Baroque in Feburary!
Join us on February 19th when our guest leader will be Mirja Lorenz. Mirja will offer a program of baroque music. This will include music of Boismortier! Our February newsletter is now available: February newsletter
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Pasticcio on September 18!
We open our 2016-2017 season on Sunday, September 18 at 2 PM at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Lisette Kielson returns for her fourth season as our music director. This year’s theme: pasticcio, which means, “a work or style produced by borrowing…
Yuletide Concert
Our annual Yuletide Concert approaches on December 20. Please let Mark Dawson know if you would like to perform, and provide the name of the pieces, the composer, and the names of the members of your group. You can reach…
Recorder Orchestra – November 15th!
This month, November 15, we are seeking recorder players. Lots of recorder players. Lisette will continue with this season’s theme, “Shall we Dance!” Repertoire will include music by Bach, Handel, Lully, Ravel, and more. We will provide the music, just…
Next Meeting, Baroque Music of Jewish Composers, October 18th
Coming in October, on the 18th, Andrew Schultze returns, this time to lead us in music composed by Jewish musicians from the Baroque era. The meeting will be at at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 West Dickens, Chicago. Enter the front…
Welcome back from Summer and to a New Season
Labor Day is approaching and now it is time to turn our thoughts to the new season. We are welcoming back Lisette Kielson as Music Director. She has a great year of programs planned for us. Details are in our…
Next meeting and Annual Concert – Sunday May 17
Our spring concert returns Sunday May 17 at 2 PM. If you would like to perform, please contact Mark Dawson at msjddawson@sbcglobal.net soon, and provide: Name of the piece(s) Composer name, nationality, and dates Performers’ names and instruments The concert…
April 19th Monthly Meeting
Our March meeting at the Oak Park Library featured some of the children from Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest and Longfellow Elementary in Oak Park. We had a lot of fun listening to them and hearing them play. Thank…
March 2015 Meeting in Oak Park
Join us on Sunday, March 15 at the Oak Park Public Library. We begin at 1:15 PM with Pam Wiese directing children from local elementary schools, who will then join us in playing “Excellentia” by Gary Gazlay. Find a copy…
Invitation to all Recorder Players in the Chicago Area
For November 16, we are seeking recorder players. Lots of recorder players. Our plan is to play through several multi-choir and orchestra works, pieces that may have as many as 10 or 12 parts.Those of you who live in the…