dance for Musicians.
Location:  Cleveland, Ohio.
For more info:  write Julie Andrijeski, Music Dept., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7105 USA; call 216-368-2402; e-mail jxa4@case.edu.

Friday June 13 thru Monday June 16, 2008.
Workshop on Harpsichords, Clavichords, and Fortepiano.
Location:  Stonington, Connecticut.
For more info:  call Steve at 888-427-7723; or e-mail steve@zhi.net.

Sunday June 15 thru Saturday June 21, 2008.
San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Music & Dance Workshop.
Location:  Rohnert Park, California.
For more info:  write Phebe Craig, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA; call 510-684-5177; e-mail phebec@aol.com; visit www.sfems.org.

Sunday June 15 thru Sunday June 29, 2008.
Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.
Location:  Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
For more info:  write Anna Hoffmann, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, 77 W. College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074-1588; call 440-775-8044; e-mail ocbpi@oberlin.edu; visit www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/bpi.

Monday June 16 thru Friday June 20, 2008.
Michigan Summer Harpsichord Workshops.
Location:  Ann Arbor, Michigan.
For more info:  call Edward Parmentier, 734-665-2217; e-mail eparment@umich.edu; or visit www.music.umich.edu/special_programs/adult/harpsichord.htm.

Monday June 16 thru Sunday June 22, 2008.
Historical Dance Summer Workshop.
Location:  Baltimore, Maryland.
For more info:  call Catherine Turocy, 212-662-8829; e-mail catherinemturocy@sbcglobal.net; or visit www.nybaroquedance.org.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 6:30 PM.
First United Church Chicago Summer Sings presents "The Glory of Gabrieli", with Stephen Alltop, conductor.  Singers, recorder players, and gambists are invited for this special collaboration with Early Music Chicago.
Cost:  Singers/instrumentalists/audience $10.  $2 score rental.
Location:  First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
For more info:  call 708-386-5215 x39; or visit www.firstunitedoakpark.com.

Friday June 20 thru Sunday June 22, 2008.
The Music Institute of Chicago Baroque Festival is an intensive weekend of chamber music and orchestral sessions for singers and players of modern or period instruments.  Members of the MIC's Ensemble-In-Residence, Baroque Band, and MIC Early Music faculty will coach instrumentalists and singers in period style and techniques leading to a grand finale Sunday afternoon student concert.
View the event brochure (PDF, 167 KB).
Cost:  $200.
Location:  Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-905-1500 x545; e-mail James R. Brown, Early Music Program Director, jbrown@musicinst.org; or visit www.musicinst.org.

Sunday June 22 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
Bach in the Adirondacks.
Location:  Old Forge, New York.
For more info:  call 315-369-6411; e-mail raymond.erickson@qc.cuny.edu; visit www.artscenteroldforge.org.

Sunday June 22 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
Lute Society of America Summer Seminar 2008.
Location:  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
For more info:  write Nancy Carlin, Lute Society of America, PO Box 6499, Concord, CA 94524; call 925-686-5800; Nancy@NancyCarlinAssociates.com; or visit LuteSocietyofAmerica.org.

Sunday June 22 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
San Francisco Early Music Society Medieval & Renaissance Workshop.
Location:  Rohnert Park, California.
For more info:  write Hanneke van Proosdij, SFEMS, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA; call 510-236-9808; e-mail medren2005@sbcglobal.net; visit www.sfems.org.

Sunday June 22 thru Sunday June 29, 2008.
World Fellowship Early Music Week.
Location:  Chocorua, New Hampshire.
For more info:  write Larry Wallach, 69 Welcome Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230-1103; call 413-528-7212 (day) or 413-528-9065 (eve); e-mail larry@simons-rock.edu.

Monday June 23 thru Friday June 27, 2008.
Michigan Summer Harpsichord Workshops.
Location:  Ann Arbor, Michigan.
For more info:  call Edward Parmentier, 734-665-2217; e-mail eparment@umich.edu; or visit www.music.umich.edu/special_programs/adult/harpsichord.htm.

Thursday June 26 thru Thursday July 3, 2008.
Early Music Week at Pinewoods Camp.
Location:  Plymouth, Massachusetts.
For more info:  write Steve Howe, Country Dance and Song Society, PO Box 338, Haydenville, MA 01039; call 413-268-7426 x3; e-mail camp@cdss.org; visit www.cdss.org/em.

Friday June 27 thru Saturday July 5, 2008.
Western Wind Workshop in Ensemble Singing.
Location:  Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
For more info:  call 212-873-2848 or 800-788-2187; e-mail info@westernwind.org; visit www.westernwind.org.

Sunday June 29 thru Saturday July 5, 2008.
15th-Century Polyphonic Improvisation.
Location:  Cleveland, Ohio.
For more info:  write Ross W. Duffin, Music Dept, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7105; call 216-368-2412; e-mail rwd@case.edu.

Sunday June 29 thru Saturday July 5, 2008.
Mountain Collegium Early Music Workshop.
Location:  Cullowhee, North Carolina.
For more info:  call Pat Petersen, 919-683-9672; e-mail patpetersen@earthlink.net.

Sunday June 22 thru Sunday August 17, 2008.
CAMMAC Early Music.
Location:  Lake MacDonald Music Centre (north of Montreal), Quebec, Canada.
For more info:  call 888-622-8755 x1; e-mail national@cammac.ca; visit www.cammac.ca.

Sunday, June 1, 2008, 3:05 PM CDT.
Rameau's Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts: Trosième Concert.  Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.  Broadcast during the 3:05-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, June 1, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Flute and Oboe Concerto in D; Three-Violin Concerto in F, R 551.  Broadcast during the 8:00-9:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, June 2, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's French Suite #1 in d, BWV 812.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Cello Suite #1 in G, BWV 1007.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, June 5, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
From Shakespeare's Time:  Hollis Berrie; Daphne; My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone; Tickle My Toe.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, June 7, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F, BWV 1047.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, June 7, 2008, 3:05 PM CDT.
Gibbons' In Nomine.  Broadcast during the 3:05-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 12:15 PM CDT.
Live from the Cultural Center, A Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert by the Callipygian Players.  Broadcast during the 12:15-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, June 15, 2008, 3:05 PM CDT.
Bach's Lute Suite in e, BWV 996.  Broadcast during the 3:05-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, June 21, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Keyboard Concerto #5 in f, BWV 1056.  Handel's Oboe Concerto #3 in g.  Broadcast during the 12:00-12:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, June 21, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #2 in g, R 315, Summer.  Broadcast during the 5:15-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, June 23, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G, BWV 1048.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, June 23, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Susato's Dance Suite.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, June 23, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G, BWV 1048.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Purcell's The Fairy Queen: Masque of the Four Seasons.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT.
Pergolesi's Two-Keyboard Concerto in C.  Broadcast during the 4:00-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto in C, R 425.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, June 26, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, June 26, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D, BWV 1050.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, June 26, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Concerto grosso in A, Op 6/11.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, June 26, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, June 27, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Wilbye's madrigal, Draw on, sweet night.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, June 28, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, June 29, 2008, 3:05 PM CDT.
Byrd's Laetentur Coeli.  Bach's Violin and Oboe Concerto in d, BWV 1060.  Broadcast during the 3:05-3:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, June 29, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Cello Suite #2 in d, BWV 1008.  Purcell's If music be the food of love; Fairest isle.  Handel's Violin Sonata in g, Op 1/6 (HWV 364a).  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.


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