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Saturday, October 27, 2007, 1:30 PM.

Rockefeller Chapel and the Chicago Humanities Festival presents
Modern Minstrelsy, the
Home Street Recorder Ensemble, and
Pullman Morris and Sword Dance Ensemble performing
"Noyes Fludde", A Reconstruction of the Chester Mystery Play by
Andrew Schultze. Featuring
Lawrence McCauley as Noah and
Jillian Jocson as his wife.

Cost: $5 pre-order, or $6 at the door.

Location: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: Call Andrew Schultze at 773-774-5706; or visit
rockefeller.uchicago.edu.
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 2:30 PM.

Location: Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.
Friday, November 2, 2007, 7:30 PM.

The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents
Les Violons du Roy,
Bernard Labadie, conductor, with soprano soloist
Karina Gauvin, performing the
Vivaldi and
Pergolesi Stabat Maters.

Cost: Early Music Series subscriptions (three concerts) $63, $12 for students.

Location: Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (at the corner of University Avenue), Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call 773-702-8068; e-mail
concert-office@uchicago.edu; or visit
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/.
Saturday, November 3, 2007, 7:30 PM.
REBEL will perform a concert,
"Irregular Pearls: Music from European Courts & Chambers", with works by
Pandolfi-Mealli,
Biber,
Telemann,
Vivaldi,
Purcell, and
Bach.

Cost: Visit
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/19146 for more information.

Location: Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park,
Illinois.

For more info: call 708-445-8955; e-mail
concerts@utrf.org; or visit
www.unitytemple-utrf.org/concert_series.html.
Saturday, November 3, 2007, 8:00 PM.

The
Chicago Chorale,
Bruce Tammen, conductor, will perform motets by
Bach and
Purcell, among other works.

Cost: $20, $12 students.

Location: Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: e-mail
info@chicagochorale.org, or visit
www.chicagochorale.org/schedule.html.
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 2:00 PM.

The
VOX 3 Vocal Collective will perform a concert,
"Here I Stand, Music of the Reformation", with works by
Walther,
Herman,
Hassler,
Praetorius,
Schütz, and
J.S. Bach.

Read the concert
press release.

Cost: Free admission.

Location: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1218 W. Addison Street, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call 773-968-7143; e-mail
azawada1980@yahoo.com; or visit
www.vox3.org.
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 4:00 PM.

The
Callipygian Players,
Martin Davids, Director, will perform a concert,
"Buxtehude, Biber and Beyond", with music by Germanic composers from the Baroque Era.

Cost: General Admission $20, Student/Senior $15.

Location: First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest,
Illinois.

For more info: Call 847-674-3204; e-mail
director@calplayers.org; or visit
www.calplayers.org.
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 10:30 AM.

The
Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents
Bach's Cantata
Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde ("Glad time of the New Covenant").

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.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 12:20 PM.
Thomas Wikman will perform a recital of music by
Bach and
Zipoli.

Location: Augustana Chapel at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street (55th and University), Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: e-mail
tomwikman@yahoo.com; or visit
www.ThomasWikman.org.
Friday, November 9, 2007, 7:30 PM.
Ars Antigua,
Jerry Fuller, Director, will perform a concert of music by
Vivaldi.

Location: Moser Performing Arts Center, University of St. Francis, 500 Wilcox Street, Joliet,
Illinois.

For more info: E-mail
pbrannon@stfrancis.edu.
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 1:00 PM.
This concert will be held in collaboration with the Chicago Humanities Festival and the Instituto Italiano di Cultura.

Location: Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 2:30 PM.

The
Chicago Humanities Festival will present
Ars Musica Chicago performing a concert
"Water in Sound and Symbol", with works by
Maudit,
Guerrero,
Campion,
Rossi, and
Palestrina, and supplemented by selected readings.

Location: Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: Call 312-661-1028; e-mail
ArsMusicaChicago@aol.com; or visit
www.arsmusicachicago.org.
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 4:00 PM.

The Early Music Series at the
Byron Colby Barn presents
Ars Antigua performing a concert,
"Vivaldi's Four Seasons".

View the 2007-2008 season
flyer.

Cost: Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (seven concerts) price is $84, or $12 per concert. Children under the age of 16 are free. As always at the Barn, you may BYOB.

Location: the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-543-1202; or e-mail
bcbarn@prairiecrossing.com.
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 7:00 PM.

The
Northwestern University Baroque Music Ensemble,
Stephen Alltop, conductor, will perform a concert,
"Glories of the Italian Baroque", with music by
Scarlatti,
Strozzi,
Castello,
Merula,
Uccellini, and
Corelli. Featuring soloists
Ellen Hargis, soprano; and
David Douglass, baroque violin.

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

For more info: call 847-491-5441; or visit
www.music.northwestern.edu/calendar/.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 8:15 PM.

The
Western Michigan University Collegium Musicum will perform its Fall concert with vocal and instrumental music from Spain.

Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo,
Michigan.

For more info: call 269-387-4667.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 8:00 PM.
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 8:00 PM.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 7:30 PM.

The
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform works by
Handel,
Telemann, and Haydn. Featured soloist:
Christopher Martin, trumpet.

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 630/752-5010 (for the Wheaton performance); or visit
www.cso.org/.
Friday, November 16, 2007, 8:00 PM.

Location: Edman Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Washington and Franklin, Wheaton,
Illinois.
Friday, November 16, 2007, 7:30 PM.

The
Baroque Band, together with the
Rockefeller Chapel Choir, will perform
Haydn's
Maria Theresa Mass.

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

For more info: call 312-235-2368; e-mail
info@baroqueband.org; or visit
www.baroqueband.org.
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 7:00 PM.

The
Elgin Choral Union and
Janus Ensemble,
Andrew Lewis, Director, will perform
Handel's
Messiah.

Cost: $23, $18 seniors, $15 student, $5 children under 10 (with adult admission).

Location: Blizzard Theater, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-622-0300; or visit
www.elginchoralunion.org/concerts.htm.
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents
Ensemble La Rota performing a concert,
"Heu, Fortuna Subdula", French Secular Music Before Machaut.

Cost: Tickets are $28-38, $10-$19 for students. Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.

Location: All Saints' Cathedral, 818 East Juneau Avenue, 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.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 3:00 PM.

Location: Luther Memorial Church, 1021 University Avenue, Madison,
Wisconsin.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 3:00 PM.

The
Downers Grove Choral Society will perform
Vivaldi's
Gloria and Rutter's
Magnificat. Featuring soloist
Andrea Holliday, soprano.

Cost: $20, seniors/students $15.

Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter Street, Downers Grove,
Illinois.

For more info: call 630-513-0030; e-mail
President@DGCS.org; or visit
www.dgcs.org.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 4:00 PM.

The
Oak Park Concert Chorale will perform a concert featuring
Vivaldi's
Gloria, also with works by
Victoria,
Schein, and other contemporary composers.

Cost: $15 general admission; $10 seniors/students; children age 5 or younger free.

Location: St. John Lutheran Church, 305 Circle Avenue, Forest Park,
Illinois.

For more info: Call 708-383-4742; e-mail
info@OakParkConcertChorale.org; or visit
www.oakparkconcertchorale.org.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 4:00 PM.

The
Saint Luke Recorder Series presents
John Langfeld, recorder, performing a concert,
"Recorder Music of the 18th & 20th Centuries", with music by
Loeillet,
Bigaglia, and
Vivaldi, as well as other contemporary composers. Also with instrumentalists
Jason J. Moy, harpsichord;
Naomi Bensdorf, oboe;
Phoebe Peterson, bassoon;
Richard Yea, cello.

Cost: Free admission.

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_chamber.shtml.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 6:00 PM.

The
Midwest Young Artists Early Music Ensemble will perform in a concert,
"Old & New Dreams: Part 1".

Cost: $12, $5 students and seniors.

Location: First United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman Avenue, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: Visit
mya.org/events/cat7.php and
mya.org/events/?e=26.
Sunday, November 25, 2007, 3:00 PM.

The
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a
"Messiah Sing-along".

Location: McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 S. Fifth Street, Champaign,
Illinois.

For more info: call 217-378-6802; e-mail
info@baroqueartists.org; or visit
www.baroqueartists.org.
Friday, November 30, 2007, 8:00 PM.

The
University of Chicago Chorus & Orchestra,
James Kallenbach conductor, will perform
Handel's
Messiah.

Cost: Tickets at the door or call 773-702-9075; $30/$20, $10/$5 students.

Location: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call 773-702-9075.
Friday, November 2, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 1:00 PM.
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Monday, November 19, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Saturday, November 24, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 6:30 PM.
Saturday, December 1, 2007, 6:30 PM.

The
Lyric Opera of Chicago,
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor,
David McVicar, director; will present
Handel's opera
Julius Caesar. Featuring
David Daniels as Caesar;
Danielle de Niese as Cleopatra;
Maite Beaumont as Sesto;
Patricia Bardon as Cornelia;
Christophe Dumaux as Ptolemy;
Wayne Tigges as Achilla;
Gerald Thompson as Nireno.

Cost: Varies by seating and day of week. Call for more info.

Location: Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive (Madison & Wacker), Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: call 312-332-2244; or visit
www.lyricopera.org.
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 2:00 PM.

The
Newberry Consort in
Open Rehearsal for
"Journey to Bethlehem".

Location: St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Place, Chicago,
illinois.
Friday, November 30, 2007, 8:00 PM.

The
Newberry Consort will present a concert,
"Journey to Bethlehem: 17th Century German Music for Advent and Christmas".
With
David Douglass, Director and violin;
William Porter, organ; the Newberry Consort Singers:
Ellen Hargis, soprano;
Julia Bentley, alto;
Harold Brock, tenor;
Jeffery Strauss, bass; also the "loud" band
The Whole Noyse, playing cornetto, sackbut, dulcian, recorder, and other string instruments.

Read the Newberry Consort
2007-2008 season brochure (PDF, 1920 KB).

Cost: Ticket prices vary by section and venue, also by time of performance. A multi-concert ten-percent discount is available. Visit the
Ordering Tickets page for details.

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

For more info: call 312-255-3700; visit the Consort
website; or e-mail
consort@newberry.org.
Saturday, December 1, 2007, 8:00 PM.

Location: St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Place, Chicago,
illinois.
Sunday, December 2, 2007, 3:00 PM.

Location: Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston,
Illinois.
Sunday November 4 thru Saturday November 17, 2007.
Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts Early Music Elderhostels.

Location: Carmel Valley,
California.

For more info: write Peter Meckel, General Director, Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, PO Box 116, Carmel Valley, CA 93924; call 831-659-3115; e-mail
hvms@aol.com; visit
hiddenvalleymusic.org.
Friday November 9 thru Saturday November 10, 2007.
St. Louis Recorder Society Masterclass and Recorder Workshop, with
Lisette Kielson.

Location: St. Louis,
Missouri.

For more info: call 309-828-1724; or e-mail
LKielson@LEnsemblePortique.com.
Friday November 16 thru Sunday November 18, 2007.
Fall Texas Toot 2007.

Location: Palestine,
Texas.

For more info: write Joyce Henry, Rio Grande Chapter, American Recorder Society, 4460 Falcon Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88011 USA; call 505-522-4178; e-mail
nmrecorders1@juno.com.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 4:00 PM.

The
Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents
Bach's Cantata #55
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht ("O wretched man, O slave to sin").

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/.
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 9:00 AM CDT.
Marais's Suite
Le Labyrinthe.
Albinoni's
String Sonata (a cinque) in g.
Biber's
Battaglia Sonata. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 12:00 noon CDT.
Pachelbel's
Canon in D. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Friday, November 2, 2007, 6:15 PM CDT.

The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts--Live from the Civic Opera House:
Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents
Handel's
Julius Caesar. Featuring soloists:
David Daniels (Caesar);
Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra);
Maite Beaumont (Sesto);
Patricia Bardon (Cornelia);
Christophe Dumaux (Ptolemy);
Wayne Tigges (Achilla);
Gerald Thompson (Nireno). With the
Lyric Opera & Chorus,
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor. Broadcast live during the 6:15-11:15 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 5:00 PM CST.
Tartini's
Sonata Pastorale in A. Broadcast during the 5:00-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 11:00 PM CST.
Sephardic Song,
Las Estrellas de los Cielos. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 5, 2007, 9:00 AM CST.
Corelli's
Sonata da camera in g.
Couperin's
Le Parnasse, ou L'Apothéose de Corelli. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 5, 2007, 10:00 AM CST.
Hildegard of Bingen's
O Virtus Sapientie. Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff" program on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 5, 2007, 11:00 PM CST.
Dufaut's
Lute Suite in a. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 10:00 AM CST.
Handel's
Music for the Royal Fireworks. Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff" program on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Vivaldi's
Violin Concerto in g, R 317 (Op 12/1).
Bach's
Magnificat in D, BWV 243. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971.
Corelli's
Concerto grosso in c, Op 6/3. Broadcast during the 3:00-3:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Friday, November 16, 2007, 9:00 AM CST.
Dowland's
Lachrimae antiquae.
Holborne's
Elizabethan Dance Suite. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Orient-Occident:
Danse de l'âme;
La Manfredina;
Laili Djân. Broadcast during the 12:00-12:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 4:30 PM CST.
Handel's
Concerto grosso in G, Op 3/3. Broadcast during the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's
Two-Part Inventions nos. 1-7. Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 19, 2007, 9:00 AM CST.
Biber's
Six-Trumpet Sonata in C. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 19, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's
Partita #1 in Bb, BWV 825. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 19, 2007, 6:00 PM CST.
Vivaldi's
String Concerto in G, R 151,
Alla rustica. Broadcast during the 6:00-6:50 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 19, 2007, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Sheep May Safely Graze. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Oboe Concerto in Eb, BWV 1053. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 9:00 AM CST.
Gabrieli's
Canzon #16.
Handel-Halvorsen's
Passacaglia.
Henry VIII's Suite,
Rose without a Thorn. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 1:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Orchestra Suie #1 in C, BWV 1066. Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, November 22, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's
Sinfonia, Wir danken dir, Gott; Nun danket alle Gott; Awake Thou Wintry Earth; Sleepers Wake. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, November 24, 2007, 10:00 PM CST.
Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons;
Violin Concerto #3 in F, R 293. Broadcast during the 10:00-12:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, November 24, 2007, 4:30 PM CST.
Praetorius's
Terpsichore: Courante, Gavotte,
La Bourrée,
Ballet des Sorciers.
Bach's
Orchestra Suite #2 in b, BWV 1067. Broadcast during the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, November 25, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Buxtehude's
Cantata, Nun danket alle Gott,
Now Thank We All Our God.
Bach's
My Spirit Be Joyful. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, November 25, 2007, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach-Busoni's
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564. Broadcast during the 3:00-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 26, 2007, 9:00 AM CST.
Purcell's
Fantasia #2 in F, Z 733.
Bach's
Violin Concerto #1 in a, BWV 1041. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, November 26, 2007, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's
Partita #1 in Bb, BWV 825.
Handel's
Music for the Royal Fireworks. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 10:15 PM CST.
Bach's
Violin Partita #2 in d, BWV 1004. Broadcast during the 10:15-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 1:00 PM CST.
Couperin's
Concerts dans le goôt théatral;
Divertissement #5, Les Plaisirs de l'ille enchantée. Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 6:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Keyboard Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053. Broadcast during the 6:00-8:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 9:00 AM CST.
Handel's Suite from the operas
Florindo and
Daphne.
Purcell's
Fantasia #2 in F, Z 733.
Tallis'
Spem in alium. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Friday, November 30, 2007, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's
Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
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