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Keaton Payne is a lyric baritone captivating audiences in Chicago
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Upcoming Performances
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Music of the Baroque at Ravinia
Sept. 3rd @ 7:30PM
One of the Chicago area’s leading classical ensembles, Music of the Baroque draws audiences from across the region. The “sparkling and verveful” (Chicago Sun-Times) ensemble strives to make music from the 17th and 18th centuries accessible for all, bringing new energy and fresh perspectives to the major choral and orchestral works of J. S. Bach and Handel, Mozart, and Haydn.
Bach B-minor Mass
Nov. 22nd, 23rd @ 7:30PM
Viewed as one of the supreme achievements of Western music, J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor stands as a monumental summation of his creative genius, fusing grand musical architecture and profound spiritual depth. Dame Jane Glover leads the chorus, orchestra, and internationally renowned soloists in this deeply human and transcendent work.
Holiday Brass and Choral Concerts
Dec. 17th-20th @ 2PM and 7:30PM
Celebrate the season with inspiring music in some of Chicago’s most beautiful spaces. The Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass Ensemble move through centuries of sacred sound, from ancient chant to thrilling works for brass and chorus. Andrew Megill leads music by Gabrieli, Praetorius, and others in these always sold-out performances.
Bach Markus-Passion
March 21st, 22nd @ 3:00PM, 7:30PM
Music of the Baroque is lauded for its powerful interpretations of Bach’s St. Matthew and St. John Passions. Don’t miss the Music of the Baroque premiere of the Markus-Passion in Concert Theatre Works’ profoundly emotional reconstruction of Bach’s “lost” Passion. Dame Jane Glover joins forces with renowned British actor Joseph Marcell and soloists in this critically acclaimed production.
Minkowski Returns
April 11th, 12th @ 7:30PM
Following his sensational 2025 debut, Marc Minkowski returns to direct choral music full of splendor and emotional force. Charpentier’s jubilant Te Deum, replete with trumpets and drums, marks our first performance in 20 years. Haydn’s powerful Lord Nelson Mass and Mozart’s iridescent oboe concerto add Classical grace to this richly varied program.
Celestial Voices
May 16th, 17th @ 7:30PM
Step into breathtaking candlelit spaces for a celebration of the Music of the Baroque Chorus led by Nicholas Kraemer. From darkness to light, the program unfolds from the hushed intensity of Rheinberger’s Evening Song and Bach’s haunting Easter cantata, Christ lay in death’s bonds, to the radiant uplift of Handel’s Eternal Source of Light Divine and Monteverdi’s jubilant Gloria.
Listen
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Chanson à boire, Don Quichotte à Dulcinée – Maurice Ravel
Mache dich, mein Herze rein, St. Matthew Passion – J.S. Bach
Honor and Arms, Samson – George Frideric Handel
Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne, Dichterliebe – Robert Schumann
Warm die Lüfte, 4 Songs – Alban Berg
Past Performances
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Der Rosenkavalier
Carmen
The Marriage of Figaro
The Harbingers
Crean/Leonard
The Consul
Yeast Nation
Hollman/Kotis
Buried Alive
Myers/Long
“Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man’s faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.”
Giacomo Puccini
20th Century Italian Composer