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Select the early music events listings for another month: Thursday, September 7, 2006, 8:00 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) present Arte Bella, a new chamber ensemble devoted to the performance of Baroque music, in the trio's public premiere. Featuring music by Montclair, Caccini, Purcell, Balbastre, de la Barre, Lully, Couperin, and Monteverdi.
Cost: $5.
Location: Verde Gallery, 17 E. Taylor Street, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info: call 217-378-6802; e-mail info@baroqueartists.org; or visit www.baroqueartists.org.
Sunday, September 17, 2006, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, will perform Handel's Judas Maccabeus. Featuring soloists Ellen Hargis, soprano; Laura Pudwell, mezzo-soprano; William Hite, tenor; Stephen Morscheck, bass-baritone. With the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus.
Cost: Visit www.baroque.org/subscribe/ for 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, September 18, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Location: Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph (Millennium Park), Chicago, Illinois.
Friday, September 22, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Ensemble Voltaire will perform a concert, "Prince of Reason", exploring the music of the Enlightenment palace of reason--the court of Frederick the Great.
Cost: $15 general; $10 students and seniors.
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 3243 N. Meridian Street (corner of 33rd and Meridian Streets), Indianapolis, Indiana.
View the Ensemble Voltaire 2006-2007 season flyer.
For more info: e-mail info@ensemblevoltaire.com; or visit ensemblevoltaire.com/schedule.htm.
Friday, September 22, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Saturday, September 23, 2006, 3:00 PM.
The Comic Intermezzo, together with Camerata Chicago, will perform Mozart's opera Bastien and Bastienne, written when the composer was only 12 years old.
Location: College Church, 332 E. Seminary Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois.
For more info: visit thecomicintermezzo.com or www.cameratachicago.com.
Sunday, September 24, 2006, 7:30 PM. (Note special start time.)
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents the Millennium Chamber Players, Robert Katkov-Trevino, Conductor, performing highlights from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro.
View a photo of the Millennium Chamber Players here.
View the concert poster.
View the 2006-2007 season 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; or e-mail bcbarn@prairiecrossing.com.
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 7:30 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Harmonies of the Hemispheres: Devotions & Dreams of Spain & Mexico", featuring songs and hymns from the Newberry Library's precious seventeenth century Mexican choir books in Latin, Spanish, and Aztec. Performers include Newberry Consort regulars David Douglass, violin; Mary Springfels, viola da gamba; and Drew Minter leading the vocal ensemble. Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost: Ticket prices vary by section and venue, also by time of performance. A ten-percent discount is available for seniors and Newberry Library Associates, and students receive a fifty-percent discount on tickets. Visit the Ordering Tickets page for details.
Location: the Newberry Library Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: call 312-255-3700; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort@newberry.org.
Friday, September 29, 2006, 2:00 PM. Short concert.
Location: Mexican Fine Arts Center, 1852 West 19th Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 7:30 PM. Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location: The University of Chicago's Fulton Recital Hall, 1010 E. 59th Street (4th floor), Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 1, 2006, 3:00 PM.
Location: Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.
Friday, September 29, 2006, 6:30 PM.
The Vocal Journeys Series at the Chicago Cultural Center presents Asteria in concert.
Cost: Free admission.
Location: Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info: call 312-744-6630.
Friday, September 29, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, October 8, 2006, 2:00 PM.
Saturday, October 14, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Friday, October 20, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Monday, October 23, 2006, 7:30 PM.
Friday, October 27, 2006, 7:30 PM.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Louis Langrée, conductor, will present Gluck's opera Iphigénie en Tauride. Featuring Susan Graham as Iphigénie, Simon Keenlyside as Oreste, Paul Groves as Pylade, and Mark Delavan as Thoas.
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 September 14 thru Sunday September 17, 2006.
Montreal Recorder Festival.
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
For more info: write Sophie Larivière, Artistic Co-Director, Ensemble Caprice, 4841 rue Garnier, Montreal, PQ H2J 3S8 Canada; call 514-523-3611; e-mail info@ensemblecaprice.com; or visit www.ensemblecaprice.com.
Friday September 22 thru Sunday September 24, 2006.
Unicorn Music presents the BloomingToot Fall Weekend Workshop: Baroque Ornamentation for Recorder, master classes with Francis Colpron. Also featuring a faculty concert, Friday, September 23, 7:00 PM.
Read the workshop brochure here (PDF, 444 KB)
Cost: $175 tuition, $25 music. Most meals and lodging are extra.
Location: Bloomington, Indiana.
For more info: write Charles Fischer, 2324 Linden Hill Drive , Bloomington, IN 47401; call 812-339-5870 (day/evening); bizweb5@yahoo.com; or visit www.buyrecorders.com.
Friday, September 1, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Avison's Concerto grosso #10 in D. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 4, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
J.C. Bach's Sinfonia Concertante in A. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite in g. Dufay's Veni Creator Spiritus. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Three-Violin Concerto in D. Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Boyce's Trio Sonata (Concerto Grosso) #15 in D. Broadcast toward the beginning of the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Harpsichord Suite #3 in d. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 7, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Handel's The Water Music Suite #2 in D. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 7, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #2. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Friday, September 8, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT.
Music of the Baroque performs Handel's Israel in Egypt. Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, September 10, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Three-Violin Concerto in F, R 551. Broadcast towards the beginning of the 3:00-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, September 10, 2006, 11:00 PM CDT.
Tallis' Laudate Dominum. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 11, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Three-Part Invention in f. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 11, 2006, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach-Kempff's Siciliano from Flute Sonata in Eb, BWV 1031. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Three-Keyboard Concerto #1 in d, BWV 1063. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 1:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Winter from The Four Seasons. Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Solo Violin Sonata #1 in g, BWV 1001. Telemann's Concerto in G for Flute, Oboe d'amore and Continuo. Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Don Tait" program on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Cantata #202 (Wedding Cantata); Two Chorale-Preludes. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Two-Violin and Oboe Concerto in C, R 554. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Corelli's Variations in d on La Follia. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, September 17, 2006, 11:30 PM CDT.
Bach's Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043. Broadcast during the 11:30-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 18, 2006, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068. Broadcast toward the beginning of the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Boyce's Symphony #2 in A. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT.
Couperin's La Menetou. Bach's Orchestra Suite #2 in b, BWV 1067. Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Don Tait" program on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 12:00 noon CDT.
Handel's Harpsichord Suite #5 in E; Organ Concerto in g, Op. 4/1. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 11:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Keyboard Concerto #4 in A, BWV 1055. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Italian Concerto. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 21, 2006, 11:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Partita #5 in G, BWV 829. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Friday, September 22, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Cello Suite #1 in G. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, September 23, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT.
Vivaldi's Autumn from The Four Seasons. Broadcast during the 10:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, September 23, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Sunday, September 24, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Leclair's String Sonata in Bb, Op. 4/2. Broadcast during the 3:00-4:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 25, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Passacaglia. Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 25, 2006, 12:00 noon CDT.
Rameau's Deux Rigaudons; La Villageoise; Le Rappel des Oiseaux. Bach's Partita #1 in Bb, BWV 825; Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044. Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday, September 25, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Two-Keyboard Concerto #1 in c, BWV 1060. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 1:00 PM CDT.
Couperin's Le Rossignol en Amour. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F, BWV 1046. Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Keyboard Concerto #5 in f. Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's Cello Concerto in Bb, R 423. Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 9:30 PM CDT.
Bach-Stokowski's Toccata & Fugue in d, BWV 565. Broadcast during the 9:30-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 11:00 PM CDT.
Couperin's Trio Sonata, La Superbe. Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Occasional Suite in D. Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Friday, September 29, 2006, 10:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Nun danket alle Gott from Cantata #79. Broadcast toward the beginning of the 10:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT.
Pachelbel's Canon in D. Vivaldi's Two-Trumpet Concerto in Bb, R 548. Bach's Keyboard Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053. Broadcast during the 10:00-11:30 time period on WFMT Radio.
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 5:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Passacaglia & Fugue in c. Broadcast during the 5:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 7:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will give a pre-concert lecture for "Harmonies of the Hemispheres: Devotions & Dreams of Spain & Mexico".
Location: the Newberry Library Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 7:00 PM.
Location: The University of Chicago's Fulton Recital Hall, 1010 E. 59th Street (4th floor), Chicago, Illinois.
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