What is Early Music?
Early Music is music from the mid 18th century and before, music from the Baroque, Renaissance, and Middle Ages. It is the most beautiful, enriching, exciting -- and ironically the freshest -- music you will ever hear performed by some of the best musicians anywhere. Early Music is enchantment!
Welcome to
Early MusiChicago
-- your source for news and information about Early Music in the Chicago area and elsewhere.
Early Music is music from the mid 18th century and before, music from the Baroque, Renaissance, and Middle Ages. It is the most beautiful, enriching, exciting -- and ironically the freshest -- music you will ever hear performed by some of the best musicians anywhere. Early Music is enchantment!
Learn about Early Music at the Composers, Instruments, Organizations, Resources, and Publications pages.
Get to know area Early Music performers at the Musicians, Ensembles, and Photo Album pages.
For a complete listing of Early Music concerts, festivals, workshops, and other events, visit the Calendar and Events pages. Coming Soon:
- The Madison Early Music Festival presents the Dark Horse Consort performing a concert, "Wanderlust". more...
- The Madison Early Music Festival presents Alchymy Viols performing a concert, "American at Versailles". more...
- The Madison Early Music Festival presents Hesperus performing the soundtrack to the 1923 silent film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. more...
- The Madison Early Music Festival presents Calmus performing a concert, "Faith and Madness". more...
- The Madison Early Music Festival presents the MEMF All-Festival Concert, "Musical Postcards from the Grand Tour". more...
- The Newberry Consort will present a concert, "A Mexican Convent Vespers", with music by de Lienas. more...
