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Join us on April 19th to welcome the warm(?) Chicago weather and prepare for May!

At April’s meeting Lisette will lead us in our dress rehearsal for the spring concert. We will run, in order, Handel’s Sarabande, Williams’ My Bonny Boy, Gabrieli’s Alla Battaglia, and Lully’s Chaconne. We will have time to rehearse a selected spots. Lisette emailed out a list of detailed rehearsal notes to those who plan to…

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Join us on March 15th to welcome Spring with a little polyphonic music!

On March 15th David Echelard presents: “The Art of the Motet ; Exploring the Stile Antico”. This is the pure, balanced, woven style of music that made the 16th century the golden age of polyphony. We’ll work through the masterpieces of four giants who defined this sound: Willaert, Lassus, Victoria, and Palestrina. For recorder players,…

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Join us for our ‘Halfway to Summer’ music-fest on February 15!

At February’s meeting with Lisette, we will sightread Andrea Gabrieli’s 8-part Alla Battaglia and confirm & rehearse the pieces we’ll be playing in the May Concert (R.V. Williams/Lully/Handel/Gabrieli). More music-playing (Ciconia, Shannon!) will follow Lisette’s program! All music for February is now available here. Meeting location information is found here. See our latest newsletter here.…

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Have a Happy and musical NEW YEAR, and join us on Jan. 18, 2026!

Join us in the new year as Lisette plans to rehearse for our annual performance, the Spring Concert on Sun, May 17th. Bring your inégal for Lully’s Chaconne des Africains; your arpeggiated technique for V. Williams’ My Bonny Boy; and your most beautiful tone for Handel’s Sarabande. We’ll need one sopranino for each piece! And…

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Join us for our annual Happy Holiday Concert on December 21st at 2 PM!

All are invited to participate in our 2 PM Yuletide concert, performing or listening. If you or your group would like to perform, contact Mark Dawson at msjddawson@sbcglobal.net . Let him know ahead of time to be included in the printed program, but all will be welcome to play in any case. The traditional holiday…

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