Single concert tickets are on sale for Music of the Baroque’s 2021-2022 Season. Concerts scheduled September-December 2021 are as follows:
“Baroque Fireworks” conducted by Dame Jane Glover
- 3 p.m. Sept. 19, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd.(www.northshorecenter.org)
- 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr. (www.harristheaterchicago.org)
Tickets: $25-$95. Visit www.baroque.org or call 312.551.1414
The program for these concerts includes Music of the Baroque’s first commission, the Baroque-inspired “Spectacle of Light” by Chicago composer Stacy Garrop. The program also features Handel’s “Water Music,” “Music for the Royal Fireworks” and “Concerto for Two Choirs” plus Telemann’s “Concerto for Three Trumpets.”
“Vivaldi & Friends” conducted by John Butt
- 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd.(www.northshorecenter.org)
- 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr. (www.harristheaterchicago.org)
Tickets: $25-$95. Visit www.baroque.org or call 312.551.1414
Joining Music of the Baroque as guest conductor for the first time is renowned early music specialist John Butt, founder and director of Scotland’s Dunedin Consort. The program features concertos by Vivaldi as well as works by composers that inspired Vivaldi including J. S. Bach and Arcangelo Corelli.
“Thanksgiving Messiah” conducted by Nicholas Kraemer
- 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd.(www.northshorecenter.org)
- 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Dr. (www.harristheaterchicago.org)
Tickets: $25-95. Visit www.baroque.org or call 312.551.1414
Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer leads the Music of the Baroque chorus in Handel’s most iconic oratorio. These performances mark the ensemble’s first performance of the work in over a decade.
“Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts” conducted by Andrew Megill
- 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, at Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division St., River Forest, Ill.(www.graceriverforest.org)
- 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 17, at St. Michael Church, 1633 N Cleveland Ave., Chicago (www.st-mikes.org)
- 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec.18, at Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Church, 191 Linden St., Winnetka, Ill. (www.faithhope.org)
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, at Alice Millar Chapel- Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. (www.northwestern.edu/millarchapel)
Tickets: $35-$100. Visit www.baroque.org or call 312.551.1414
The program will feature a mix of joyful carols, solemn chant, and jubilant works for brass from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. After preparing the chorus during the 2019-20 season, Megill makes his Music of the Baroque conducting debut in this beloved holiday experience, which will be performed at a total of four locations including new locations: Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Church and Alice Millar Chapel.
For tickets or more information about Music of the Baroque’s full season, visit www.baroque.org.
New for this season: Students will be able to attend any of Music of the Baroque’s seven performances at the Harris Theater during the 2021-2022 season free of charge. Students can reserve up to two complimentary tickets per valid student ID by visiting baroque.org or calling 312.551.1414. Student tickets will also be available at the Harris Theater box office starting two hours prior to the performance.
About Music of the Baroque
Under the direction of internationally acclaimed British conductor Dame Jane Glover, Music of the Baroque occupies a special place in the rich cultural life of Chicago. Long recognized as one of the region’s top classical groups, Music of the Baroque’s professional chorus and orchestra is one of the leading ensembles in the country devoted to the performance of eighteenth-century works.
Over the past five decades, Music of the Baroque has presented premiere performances of many early masterpieces, including Monteverdi’s operas and 1610 Vespers, Georg Philipp Telemann’s “Day of Judgment,” Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” and numerous Handel operas and oratorios. The ensemble has drawn particular praise throughout its history for its performances of the major choral and orchestral works of J. S. Bach and Handel, Mozart, and Haydn.
Opera News calls Music of the Baroque “one of Chicago’s musical glories” and the Chicago Sun-Times writes, “Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra may be the big guys on the local classical music scene, but in terms of sheer quality of performance…Music of the Baroque inhabits the same stratosphere.”
Music of the Baroque draws audiences from across the Chicago metropolitan area, performing regularly at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago and the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, as well as at intimate Chicago and suburban churches. Listeners across the country enjoy the work of Music of the Baroque through radio broadcasts and recordings on 98.7 WFMT Radio.
Through its "Strong Voices" program, Music of the Baroque conducts arts education to support and enhance music education programs at Chicago public high schools. Music of the Baroque is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. For more information about Music of Baroque visit www.baroque.org.