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Thursday, April 30, 2009, 2:00 PM.

The
Newberry Consort in
Open Rehearsal for
"Arcadia Revisited".

Cost: Free admission (to the Open Rehearsal only).

Location: the Newberry Library Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago,
Illinois.
Friday, May 1, 2009, 8:00 PM.

The
Newberry Consort will present a concert,
"Arcadia Revisited", A Garden of Earthly Delights, with music by Henry and William
Lawes,
Lanier,
Wilson, and Henry
Purcell.
With
David Douglass, Director, violin, viola, and viol; and
Consort regular
Ellen Hargis, soprano;
and special guest instrumentalists:
Grant Herreid, lute and guitar;
Shira Kammen, violin, viola, and viol;
Craig Trompeter, viol, bass violin.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.

Cost: Ticket prices vary by section and venue, also by time of performance. Multi-concert and full-season 10% and 20% discounts are available. Visit the
Ordering Tickets page for details.

Location: St. Chrysostom's Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Pkwy, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort
website; or e-mail
consort@newberry.org.
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.

Location: Khorsabad Gallery, Oriental Institute, 1155 East 58th Street Chicago,
Illinois.
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 3:00 PM.

Location: Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston,
Illinois.
Friday, May 1, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Hopkinson Smith will perform a recital of works for lute.

Location: Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-491-5441; visit
www.music.northwestern.edu/calendar/.
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 7:30 PM.

The
Northwestern Baroque Music Ensemble,
Stephen Alltop, conductor, will perform a concert of works by
Telemann.

Location: Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-491-5441; visit
www.music.northwestern.edu/calendar/.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 12:20 PM.
Thomas Wikman, organist, will perform a concert of works by Frescobaldi, Pachelbel, 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.
Thursday, May 7, 2009, 7:00 PM.
Lauren Challinor, tenor viol, and the
Naperville North High School Orchestra will perform a viola da gamba concerto by
Telemann.

Location: Naperville North High School Auditorium, 899 North Mill Street, Naperville,
Illinois.

For more info: e-mail
Phillip.Serna@valpo.edu.
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 3:00 PM.
L'Ensemble Portique will perform a concert,
"Simple Pleasures, Hidden Treasures: Music of Boismortier". With
Lisette Kielson, recorder;
Garry Clarke, violin;
Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba & cello; and
David Schrader, harpsichord.

Cost: Suggested $10 donation. Children free.

Location: St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square, 2649 N. Francisco Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: e-mail
LKielson@LEnsemblePortique.com; visit
www.lensembleportique.com/; visit
www.stlukesls.org/.
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents the
Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble, with the
Milwaukee Choral Artists, performing a concert,
"Sanctuary: A Cathedral Concert".

Cost: Tickets are $28-$32, $10-$16 for students. Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.

Location: St. Josaphat Basilica, 801 W. Lincoln Avenue (2333 South 6th Street), Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

For more info: call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail
info@earlymusicnow.org; or visit
www.earlymusicnow.org.
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 8:00 PM.
Schola Antiqua of Chicago,
Michael Alan Anderson, Director, will sing an all-vocal program of fifteenth-century music,
"Praying by Number: Proportion and Measurement in Fifteenth-century Music", with works by
Obrecht,
Dunstaple, and
Josquin des Prez.

Cost: $15 general, $5 students/seniors (free for University of Chicago students).

Location: Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call Ursula Pawlowski at 773-955-5887; e-mail
info@lumenchristi.org; visit
www.chicagochant.org.
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 4:00 PM.
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 4:00 PM.
Ensemble Musical Offering will perform a concert,
"The Vivaldi Project, Part I: Viva Vivaldi!". Featured soloist:
Clea Galhano, recorder.

Cost: $35.

Location: All Saints' Cathedral, 818 East Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

For more info: Call 414-839-6195; e-mail
parsleypr@yahoo.com; or visit
www.musicalofferingltd.org.
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 3:00 PM.

The
Saint Cecilia Consort will perform a concert of Medieval and Renaissance music for recorders.

Cost: Free.

Location: Chiesa Nuova, 230 South Laflin Street, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: e-mail
afredel@yahoo.com; or visit
www.chiesanuova.org.
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 4:00 PM.

The
Choir and Orchestra of Saint Clement,
Randall Swanson, conductor, will perform
"A Handel & Haydn Celebration!".

Location: St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Place, Chicago,
illinois.

For more info: Call 773-281-0371; or visit
www.stclementchurch.org/events/concert.php.
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 7:00 PM.

The Northwestern University Alice Millar Spring Festival presents the
Northwestern Baroque Music Ensemble,
Alice Millar Chapel Choir and soloists,
Stephen Alltop, conductor, performing
Telemann's
Der Tag des Gerichts.

Location: Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-491-5441; visit
www.music.northwestern.edu/calendar/.
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 7:30 PM.

The
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra,
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert,
"Musical Fireworks", with works by
Handel and
Haydn.
A free pre-concert lecture presented by
Jim Kendros begins at 6:30 PM in the church chapel.

Cost: $60, $45, $38. Visit
www.baroque.org/buy/subs.htm for series subscription 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, May 18, 2009, 7:30 PM.
A free pre-concert lecture presented by
Jim Kendros begins at 6:00 PM in the Chicago Cultural Center (Randolph Cafe, north entrance).

Cost: $75, $60, $45, $38, $30. Visit
www.baroque.org/buy/subs.htm for series subscription details.

Location: Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago,
Illinois.
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 8:00 PM.
Roger Goodman will perform a faculty recital of works for harpsichord.

Location: DePaul Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: visit
music.depaul.edu/NewsAndEvents/NewsandEventsCalenda/index.asp.
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 3:00 PM.

Pianist
Angela Hewitt will perform
Bach's
Goldberg Variations.

Cost: Varies by date and seating; visit
www.cso.org for details.

Location: Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: Call 312-294-3000; or visit
www.cso.org.
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 7:30 PM.

The
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will perform a concert of
Handel's chamber music.

Location: Sinai Temple, 3104 Windsor Road, Champaign,
Illinois.

For more info: call 217-378-6802; e-mail
info@baroqueartists.org; or visit
www.baroqueartists.org.
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 7:30 PM.

The
Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast Annual Memorial Day Weekend Workshop faculty concert.

Cost: $20, $15 students. Free for workshop participants.

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

For more info: e-mail
phillip@phillipwserna.com; or visit
www.vdgsa.org/3rdCoast.
Sunday, May 31, 2009, 4:00 PM.

The
Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents
Bach's
Cantata #68,
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt ("In this way God loved the world").

Cost: Free.

Location: Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call 773-472-3383; or visit
www.stlukechicago.org/church/music_bach.shtml.
Friday May 15 thru Sunday May 17, 2009.
Galway Early Music Festival.

Location: Galway,
Ireland.

For more info:
write Maura O'Croinin, Galway Early Music, Cahewrfurvaus, Craughwell, Co Galway, Ireland;
call 353 87 9305506;
e/usr/bin/mail
info@galwayearlymusic.com;
visit
galwayearlymusic.com.
Friday May 15 thru Monday May 25, 2009.
Bloomington Early Music Festival.

Location: Bloomington,
Indiana.

For more info:
write Bloomington Early Music Festival, PO Box 734, Bloomington, IN 47402 USA;
call 812-331-1263;
or visit
www.blemf.org.
Friday May 29 thru Monday June 1, 2009.
Tage Alter Musik Regensburg.

Location: Regensburg,
Germany.

For more info:
visit
www.tagealtermusik-regensburg.de.
Saturday May 2 thru Monday May 4, 2009.
Winds and Waves 2009.

Location: Otis,
Oregon.

For more info:
write Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, 56605 Sitka Drive, PO Box 65, Otis, OR 97368
call 541-994-5485;
e-mail
info@sitkacenter.org;
or visit
www.sitkacenter.org.
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
Early Music Now presents the
Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble, with the
Milwaukee Choral Artists, in a workshop for high school and college women's choruses.

Cost: $5 per student, $10 for adults. Limited seating. Reservations by May 4.

Location: St. John's on the Lake, 1840 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

For more info: call 414-225-3113; e-mail
info@earlymusicnow.org; or visit
www.earlymusicnow.org.
Thursday May 14 thru Monday May 18, 2009.
Early Music in Motion Double Reed Workshop,
Robert Wiemken, Director. Shawms and dulcians.

Read the
workshop flyer.

Cost: $200 tuition, $94 room & board.

Location: Columbus,
Indiana.

For more info:
write Juan Carlos Arango, e-mail
jarango@indiana.edu.
call 812-597-0504
visit
www.earlymusicinmotion.org/.
Friday May 15 thru Sunday May 17, 2009.
East Bay Recorder Society Marin Headlands Workshop.

Location: Sausalito,
California.

For more info:
write Anna Lisa Kronman, The East Bay Recorder Society (ARS), PO Box 370069, Montara, CA 94037;
call 925-258-9442;
or e-mail
annalisakronman@gmail.com;
visit
www.symbolicsolutions.com/ebrs.
Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast Annual Memorial Day Weekend Workshop
Friday thru Sunday, May 22-24, 2009.

The
Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast annual workshop for intermediate to advanced players. Features a top-notch workshop faculty both local and from around the country.

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

For more info:
write Russell Wagner, VdGS 3rd Coast Treasurer, The Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast, Chicago Celloworks, 1406 Greenleaf Street, Evanston, IL 60202;
call 847-475-5110;
e-mail
russell@chicagocelloworks.com;
visit
www.vdgsa.org/3rdCoast/.
Friday May 22 thru Monday May 25, 2009.
Amherst Early Music Spring Weekend Workshop.

Location: Hopewell Junction,
New York.

For more info:
write Marilyn Boenau, Director, Amherst Early Music, 47 Prentiss Street, Watertown, MA 02472 USA;
call 617-744-1324;
e-mail
info@amherstearlymusic.org;
or visit
www.amherstearlymusic.org.
Saturday May 23, 2009.
Crowns, Castles, Paupers and Poverty.

Location: Leicester,
United Kingdom.

For more info:
write Festival Office, Leicester Early Music Festival, 126 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QB UK;
call 0116 2709984
e-mail
mail@earlymusicleicester.co.uk;
visit
www.earlymusicleicester.co.uk.
Monday May 25 thru Friday June 12, 2009.
New Brunswick Early Music Festival.

Location: Saint Andrews-By-The-Sea,
New Brunswick.

For more info:
write Daniel Carberg, Saint Andrews Summer Arts Council and Millikin University, 1184 W. Main Street, Decatur, IL 62522;
call 217-352-3045;
e-mail
dcarberg@millikin.edu;
visit
www.geocities.com/mattleesekiwi/NEWBEMF.html.
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 4:00 PM.

The
Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents
Bach's
Cantata #34,
O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe ("O Everlasting Fire, O Source of Love"). Prelude at 3:45 PM.

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/.
Friday, May 1, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT.
Rameau-Godowsky's
Dance Suite: Sarabande & Rigaudon. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT.
Bach's
Cantata #29,
Wir danken dir, Gott:
Sinfonia.
Bach-Siloti's
Prelude in b. Broadcast during the 4:30-5:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Baroque Improvisations:
Canarios;
Canon in D.
Scarlatti-Tommasini's
The Good-Humored Ladies:
Suite.
Purcell's
Chacone in g;
Ground from
Ye Tuneful Muses;
Anthem,
O Sing Unto the Lord. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 4, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT.
Corelli's
Concerto grosso in c, Op. 6/3. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 4, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach-Busoni's
Violin Partita #2 in d, BWV 1004.
Bach's
Cantata #209,
Non sa che sia dolore;
Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV 989. Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 4, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT.
Tartini's
Violin Sonata in g,
Devil's Trill. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Johann Ludwig Bach's Motet,
Unsere Trübsal.
Bach's
Violin and Oboe Concerto in c, BWV 1060;
Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068:
Air on the G String. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Telemann's
Oboe d'Amore Concerto in G.
Bach's
Cantata #97,
In allen meinen Taten. Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, May 7, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582.
Bach-Mozart's
Four Preludes and Fugues After Bach, K 405. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Friday, May 8, 2009, 8:00 PM CST.
Music of the Baroque in a
concert performance of
Bach's
Mass in B Minor. Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 5:00 PM CDT.
Telemann's
Flute Suite in Eb. Broadcast during the 5:00-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 11, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Solo Violin Sonata #1 in g, BWV 1001;
Three-Clavier Concerto #2 in C, BWV 1064;
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in Eb (D), BWV 998. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Mass in b, BWV 232. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080. Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's
Four Duets, BWV 802-5. Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049.
Weiss'
Lute Suite in d. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 18, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Rameau's
Les Indes galantes. Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 18, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Cantata #34,
O ewiges Feuer. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 18, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Corelli's
Variations in d on La Follia. Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 "Music with George Preston" program on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 18, 2009, 8:00 PM.

Live from WFMT presents the
Chicago Early Music Consort performing
"Music for a While", beguiling 17th-century English songs. Broadcast live on WFMT Radio, 98.7 FM; also streaming at
www.wfmt.com.

For more info: call 847-296-4829; or e-mail
info@ChicagoEarlyMusicConsort.org; or visit
www.ChicagoEarlyMusicConsort.org.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
French Suite #5 in G, BWV 816. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's
Cantata #203,
Amore traditore. Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Telemann's
Two-Trumpet Concerto in Eb. Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Sanctify Us;
Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen;
Alle Menschen müssen sterben;
Cello Suite #2 in d, BWV 1008. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 25, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D, BWV 1050. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, May 25, 2009, 1:45 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4. Broadcast during the 1:45-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Cantata #106,
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste ("Actus Tragicus"). Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Susato's
The Danserye. Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's
Lute Suite in g (a), BWV 995. Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's
Two-Part Inventions. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Friday, May 1, 2009, 7:00 PM.

The
Newberry Consort will give a pre-concert lecture for
"Arcadia Revisited".

Location: St. Chrysostom's Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Pkwy, Chicago,
Illinois.
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 7:00 PM.

Location: Khorsabad Gallery, Oriental Institute, 1155 East 58th Street Chicago,
Illinois.
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