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Sunday, October 4, 2009, 3:00 PM.
Giuseppe Schinaia, harpsichord, will perform a recital, "Towards Bach", the harpsichord in Germany before Bach, with works by Ritter, Kuhnau, Fischer, and Bach.
Cost:  suggested $10 donation at the door.
Location:  First Presbyterian Church, 6400 S. Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  visit www.harmoniamusicae.com or www.firstpreschicago.org/.

Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:00 PM.
Ars Musica Chicago presents Stephen Alltop, Director and fortepiano; and Brandi Berry, violin; performing a concert, "Give My Regards to Broadwood", with music by Mozart and Beethoven performed on an original Broadwood fortepiano.
Cost:  $20, $15 seniors, $5 students.  To order tickets, call 312-409-7874.
Location:  Vail Chapel of Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  Call 312-409-7874; e-mail ArsMusicaChicago@aol.com; or visit www.arsmusicachicago.org.

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7:30 PM.
The Baroque Band, Garry Clarke, Artistic Director, will perform a concert, "The Virtuoso Oboe", with works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, and A. Scarlatti.  Featured soloist:  Alex Klein, baroque oboe.
Cost:  $35; $30 senior; $15 student.  Season subscriptions also available.  Visit www.baroqueband.org/tickets.php for details.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-235-2368; e-mail info@baroqueband.org; or visit www.baroqueband.org.
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, October 11, 2009, 3:00 PM.
The McKenna Ensemble, Larry McCauley director, Edward McKenna conductor, will perform a fully staged production of Abbatini's opera La Comica del Cielo.
Location:  Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1224 W. Lexington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-421-3757.

Sunday, October 11, 2009, 7:00 PM.
The Bach Week Festival will present its first "Bachtoberfest" fundraiser concert.  More details available here.
Cost:  $50 (includes food and drink as well as concert admission).
Location:  SPACE, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  call 847-648-0813; or visit www.bachweek.org.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 1:45 PM.
Viols in Our Schools presents Phillip Serna, viola da gamba, performing a collaborative recital with works by Schenck, Abel, and Telemann.
Location:  Northeastern Illinois University Recital Hall, 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit www.violsinourschools.org, or www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=120282238499&mid=10680f3G2953d5deG29e048fG7.

Thursday, October 15, 2009, 7:00 PM.
Viols in Our Schools presents Phillip Serna, viola da gamba, performing a collaborative recital of works by Telemann and others.
Location:  Naperville North High School Auditorium, 899 North Mill Street, Naperville, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit www.violsinourschools.org, or www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=124739719058&mid=1068029G2953d5deG29e032aG7.

Friday, October 16, 2009, 7:30 PM.
The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor, will perform Handel's "little opera" Acis and Galatea.  With soloists:  Elizabeth Futral; Thomas Cooley; Benjamin Butterfield; Christopheren Nomura.
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, October 18, 2009, 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.

Friday, October 16, 2009, 8:00 PM.
Madison Bach Musicians will perform a concert with Vivaldi's Autumn & Winter from The Four Seasons, and Bach's Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele.  Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes before the concert.
Cost:  $25 general, $20 students/seniors ($5 off when purchased in advance).  Visit madisonbachmusicians.org/tickets.html for details.
Location:  First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit madisonbachmusicians.org/.
Sunday, October 18, 2009, 3:00 PM.
Location:  Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Bella Voce, Andrew Lewis, Director, will perform a concert "Requiem Aeternam", with Morales' Missa pro Defunctis, also two modern works by Howells.
Cost:  $28-$35; $15 students.
Location:  St. James Cathedral, 65 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-479-1096; e-mail [email protected]; or visit www.bellavoce.org.
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, Illinois.
Sunday, October 25, 2009, 4:00 PM.
Location:  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake, Evanston, Illinois.

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 3:00 PM.
The Opera Company will perform a concert, "The Food of Love", a new masque by the Company's Director Oliver Camacho in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the British Orpheus, Henry Purcell.
Cost:  $12, $8 students.
Location:  SPACE, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit theoperacompany.org.

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:00 PM.
The Saint Luke Bach Cantata Series presents "Cantatas with Commentary", with Bach's Cantata #77, Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, leiben.
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, October 18, 2009, 6:00 PM.
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) will present "BACHtoberfest XIV", Beer, Brats & Baroque!
Cost:  $50.  (Season tickets also available.)
Location:  Lincolnshire Fields Country Club, 2000 Byrnebruk Drive, Champaign, Illinois.
For more info:  call 217-378-6802; e-mail info@baroqueartists.org; or visit www.baroqueartists.org.

Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:15 PM.
The Chicago Cultural Center will present a Classical Mondays concert featuring Liam Abramson performing a recital of unaccompanied Bach cello suites.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-744-6630; or visit www.explorechicago.org.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12:15 PM.
The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Series presents ensemble Callipygian Players performing a concert of songs and sonatas by Handel, Festing, Purcell, Mondonville, and Francoeur.  With soprano Julia Davids, violinist Martin Davids, and harpsichordist David SchraderBroadcast live on WFMT Radio, 98.7 FM; also streaming at www.wfmt.com.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-744-6630; or visit www.imfchicago.org/hessmain.html.

Sunday, October 25, 2009, 3:00 PM.
The Institute of Christ The King's Hidden Treasures of Classical Music: Autumn Concert Series presents the Amadeus Consort performing a concert of lesser known music by baroque composers.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Institute of Christ the King, 6415 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-363-7409; e-mail shrine@institute-christ-king.org; or visit www.institute-christ-king.org/chicago/chicago-events/.

Sunday, October 25, 2009, 4:00 PM.
The Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn presents harpsichordist Jason Moy performing in recital, "The Germanic Art de Toucher le Clavecin: Bach, Handel and the French Influence".
View the concert poster.
View the 2009-2010 season flyers here and here.
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 www.facebook.com/pages/Grayslake-IL/Early-Music-at-the-Barn/38529854720.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents Emma Kirkby, soprano; and Jakob Lindberg, lute; performing a concert, "Orpheus in England", with music by Dowland and Purcell.
Cost:  Tickets are $25-$40, $10-$20 for students.  Season and partial-season subscriptions also available.
Location:  Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8815 West Wisconsin 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.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 7:30 PM.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series presents Christopher Taylor, piano, performing Bach's Goldberg Variations.
Cost:  Visit chicagopresents.uchicago.edu 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 chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Ensemble Voltaire will perform a concert, "A Deux", with works by Bach and Couperin.  Featured soloist:  Leela Breithaupt, flute.
Cost:  $20 general; $15 seniors; $5 students.
Location:  Trinity Episcopal Church, 3243 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more info:  e-mail info@ensemblevoltaire.com; or visit ensemblevoltaire.com.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 2:00 PM.
The DePaul Opera Theatre will perform Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland.
Location:  DePaul Concert Hall, DePaul University, 800 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-325-7260; or visit music.depaul.edu.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 8:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "Beautiful Dreamer: The Music of Lincoln's America": popular songs, minstrel music, and country music, as well as the spectacular art music of America's first bona fide virtuosos, Louis Gottschalk and William Morris.  With David Douglass, Director and violin; stage and screen actor Paul Hecht; banjo player Michael J. Miles; Ellen Hargis, soprano; David Schrader, fortepiano.  Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Cost:  $25, $5 students.  Series subscriptions also available.  Call 312-255-3610 for pre-concert ticket purchases.
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort@newberry.org.
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 8:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 3:00 PM.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.

Saturday, October 3, 2009.
L'Ensemble Portique's Midwest Recorder Workshop Series, Lisette Kielson, Director, presents its Fall Workshop 2009, "Inspire the Flute: The Music of Henry Purcell, Celebrating 350 Years!".
View the workshop brochure (PDF, 143 KB).
Cost:  $90, $85 ARS members, $35 students.
Location:  Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 110 E. Mulberry Street, Room 231, Bloomington, Illinois.
For more info:  call 309-828-1724; or e-mail LKielson@LEnsemblePortique.com.

Thursday October 8 thru Sunday October 11, 2009.
Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera Workshop.
Location:  Seattle, Washington.
For more info:  write Maxine Eilander, Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera, 1525 NE Elshin Place, Seattle, WA 98125, USA; e-mail info@seattleacademyofbaroqueopera.org; visit www.seattleacademyofbaroqueopera.org.

Saturday, October 10, 2009, 11:30 AM.
Baroque Band presents a masterclass with Alex Klein, baroque oboe.
Cost:  Free to observe.
Location:  Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
For more info:  Visit www.baroqueband.org or www.musicinstituteofchicago.org.

Friday October 16 thru Sunday October 18, 2009.
Recorder Consort Weekend Workshop.
Cost:  free.
Location:  Home studio of Charles Fischer, 2324 Linden Hill Drive, Bloomington, Indiana.
For more info:  call 812-339-5870; e-mail bizweb5@yahoo.com; or visit the Charles P. Fischer Facebook page at www.facebook.com.

Monday, October 26, 2009, 4:30 PM.
Early Music Now presents Emma Kirkby, soprano; and Jakob Lindberg, lute; in masterclasses.
Cost:  Free.
Location:  University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Music Building, 2400 E. Kenwood Boulevard, 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, October 25, 2009, 4:00 PM.
The Grace Lutheran Church Bach Cantata Vespers presents Bach's Cantata #79, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild ("God the Lord Is Sun and Shield").  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/.

Thursday, October 1, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT.
Saint Peter's Schola Cantorum sings the chant Magi Videntes Stellam; and the Polish carol, Kings So Fair and Glorious.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 2, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #3 in F, R 293, L'Autunno.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 2, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Oboe d'Amore Concerto in A, BWV 1055.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 2, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Cantata #82, Aria, Ich habe genug.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, October 3, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's French Suite #5 in G, BWV 816.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT.
Bach's Violin Partita #3 in E, BWV 1006.  Broadcast toward the beginning of the 4:30-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT.
Rameau's Pièces de clavecin en concerts.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #1 in E, R 269, La PrimaveraEnglish Airs: It Was a Lover and His Lass; Though Amaryllis Dance in Green.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Organ Concerto #6 in Bb, Op 4/6.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Dowland's Go from My Window.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Water Music Suite #2 in D.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #2 in G, R 315, L'estate.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #3 in F, R 293, L'Autunno.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Chandos Anthem #11a, Let God Arise.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 9, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Tartini's Violin Sonata in g, Devil's Trill.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 9, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #4 in f, R 297, L'inverno.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 9, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT.
Music of the Baroque's Celebrate! concert from March 2009.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 12, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Handel's Harpsichord Suite in f.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 12, 2009, 2:00 PM CDT.
Palestrina's Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F, BWV 1047.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 12:00 noon CDT.
Handel's Harp Concerto in Bb, Alexander's Feast; Esther: Tune Your Harps.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 1:30 PM CDT.
Telemann's Suite in a for flute and strings.  Broadcast during the 1:30-3:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 15, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Xerxes: Largo (Ombra mai fu).  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 15, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonata in g, BWV 1030b.  Broadcast during the 1:00-1:45 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 16, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Tartini's Violin Sonata in g, Devil's Trill.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains, from Esther.  Broadcast during the 4:00-5:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 5:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F, BWV 1047.  Broadcast during the 5:00-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Purcell's Viol Fantasias #s 4-5.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 19, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 "Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12:15 PM CDT.
The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Series:  Callipygian Players in live concert.  Broadcast during the 12:15-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Harpsichord Suite #5 in E: Air with variations, The Harmonious Blacksmith.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Trio Sonata in b, Op 2/1; Semele: Where'er You Walk.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 23, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #2 in b, BWV 1067.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, October 25, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Telemann's Overture (Suite) in Bb, Völker.  Broadcast during the 3:00-5:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 26, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT.
Tartini's Violin Sonata in g, Devil's Trill.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, October 26, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Keyboard Concerto #1 in d, BWV 1052.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT.
Telemann's Overture (Suite) in G, Bourlesque de Quixotte.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G, BWV 1048.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, October 29, 2009, 2:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Partita #2 in c, BWV 826.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Two-Clavier Concerto #3 in c, BWV 1062.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Concerto grosso in A, Op 6/11.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, October 30, 2009, 7:00 PM.
The Newberry Consort will give a pre-concert lecture for "Beautiful Dreamer: The Music of Lincoln's America".
Location:  Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-255-3610; visit the Consort website; or e-mail consort@newberry.org.
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 7:00 PM.
Location:  Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 2:00 PM.
Location:  Northwestern University's Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, Illinois.