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Early Music Now

Chronology of Concerts and Performances

Until 1994, most concerts were held in the Loos Room of the Milwaukee Public Library; non-subscription events are indicated with an asterisk.

1987 INAUGURAL CONCERTS

  • The Newberry Consort (Chicago)
  • Les Filles de Sainte-Colombe (USA)

1987-1988

  • Sequentia (Cologne)
  • New York Cornet & Sacbut Ensemble (NYC)
  • The New World Consort (Vancouver)
  • The Western Wind (New York)

1988-1989

  • The Newberry Consort (Chicago)
  • Robert Spencer & Jill Nott-Bower * (London)
  • “Eliza Triumphant” - First Unitarian Church
  • Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet (The Netherlands)
  • The Musicians of Swanne Alley (USA)
  • The Folger Consort (Washington, D.C.)

1989-1990

  • The Toronto Consort (Canada)
  • The Oberlin Consort of Viols (Ohio)
  • The Waverly Consort (NYC) Centennial Hall, MPL
  • Hesperus (Virginia)

1990-1991

  • Boston Shawm & Sackbut Ensemble (Boston)
  • Robert Spencer & Jill Nott-Bower * (London)
  • “With the Best Will in the World” - First Unitarian Church
  • La Stravaganza (California)
  • Ensemble Alcatraz (California) Scottish Rite Cathedral
  • Consort of Musicke of London (England)
  • The Theatre of Voices (England)

1991-1992

  • Ensemble Project Ars Nova (USA)
  • John Hsu, gamba with Catherine Liddell, lute (New York)
  • Drew Minter & The Newberry Consort (Chicago)
  • LiveOak & Company (New Hampshire) Scottish Rite Cathedral
  • Anonymous 4 & The Medieval Strings (USA) St. James Episcopal

1992-1993

  • Hesperus (Virginia) Loos Room, MPL
  • Pomerium (NYC) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet All Saints’ Cathedral
  • The Tallis Scholars * (England) Cathedral of St. John
  • Silk & Bamboo Ensemble (Chicago) Centennial Hall, MPL
  • Eva Legene, recorders (Indiana) Loos Room, MPL

1993-1994

  • Ben Bagby with Beowulf (Cologne) DeKoven Center, Racine
  • The Boston Camerata (Boston) St. Matthias Catholic Church
  • Sequentia (Cologne) Wehr Hall, AIverno College
  • The New York Consort of Viols (NYC) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Julianne Baird, soprano Ronn McFarlane, lute (USA) Loos Room

1994-1995

  • The King’s Noyse (Boston) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Flanders Recorder Quartet (Belgium) Cabot Theatre
  • Anonymous 4 (NYC) St. Joseph Center Chapel
  • Philadelphia Renaissance Wind Band Cabot Theatre
  • The Locke Consort (The Netherlands) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Altramar (Indiana) lst United Methodist Church, Waukesha

1995-1996

  • Bimbetta (California) Cabot Theatre
  • Ensemble for Early Music * (NYC)
  • “Daniel and the Lions” – Scottish Rite Cathedral
  • La Nef (Montreal) Cabot Theatre
  • Trio Sonnerie (London) First Unitarian Church
  • Near Eastern Music Ensemble (NYC) Centennial Hall, MPL

1996-1997

  • The Tallis Scholars (London) St. Matthias Catholic Church
  • Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet Scottish Rite Cathedral
  • The Boston Camerata (Massachusetts) Congregation Shalom
  • Anonymous 4 (NYC) Cathedral of St. John

1997-1998

  • Voice of the Turtle (USA) Congregation Emanu-El
  • The Waverly Consort (NYC) Basilica of St. Josaphat
  • Quink (The Netherlands) Wisconsin Lutheran College
  • Musica ad Rhenum (The Netherlands) Grace Lutheran Church

1998-1999

  • Fretwork with Michael Chance (England) St. Paul’s Episcopal
  • Anonymous 4 * (NYC) Basilica of St. Josaphat
  • The Dufay Collective (England) Scottish Rite Cathedral
  • Palladian Ensemble (England) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Magnificat (England) St. Joseph Center Chapel

1999-2000

  • Lionheart (NYC) St. Joseph Center Chapel
  • Calliope with Jane Bryden, soprano * (USA) Cathedral of St John
  • Tapestry (Boston) Congregation Shalom
  • F!anders Recorder Quartet (Belgium) St. Paul’s Episcopal
  • Belladonna (Minnesota) St. Anthony’s Church

2000-2001

  • Sequentia (Cologne) St. Joseph Center Chapel
  • The Tallis Scholars (England) Basilica of St. Josaphat
  • La Luna (USA) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • The Harp Consort (England) Cardinal Stritch College

2001-2002

  • The Boston Camerata (Boston) Congregation Shalom
  • The Concord Ensemble (Indiana) St. Joseph’s Center Chapel
  • Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort * (Japan) Loos Room, MPL
  • Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet Wisconsin Lutheran College
  • The Baltimore Consort (Maryland) All Saints’ Cathedral
2002-2003
  • Chatham Baroque w/Danny Mallon (Pittsburgh) Humphrey Center
  • The Rose Ensemble (St. Paul) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Fortune’s Wheel (bi-coastal) North Shore Congregational Church
  • Quink * (The Netherlands) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Musica Pacifica (San Francisco) Wisconsin Lutheran College
  • Musica Antigua de Albuquerque (Albuquerque) Humphrey Center
  • Newberry Consort (Chicago) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center

2003-2004

  • Scholars of London (England) St. Joseph Center Chapel
  • Terra Nova Consort w/Tina Chancey (Oregon) Wis. Luth.College
  • Anima (Brazil) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Red Priest (England) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • Passacaglia w/Dan Lauren (England) Wisconsin Lutheran College
  • Stadler Trio (Europe) Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

2004-2005

  • Fretwork with Emma Kirkby (England) Wisconsin Lutheran College
  • Hesperus (Washington, D.C.) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • Liber unUsualis (Boston) St. Joseph Center Chapel
  • Orlando Consort (England) St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
  • Piffaro (Philadelphia) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • Pomerium (NYC) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Trio Mediaeval * (Norway) All Saints' Cathedral

2005-2006

  • Verbruggen & Galhanno (multi-national) Wisconsin Lutheran College,
    also Trinity Lutheran Church, Madison
  • The Ivory Consort (New York) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • The Boston Camerata (Boston) Basilica of St. Josaphat,
    also 1st United Methodist, Evanston
  • Hargis & O’Dette (Chicago and Rochester, NY) All Saints’ Cathedral,
    also St. Patrick’s Church, Madison and 1st United Methodist, Evanston
  • Ex Umbris (New York) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • The Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort (Japan) Wisconsin Lutheran College

2006-2007

  • The Newberry Consort (Chicago) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • Spiritus Collective (New York) Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
  • The Waverly Consort (NYC) Basilica of St. Josaphat,
    also Wisconsin Memorial Union – Madison and 1st United Methodist, Evanston
  • The Baltimore Consort (Maryland) All Saints’ Cathedral
  • Tempesta di Mare (Philadelphia) Helene Zelazo Performing Arts Center
  • Lionheart (NYC) St. Joseph Center Chapel,
    also Wisconsin Memorial Union, Madison