Early Music Events May 2010

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Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Friday, April 30, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Festival presents the Chicago Opera Theater; Justin Way, director; Christian Curnyn, conductor; performing Cavalli's opera Giasone (Jason).  With the Baroque Band. 
Cost:  Varies by seating and date.  $30-$120 (50% student discount in most sections).
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 this site.

Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The American Bach Society will present Baroque Band in concert.
Location:  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.

Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform a concert, "Gloriously Baroque--Telemann and Bach".  With Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Sanford Sylvan, bass-baritone.
Cost:  $30-$75, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-551-1414; e-mail baroque @ baroque.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.

Monday, May 10, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The DePaul University School of Music presents a faculty chamber music concert of music by Bach.  Featured performers include: Ilya Kaler, violin; Stephen Balderston, cello; Mary Stolper, flute; Jason Moy, harpsichord.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  DePaul University School of Music, Concert Hall, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail harpsichord @ jjmoy.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2:00 PM.
The Chicago Chapter of the American Recorder Society will present its annual Spring Concert.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 West Dickens, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail msjddawson @ sbcglobal.net; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 10:30 AM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents "Cantatas with Commentary", with Bach's Cantata #180, Schmuecke dich, O liebe Seele.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, 1500 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-472-3383; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Ars Musica Chicago presents Stephanie Sheffield, soprano; Alison Attar, harp; and Joel Spears, lute; performing a concert, "In the Medieval Month of May", with music by Machaut, Landini, da Bologna, Dunstaple, Dufay, and Binchois, among others.
Cost:  $20, $15 seniors, $5 students.  To order tickets, call 312-409-7874.
Location:  DePaul University Art Museum, Richardson Library, 2350 North Kenmore (at Fullerton), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 312-409-7874; e-mail ArsMusicaChicago @ aol.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert of music by Bach.
Cost:  $20, $10 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  St. John’s Lutheran Church, 509 S. Mattis Avenue, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Friday May 14 thru Monday May 24, 2010.
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; e-mail director @ blemf.org; or visit this site.

Friday May 21 thru Monday May 24, 2010.
Tage Alter Musik Regensburg.
Location:  Regensburg, Germany.
For more info:  Tage Alter Musik Regensburg, Postfach 10 09 03, D-93009 Regensburg, Germany; call 0941 8979786; e-mail TageAlterMusik @ t-online.de visit this site.

Friday May 28 thru Sunday May 30, 2010.
Galway Early Music Festival.
Location:  Galway, Ireland.
For more info:  write Maura O'Croinin, Galway Early Music, Caherfurvaus, Craughwell, Co Galway, Ireland; call 353879E+11; e/usr/bin/mail info @ galwayearlymusic.com; visit this site.

Monday May 24 thru Saturday June 26, 2010.
Washington Early Music Festival.
Location:  Washington, DC.
For more info:  write Constance Whiteside, Washington Early Music Festival, 106 Jim Lane Road, Scottsville, VA 24590 USA; call 434-286-9004; e-mail cwHarps @ ix.netcom.com; visit this site.

Saturday May 1 thru Monday May 3, 2010.
12th Annual Winds and Waves Recorder Workshop.
Location:  Otis, Oregon.
For more info:  call 541-994-5485; e-mail info @ sitkacenter.org; visit this site.

Saturday May 8, 2010.
Chant Camp: The Medieval Trope.
Location:  New York, New York.
For more info:  e-mail Susan Hellauer, chantcamp @ chantvillage.com; visit this site.

Friday May 14 thru Sunday May 16, 2010.
East Bay Recorder Society Marin Headlands Workshop.  For recorders and viols.
Location:  Marin Headlands, California.
For more info:  write Merlyn Katechis, The East Bay Recorder Society (ARS), 2923 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 USA; call 510-593-4679; or e-mail merlynk @ berkeleymusic.com; visit this site.

Friday May 14 thru Sunday May 16, 2010.
Soundcatcher: Improvisation.
Location:  Washington, DC.
For more info:  write Tina Chancey, 3706 N. 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22207 USA; call 703-525-7550; e-mail tina @ hesperus.org; visit this site.

Friday May 14 thru Sunday May 16, 2010.
Voices and Viols.
Location:  Hitchin, United Kingdom.
For more info:  e-mail musicadmin @ Benslow.org.

Friday May 21 thru Saturday May 22, 2010.
Soundcatcher: Play by Ear.
Location:  Washington, DC.
For more info:  write Tina Chancey, 3706 N. 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22207 USA; call 703-525-7550; e-mail tina @ hesperus.org; visit this site.

Friday May 21 thru Sunday May 23, 2010.
San Diego Early Music Society Workshop.
Location:  Palomar Mountain, San Diego County, California.
For more info:  write Steve Hendricks, San Diego Early Music Society, 9714 Saskatchewan Avenue, San Diego, CA 92129 USA; call 858-484-1200; e-mail steve @ stevehendricks.com; visit this site.

Saturday May 22 thru Sunday May 30, 2010.
International Academy of Sacred Music.
Location:  Venice, Italy.
For more info:  write Michael Procter, Ringstr 11, 76356 Weingarten, Italy; call 49 7244 966825; visit this site.

Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast Annual Memorial Day Weekend Workshop

 
Friday May 28 thru Sunday May 30, 2010.
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 USA; call 847-475-5110; e-mail russell @ chicagocelloworks.com; visit this site.

Sunday May 23 thru Saturday June 12, 2010.
Leicester Early Music Festival.
Location:  Leicester, United Kingdom.
For more info:  write Leicester Early Music Festival, 126 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QB UK; call 0116 270 9984; e-mail mail @ earlymusicleicester.co.uk; visit this site.

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Cantata #172, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! ("Ring Forth, You Songs, Resound, You Strings!").  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 this site.

Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Live from WFMT presents the Chicago Early Music Consort performing "Musique de Joye", songs and dances from 16th-century France.  Joining regular Consort members will be Ken Perlow and Russell Wagner on viols. Broadcast live on WFMT Radio, 98.7 FM; also streaming at this site.
For more info:  call 847-296-4829; or e-mail info @ ChicagoEarlyMusicConsort.org; or visit this site.

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