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Concerts Royaux (lute, flute, and viola da gamba players)

Concerts

Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Rule Britannia!", Arne's Shakespeare songs, opera arias, and chamber works from the Newberry Library collections.  With Ellen Hargis, soprano; Judith Malafronte, mezzo-soprano; William Hite, tenor; David Douglass, violin; Brandi Berry, viola; Anita Miller-Rieder, flute; Craig Trompeter, cello; Jason Moy, harpsichord.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $28, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases, else visit this site.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.

Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Ensemble Voltaire will perform a concert, "Coach Class II: A Voyage Through Europe".
Cost:  $20 general; $15 seniors; $5 students.
Location:  Trinity Episcopal Church, 3243 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  call 317-808-2224; visit this site.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 4:00 PM.
Location:  Historic Athenaeum's German Fest, The Athenaeum Foundation, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 5:00 PM.
Early Music Now presents The Rose Ensemble performing a concert, "Il Poverello", featuring hymns, dances, and motets honoring St. Francis of Assisi.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  St. Joseph Chapel, 1501 South Layton Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 414-225-3113 or 877-546-8742 (877-54music); e-mail info @ earlymusicnow.org; or visit this site.

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Madison Bach Musicians will perform a concert, "Corelli, Haydn, Vivaldi & Bach".  Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes before the concert.
Cost:  $25 general, $20 students/seniors ($5 off when purchased in advance).  Visit this site for details.
Location:  First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit this site.

Monday, October 4, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will perform a concert.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail bbe @ bachandbeethoven.org; visit this site.

Monday, October 4, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Chamber Musicians Brass will perform a concert of works by Pezel, Gabrieli, and Dahl.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio.
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-819-5800; or visit this site.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 12:20 PM.
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Manz Organ Series presents Thomas Wikman, organist, performing a concert of works by Frescobaldi, Titelouze, Buxtehude, and others.
Cost:  Freewill offering.
Location:  Augustana Chapel at the Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 East 55th Street (55th and University), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site.

Thursday, October 7, 2010, 8:00 PM.
EnsAmble Ad-Hoc will perform a concert, "Mano a mano", with works by Peri, Hidalgo, and others.
Location:  Oxalá Gallery, 1653 W. 18th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-850-1655; e-mail fhacostam @ gmail.com or joseluicito @ gmail.com; or visit this site.

Friday, October 8, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "Hell's Angels - Masters of the Violin", with music by Corelli, Locatelli, Torelli, and Tartini.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info @ baroqueband.org; or visit this site.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Friday, October 8, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble will perform in concert.
Location:  Eaton Chapel, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit this site.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Location:  Gates of Heaven, 302 E. Gorham Street, Madison, Wisconsin.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6:00 PM.
The Chicago Early Music Consort will perform a concert, "Musique de Joye", joyous songs and dances from 16th-century France.
Location:  St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-243-7373; or visit this site.
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4:00 PM.
Location:  First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 6:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival will present its annual fundraiser concert. 
Cost:  $50, $100, $150, depending on the donation level (includes food and drink as well as concert admission).
Location:  Schaefer's Wines, 9965 Gross Point Road, Skokie, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-648-0813; or visit this site.

Monday, October 11, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra together with the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Pro Arte Singers will perform a concert, "The Saxon and the Priest", with works by Vivaldi, Handel, and others.
Cost:  $20 general; $15 seniors; $5 students.
Location:  Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  call 317-808-2224; visit this site.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  First United Church, 2420 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, Indiana.

Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Bach and Beethoven Ensemble will perform a concert, "Combattimento/Actéon", with works by Monteverdi and Charpentier.
Cost:  $20 general admission, $10 students and seniors.
Location:  Chicago Temple First United Methodist Church, 77 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  e-mail bbe @ bachandbeethoven.org; visit this site.

Saturday, October 16, 2010, 8:00 PM.
Viols in Our Schools presents Phillip Serna, viola da gamba, performing a viola da gamba concerto with the Concord Chamber Orchestra.
Location:  Saint Matthews Lutheran Church, 1615 Wauwatosa Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more info:  Visit this site; or the Viols in Our Schools Facebook page.

Saturday, October 16, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Bella Voce, Andrew Lewis, Director, will perform a concert, "Gabriel Jackson and the Tudors", with works by Browne, Carver, and Tallis, also modern compositions by Jackson influenced by those Tudor composers.
Cost:  $35 premium/$28 general admission/$15 students with ID.  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-479-1096; e-mail mail @ bellavoce.org; or visit this site.
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Glenview Community Church, 1000 Elm Street (corner of Glenview Road and Elm), Glenview, Illinois.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present a concert, "Music for Voice and Lute".
Cost:  $30, $20 students.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  Episcopal Chapel of St. John the Divine, 1011 S. Wright Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info @ baroqueartists.org; or visit this site.

Friday, October 22, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Karen Lynne Deal, conductor, will perform a concert, "Bach Rocks", with the "Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3-5".
Cost:  $24.
Location:  St. Agnes Church, 245 N. Amos Avenue, Springfield, Illinois.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main Street, Bloomington, Illinois.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 3:00 PM.
The Venice Baroque Orchestra, with violin soloist Robert McDuffie, will perform Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, also Philip Glass' Violin Concerto No. 2: The American Four Seasons.
Cost:  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 312-334-7777; visit this site.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents L'Ensemble Portique performing a concert, "Simple Pleasures, Hidden Treasures: Music of Boismortier".  Performers include:  Lisette Kielson, recorder; Garry Clarke, violin; Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba & cello; David Schrader, harpsichord.
View the concert flyer.
Cost:  Individual tickets are $15. Series subscription (six concerts) price is $72, 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; e-mail bcbarn @ prairiecrossing.com; or visit this site.

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents Bach's Cantata BWV 92, Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn ("I have to God's heart and mind").
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.

Thursday, October 28, 2010, 6:00 PM.
Fretwork will illustrate and discuss the remarkable stories of Jewish musicians at the Court of Henry VIII.
Cost:  Tickets are $18 ($10 for Spertus members) and can be purchased online at this site or by calling 312-322-1773.
Location:  Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit this site; call 312-322-1756; e-mail bgomberg @ spertus.edu.

Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Fretwork performing a concert, "Birds on Fire -- Jewish music for viols", with music by the Bassano and Lupo families.
Cost:  Visit this site for details.
Location:  Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street (at the corner of University Avenue), Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-702-8068; e-mail chicagopresents @ uchicago.edu; or visit this site.

Sunday, October 31, 2010, 5:00 PM.
The DePaul University Baroque Ensemble will perform in concert.
Location:  DePaul Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  visit this site.

brass players (trombone & sackbut)

Workshops

Friday October 8 thru Monday October 11, 2010.
Amherst Early Music Columbus Day Weekend Workshop.
Location:  Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
For more info:  visit this site.

Sunday October 17 thru Saturday October 23, 2010.
French Baroque at the Chateau de Meridon.
Location:  France.
For more info:  write Kirkjan Horringa, La Pellegrina, Merwedeplantsoen 73, 3522 JZ Utrecht, The Netherlands; e-mail info @ pellegrina.net; visit this site.

Saturday, October 23, 2010.
Winds of Southern Wisconsin Recorder Workshop, with Clea Galhano.
Cost:  $70.  Please register by October 17.
Location:  St. Francis House, University of Wisconsin, 1001 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  e-mail info @ windsofsouthernwisconsin.org; visit this site.

Saturday, October 23, 2010.
Philadelphia Recorder Society Recorder Workshop.
Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
For more info:  visit www.philadelphiarecordersociety.org).

Sunday October 31 thru Saturday November 13, 2010.
Hidden Valley Early Music Exploritas.
Location:  Carmel Valley, California.
For more info:  write Peter Meckel, PO Box 116, Carmel Valley, CA 93924 USA; call 831-659-3115; e-mail hvms @ aol.com; visit this site.

Services - Cathedral

Services

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:45 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Cantata #129, Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott (Praised be the Lord, my God).  Prelude at 3:45 PM, vespers service at 4:00 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.

Broadcasts - Microphone

Broadcasts

Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Solo Violin Sonata #3 in C, BWV 1005.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:15 PM CDT.
Milano's Ricercare in g.  Broadcast during the 10:15-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:00 PM CDT.
Rameau's excerpts from Harpsichord Suite in a.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 4, 2010, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Chamber Musicians Brass will perform a concert of works by Pezel, Gabrieli, and Dahl.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio, and on the Internet at this site.
For more info:  visit this site.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 11:00 AM CDT.
Gabrieli's motet Audite Principes.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 2:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d, BWV 903.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 7, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT.
Vivaldi's Cello Concerto in G, R 413.  Bach's Cello Suite #1 in G, BWV 1007.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 7, 2010, 12:00 noon CDT.
Handel's Concerto Grosso in D, Op 3/6.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 8, 2010, 8:00 PM CDT.
Music of the Baroque performs "Handel and the Royals": Birthday Ode for Queen Anne; Wedding Anthem for Prince Frederick; Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 5:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #6 in Bb.  Biber's Sonata Violino Solo Representativa in A.  Corelli's Concerto Grosso in c, Op 6/3.  Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G.  Broadcast during the 5:00-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:00 AM CDT.
Anonymous 4 performs The Milde Lomb Isprad O Rode.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 11, 2010, 2:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Two-Violin Concerto in Bb, R 526.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:00 PM CDT.
Scots Tunes: Rowallen Lute Book, five excerpts.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonata #2 in D, BWV 1028.  Handel's Organ Concerto #1 in g, Op 4/1.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 2:00 PM CDT.
Marais' Suite in D minor.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 15, 2010, 2:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Partita #1 in Bb, BWV 825.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 18, 2010, 12:00 noon CDT.
Piffaro performs Rossignol; The Nightingale; In Midst of Woods/The Blackbird; Goddesses; La Bounette.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 18, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Clavier Concerto #1 in d, BWV 1052.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G, BWV 1048.  Tartini's Violin Sonata in g, Devil's Trill.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT.
Geminiani's Concerto grosso #5 in g.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 2:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT.
Telemann's Darmstadt Overture (Suite) in d.  Bach's Cantata #12: Chorus, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 21, 2010, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 22, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT.
Monteverdi's L'Orfeo Suite.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 22, 2010, 2:05 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F, BWV 1047.  Broadcast during the 2:05-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, October 23, 2010, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 25, 2010, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Keyboard Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Pastorale in F; Air from Orchestra Suite #3.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT.
Rebel's Les Eléments.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 3:00 PM CDT.
Victoria's motet Alma Redemptoris Mater.  Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #6 in Bb, BWV 1051.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 28, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043.  Broadcast during the 1:00-1:45 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 29, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Water Music Suite in D/G.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 29, 2010, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Two-Keyboard Concerto #2 in C, BWV 1061.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, October 31, 2010, 4:30 PM CDT.
Playford's The English Dancing Master: Drive the Cold Winter Away/The Beggar Boy; A Division on A Ground.  Broadcast during the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Lectures - Lecturer

Lectures

Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will give a pre-concert lecture for "Rule Britannia!".
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.o
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail info @ newberryconsort.org.
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.


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