Early Music Events May 2004

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Sunday, May 2, 2004, 12:30 PM.
L'Ensemble Portique will perform "The Suite Sonata: the Intellect, the Abstract & the Fanciful", Exploring the Form, Development and Inspiration of the Baroque Sonata, featuring music by Frescobaldi, Vivaldi, Telemann, Boismortier, J.S. Bach, and Corelli.  With Lisette Kielson, recorder; Pablo Mahave-Veglia, Baroque cello; and Andrew Paul Fredel, harpsichord.
Location:  the Elvehjem Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 608-287-1006; or visit www.lensembleportique.com.

Sunday, May 2, 2004, 7:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival presents Eric Budzynski, organ, performing J.S. Bach's "Leipzig Chorale"; Louise Dixon, flute, performing Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor", BWV 1067; Stefan Hersch, violin, and Michael Henoch, oboe, performing Bach's "Concerto in C Minor" BWV 1060 for oboe and violin; and the Bach Week Festival Chorus, Patrice Michaels, soprano, Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano, Harold Brock, tenor, and Peter Van de Graaff, bass, performing Bach's "Cantata 21".
Cost:  Visit www.bachweek.org/bwf/tickets.php for ticket prices.
Location:  First Congregational Church, Hinman & Grove, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-236-0452; e-mail bachwk@aol.com; or visit www.bachweek.org/.

Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 12:15 PM.
The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series presents The Forces of Virtue performing "Italian Baroque Bouquet", featuring the music of Salamone and Luigi Rossi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Tarquinio Merula, Claudio Monteverdi, and others.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-744-6630.

Thursday, May 6, 2004, 5:45 PM.
The Scholars of Cambrai will present a program of lute song for one and two voices featuring music by Peri, Frescobaldi, Jones, Campion, Boesset, Castaldi, Grandi, and others.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  St. Clare Auditorium, St. Peter's in the Loop, 110 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 708-758-3750

Friday, May 7, 2004, 8:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival presents Richard Webster, organ, performing J.S. Bach's Sinfonia to "Cantata 29", Wir danken dir, Gott; David Schrader, organ, performing Handel's organ concerto, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale", HWV 295; Channing Philbrick, trumpet, Lewis Kirk, bassoon, and Judith Kulb, oboe, performing Biscoglia's "Concerto" for trumpet, bassoon, and oboe; Mary Springfels, gamba, and David Schrader, continuo, performing Telemann's "Sonata in e minor" for viola da gamba and basso continuo; and Katinka Kleijn, cello, performing C.P.E. Bach's "Cello Concerto in A major".  With the Bach Week Festival Orchestra.
A champagne and chocolate reception follows.
At 10:15 PM, a Chapel Candlelight Concert, with Marc Johnson, cello, performing J.S. Bach's "Suite #1 in G Major" 1007 for unaccompanied cello; and Blair Milton, violin, performing Bach's "Suite # 1 in G Minor" 1001 for unaccompanied violin.
Cost:  Visit www.bachweek.org/bwf/tickets.php for ticket prices.
Location:  First Congregational Church, Hinman & Grove, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-236-0452; e-mail bachwk@aol.com; or visit www.bachweek.org/.

Sunday, May 9, 2004, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Dieter Kober, conductor, with John W. W. Sherer, organist, will perform music by Handel.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, North Michigan Avenue at Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-787-4570.

Sunday, May 9, 2004, 7:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival presents trombone quartet selections by Gabrieli and "friends"; the Bach Week Festival Chorus performing J.S. Bach's motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; the Bach Week Festival Orchestra performing Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major", BWV 1049; David Schrader, harpsichord, performing Soler's "Fandango"; and Patrice Michaels, soprano, Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano, Harold Brock, tenor, and Douglas Anderson, bass, performing Bach's "Magnificat in D Major" BWV 243.
Cost:  Visit www.bachweek.org/bwf/tickets.php for ticket prices.
Location:  Music Institute of Chicago, Chicago & Grove, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-236-0452; e-mail bachwk@aol.com; or visit www.bachweek.org/.

Saturday, May 15, 2004, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, May 16, 2004, 2:30 PM.
The Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, conductor, with Bruce Bengtson, organist, and Hesternus, a recorder and early music instrumental consort, will perform "Musical Tapestries, Palestrina and Bach to Liszt", including works by J.S. Bach, Liszt, Wilbye, Crecquillon, Soderini, Farina, Holborne, Mantuanus, and Praetorius.
Cost:  $26 general admission; tickets also available at the door.
Location:  Saint Anthony Catholic Church, 1711 South Ninth Street at Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414/800-291-7605

Sunday, May 16, 2004, 7:00 PM.
Ars Musica Chicago will perform a concert "Hispanic Inspirations: Music from the Convents and Basilicas of Spain and Mexico", illustrating the religious and musical connections between major convents and basilicas in Spain and Mexico.  Relevant readings will show how the veneration of the Holy Virgin was an inspiration to artists and composers.
Cost:  General admission $15, seniors & students $12.
Location:  St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1010 W. Webster, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-409-7874; or e-mail info@arsmusicachicago.org.

Sunday, May 16, 2004, 7:00 PM.
The Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival presents the Alice Millar Chapel Choir, Stephen Alltop, conductor; the Northwestern University Early Music Ensemble, Mary Springfels, director; and School of Music soloists performing Monteverdi's Vespers.  At 6:00 PM, there will be a pre-concert presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Kurtzman of Washington University, and editor of the Oxford edition of Monteverdi's Vespers.
Cost:  Free-will offering.
Location:  Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-467-4000 or 847-491-5441; or e-mail j-schwartz@nwu.edu or swa440@northwestern.edu.

Sunday, May 16, 2004, 7:30 PM.
Music of the Baroque, Jane Glover, Music Director, will perform "Heights of Power", Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and Haydn's Mass in D Minor.  Featuring Amy Burton, soprano; Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Hansen, tenor; Peter Van De Graaff, bass.
Cost:  Tickets are $29 to $46, seniors $22; season subscriptions are also available.
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, May 17, 2004, 8:00 PM.
Location:  Old St. Patrick's Church, 700 W. Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004, 8:00 PM.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.

Tuesday, May 18, 2004, 12:15 PM.
Christian Kraus, harpsichord, will perform Scarlatti's "Sonata in D Major", the "Prelude and Fugue in F Minor" from Bach's second book of the "Well-Tempered Clavier," and Handel's "Suite No. 3 in D Minor".
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, 1010 E. 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Thursday, May 20, 2004, 3:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort in Open Rehearsal for "Machaut and the Medieval World".
Location:  the Newberry Library Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Friday, May 21, 2004, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort presents a concert, "Machaut and the Medieval World".  Hear the mystical harmonies and poetry of a composer that changed the course of music forever.  The creations of Guillaume de Machaut are infused with charm, wit, puzzles, and ironies, and the Newberry Consort is the ensemble most experienced in bringing these magical works to life.  Performers include Drew Minter, Mark Rimple, Mary Sprinfels, and David Douglass.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Read the press release.
Location:  the Newberry Library Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
  For ticket prices and more info:  call 312-255-3700; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort@newberry.org.
Saturday, May 22, 2004, 8:00 PM.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.
Sunday, May 23, 2004, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.

Friday, May 21, 2004, 8:00 PM.
The Oriana Singers, Willian Chin, Director, together with a period-instrument ensemble, will perform "Jubilate Deo", a concert of early Baroque music by Monteverdi, Schütz, Bouzignac, Hammerschmidt, and more.
Cost:  $15
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-262-4558.
Sunday, May 23, 2004, 3:00 PM.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, May 23, 2004, 7:30 PM.
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana will perform Italian Music of the 17th Century, with works by Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, and Scarlatti.
Location:  McKinley Presbyterian Church, Fifth and John Streets, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; write Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, P.O. Box 6775, Champaign, IL 61825; or e-mail info@baroqueartists.org.

Sunday, May 30, 2004, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Cultural Center's Sunday Salon Series presents Ars Antigua performing a concert, "Music of the French Baroque", featuring works by Hotteterre, Naudot, Rameau, Boismortier, and Baton.
Cost:  Admission is free.
Location:  Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-744-6630.

Friday May 21 thru Monday May 31, 2004.
Bloomington Early Music Festival.
Location:  Bloomington, Indiana.
For more info:  write Alain Barker, Executive Director, Early Music Associates, Inc., PO Box 734, Bloomington, IN 47402; call 812-331-1263; e-mail office@blemf.org; visit www.blemf.org.

Saturday thru Sunday, May 1-2, 2004, beginning at 10:00 AM.
The Sunset Lodge Recorder Retreat.  Large and small group playing.  Players of other instruments (e.g., viola da gamba) are also welcome.  Bring instruments, music, and music stands.  Accommodations include meals and room at the Lodge (dorm style with bunks; bring extra bedding, if you can; other accommodations are also available at nearby motels).  You may also arrive early, on Friday evening (please call ahead to arrange this).
Cost:  $40 per person.
Location:  Sunset Lodge, Glenn, Michigan (about 30 miles north of Benton Harbor on I-196, along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan).
For more info:  call 708-366-7720 or 269-227-3494 (Sunset Lodge number); or e-mail eljacee@hotmail.com.

Thursday, May 13, 2004, 7:30 PM.
The Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival presents a performance masterclass for singers and instrumentalists on Monteverdi's "Vespers", featuring panelists Kurt Hansen, Stephen Alltop, David Douglass, Jeffrey Kurtzman, and Mary Springfels.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail swa440@northwestern.edu.

Friday May 28 thru Sunday May 30, 2004.
San Diego Early Music Society 36th Annual Workshop.
Location:  Palomar Mountain, San Diego County, California.
For more info:  write Lynn Lipetzky, Workshop Coordinator, SDEMS, 1367 S. Grade Road, Alpine, CA 91901; call 619-445-3695; e-mail lynnl@cts.com; visit www.sdems.org.

Saturday May 29 thru Saturday June 5, 2004.
Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts Early Music Seminar.
Location:  Carmel Valley, California.
For more info:  write Peter Meckel, General Director, Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, Box 116, Carmel Valley, CA 93924; call 831-659-3115; e-mail hvms@aol.com; visit hiddenvalleymusic.org.

Sunday May 30 thru Sunday June 13, 2004.
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.
Location:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For more info:  write Colleen Smith, Director of Education, Tafelmusik, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M6H 2P2, Canada; call 416-964-9652 x229; e-mail csmith@tafelmusik.org; visit www.tafelmusik.org.

Monday May 31 thru Saturday June 5, 2004.
Texas Toot, Summer Edition.
Location:  Concordia University, Austin, Texas.
For more info:  write Daniel Johnson, PO Box 4328, Austin, TX 78765-4328; call 512-371-0099; e-mail info@toot.org; visit www.toot.org.

Sunday, May 2, 2004, 12:30 PM CDT.
L'Ensemble Portique will perform "The Suite Sonata: the Intellect, the Abstract & the Fanciful", Exploring the Form, Development and Inspiration of the Baroque Sonata, featuring music by Frescobaldi, Vivaldi, Telemann, Boismortier, J.S. Bach, and Corelli.  With Lisette Kielson, recorder; Pablo Mahave-Veglia, Baroque cello; and Andrew Paul Fredel, harpsichord.  "Live from the Elvehjem", broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Location:  the Elvehjem Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit www.lensembleportique.com.

Sunday, May 2, 2004, 4:00 PM CDT.
Music of the Baroque, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, with vocal soloists Ellen Hargis, Daniel Taylor, Julia Bentley, James Ruff, and Peter van de Graaff, performing Purcell's Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday 1691, Welcome, Welcome Glorious Morn; Handel's Gloria; Purcell's Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday 1694, Come Ye Sons of Art.  Broadcast during the 4:00-5:55 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 12:15 PM CDT.
The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series presents The Forces of Virtue performing "Italian Baroque Bouquet", featuring the music of Salamone and Luigi Rossi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Tarquinio Merula, Claudio Monteverdi, and others.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, May 29, 2004, 9:30 AM CDT.
Ars Antigua will present Guy Tell and Bob Green playing hurdy gurdy music of the French Baroque.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio.

Friday, May 21, 2004, 7:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will give a pre-concert lecture for "Machaut and the Medieval World".
Location:  the Newberry Library Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Saturday, May 22, 2004, 7:00 PM.
Location:  Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.


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