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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 Opera Theater; Justin Way, director; Christian Curnyn, conductor; will present Cavalli's opera Giasone.  With the Baroque Band
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/.

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 www.baroqueband.org.

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 www.baroque.org 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 www.baroque.org.
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Cost:  $38-$60, depending on seating.  Series subscriptions also available.  Visit www.baroque.org for details.
Location:  First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.

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 www.chicagoars.org/.

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 www.stlukechicago.org/church/music_bach.shtml.

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 www.arsmusicachicago.org.

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 www.baroqueartists.org.

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 www.graceriverforest.org/.

Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Live from WFMT presents the Chicago Early Music Consort performing "A Medieval Tapestry", 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.