Renaissance Cittern Player

What is Early Music?  Early Music is music from the mid 18th century and before, music from the Baroque, Renaissance, and Middle Ages.  It is the most beautiful, enriching, exciting -- and ironically the freshest -- music you will ever hear performed by some of the best musicians anywhere.  Experience the enchantment!
Welcome to Early MusiChicago -- your source for news and information about Early Music in the Chicago area and elsewhere.

Learn about Early Music at the Composers, Instruments, Genres, Organizations, Resources, and Publications pages. 

Get to know area performers at the Musicians, Ensembles, People, PhotoAlbum, and Recordings pages. 

For a complete listing of Early Music concerts, festivals, workshops, and other events, visit the Calendar and Events pages.  Coming Soon:
MIC Baroque Festival OrchestraMIC Baroque Festival Orchestra
The Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Dieter Kober, Music Director, will perform a concert of works by Bach, Tartini, and Haydn.  Featured soloists:  Patrick O'Malley, Amy Pikler, recorders; Charles Pikler, violin.  more...
Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshopmore...
Accademia d'Amoremore...
CAMMAC Early Musicmore...
Look to the EMC Forum for the latest news and info, announcements, conversation and debate, and more. 
Visit the Early MusiChicago Broadcasts and Calendar pages for listings of upcoming early music broadcasts on radio and TV. 

Shop for early instruments, sheet music, CDs and DVDs, and other items at the Businesses, Sheet Music, and Recordings, pages.