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RE: MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE PRESENTS ONE OF
CHICAGO’S MOST INSPIRING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
CHICAGO—Five performances of Music of the Baroque’s traditional Holiday Brass and Choral Concerts, conducted by Chorus Director Edward Zelnis, will take place December 18–21.
Music from the 17th century and earlier, performed by the Music of the Baroque Chorus and eight-part brass ensemble, will be heard on Thursday evening, December 18, at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest; Friday evening, December 19, at historic St. Michael’s Church in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood; and at Divine Word Chapel in Techny/Northbrook both Saturday afternoon and evening, December 20, and Sunday afternoon, December 21.
On December 11, WTTW Channel 11 will broadcast a one-hour television special, “A Renaissance Christmas,” taken from last year’s holiday performances. The release of the DVD of that program has spurred demand for these very popular concerts. The DVD is available for purchase at
Long recognized as one of Chicago’s leading classical ensembles, Music of the Baroque specializes in the performance of 18th-century works for chorus and orchestra.
This season, all programs except the holiday concerts will be presented twice—at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park and at First United Methodist Church in Evanston. Holiday concerts will continue to be heard at city and suburban neighborhood churches.
Subscription packages and single tickets for the 2008–09 concert season are on sale by phone and online.
Single tickets$30–$75
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Following is a list of remainining 2008–09 season repertoire, performance dates and times, and venues. Programs, dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE
2008–2009 CONCERT SEASON
PROGRAM # 3HOLIDAY BRASS AND CHORAL CONCERT
Edward Zelnis, conductor
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass Ensemble
Thursday, December 18, 8 pm
Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
Friday, December 19, 8 pm
St. Michael’s Church, Chicago (Old Town)
Saturday, December 20, 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, December 21, 3 pm
Divine Word Chapel, Techny/Northbrook
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PROGRAM #4GLOVER CONDUCTS MOZART
Jane Glover, conductor
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra
Kimberly McCord, soprano
Jessye Wright, mezzo-soprano
Peder Reiff, tenor
Peter Van De Graaff, bass-baritone
Sunday, January 18, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Monday, January 19, 7:30 pm
Harris Theater, Chicago (Millennium Park)
W. A. MOZARTVesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Sinfonia concertante for winds, K. 297b
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 (Haffner)
Ein musikalischer Spaß, K. 522 (A Musical Joke)
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PROGRAM #5J. S. BACH: THE MASS IN B MINOR
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra
Amy Conn, soprano
Tove Dahlberg, mezzo-soprano
Harold Brock, tenor
Thomas Meglioranza, baritone
Sunday, February 22, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Monday, February 23, 7:30 pm
Harris Theater (Millennium Park), Chicago
J. S. BACHMass in B Minor, BWV 232
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PROGRAM #6CELEBRATE! HANDEL, HAYDN, PURCELL, MENDELSSOHN
Jane Glover, conductor
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra
Sarah Gartshore, soprano
Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Belongie, alto
Harold Brock, tenor
Douglas Anderson, baritone
Sunday, March 29, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Monday, March 30, 7:30 pm
Harris Theater, Chicago (Millennium Park)
HANDELCoronation Anthem No. 1, “Zadok the Priest,” HWV 258
HAYDNMass in B-flat Major, Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida (Heiligmesse)
PURCELLKing Oberon’s birthday sequence from The Fairy Queen, Act IV
MENDELSSOHNSymphony No. 4 in A Major (Italian)
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PROGRAM #7MUSICAL FIREWORKS
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Music of the Baroque Orchestra
Sunday, May 17, 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Monday, May 18, 7:30 pm
Harris Theater, Chicago (Millennium Park)
HANDELConcerto a due cori No. 2 in F Major, HWV 333
HAYDNSymphony No. 80 in D Minor
HAYDNSymphony No. 92 in G Major (Oxford)
HANDELMusic for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351______
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